Keepin It Real In A Brave New World
b'Reopening is fresh on everybody\\u2019s minds from chomping at the bit to ummm, I think it\\u2019s too early, let\\u2019s wait and see. We\\u2019re falling more in the latter camp. We, of course, want to reopen (I know everyone does) but we\\u2019re trying to be prudent and professional about it.\\nSo, the city Natalia and I live in is Tulsa. It started phasing in reopening of the city, May 1st, but Broken Arrow down the expressway about 15 minutes is where we have our business\\u2026and, well, let\\u2019s just say that in our opinion, they kinda jumped the gun. So, our official start is about 3 weeks after a lot of businesses in BA opened back up. Hoping for the best for all of the early birds but reserving judgment. Actually, we\\u2019re pretty judge-y as you probably already know if you\\u2019ve listened to us and/or our podcast at all.\\nSo, we took this episodic opportunity to update you on a lot of things.\\nWe have our first Patreon member, Brenda Christ! Thank you for supporting us through thick and thin. You can often see her comments at the end of our posts. You can also see \\u201cBe a Patron\\u201d down there, too. It\\u2019s a pretty fun page so click below and at least check it out. Maybe Brenda will offer her thoughts about it, too?\\nWe also talk about reopening and what it means not just for us but for the food industry, in general, and what you can expect to find when you come back to our studio and restaurants, specifically. It\\u2019s the new normal and it will probably be that way for a long time to come.\\nTo keep ourselves entertained because F-U-N is what we love, we have had LIVE online cook-alongs on our Facebook page. Click here (https://www.facebook.com/girlcancook/) if you\\u2019d like to take a look at some of the video. We will be continuing our online cooks even after we get back into the kitchen because we have such a blast doing them\\u2026they will become an addition to our Friday Night Date Nights.\\nBut I\\u2019m not going to let the entire cat out of the bag. Listen to our next episode. Here comes A Brave New World, keepin\\u2019 it real, as always.\\nLife will never be the same after this but we\\u2019re discovering how resilient and resourceful we can all be.\\nIf you have a minute, please take a look at our Patreon page and consider becoming a member. Just ask Brenda Christ, our very first patron and we\\u2019re very proud! We\\u2019ve got a lot of fun offerings on there that you won\\u2019t get to see or experience or have anywhere else.\\nAnd, don\\u2019t forget, you can find us all over the place now! Wherever your favorite place is to listen to podcasts, we\\u2019re probably there, even on Alexa! We\\u2019re on Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play and of course, here, but you can take us on the road anytime you like!\\nWe love you guys. Keep listening and hang in there!'