i spend a lot of my day considering and analyzing what and how to enact change the delta. i'm focused on polishing the delta and making it all work as efficiently as possible, but sometimes change is hard to enact because there is too much reliance on the old way of doing something. but things are changing now, and for the better.

in order to focus on the future sustainability of the delta, we needed some relief from our nineteen hours-a-day, seven days-a-week work load. and for a number of reasons, sunday was the natural day to take off.

you see, brunch at the delta of venus on sundays is a whole different beast than the other six days. large groups and particularly particular customers slow down the flow of ordering and eating for the regular customers, and nobody (in my opinion) is being served well. the visiting crowd thinks we are a half-assed restaurant, and the regulars are pissed that they can't enjoy their delta like they like it. there's more business, sure, but my customer is not getting their money's worth, and that's not what i'm about, running a half-assed business where you don't get your money's worth. and for the delta staff, it's twice as hard, but not twice as lucrative finacially (i.e., tips suck when service is slow).

so, rather than continue to serve people badly while having no time in my life to improve my business, i've made one simple change, to close sundays, and have literally gained the edge to carve the future of the delta of venus. closing sundays was actually a no-brainer, and i haven't yet regretted it, honestly.

of course, the down side is that the sunday-only customer now has his or her access to the delta of venus completely shut off. it is a bad feeling for me to do this, and some of our favorite customers, including the beloved hart family, will feel, well, heart-broken. but as a consolation, i believe that sunday brunch at the delta of venus will rise again, and be even better than before...