Kevin Westlye lees tias nws yog ib qho kev tuav pov hwm thaum nws los mus nrog cov khoom tshiab txiav rau nws lub tuam txhab tshav dav hlau Firewood Cafes thiab Firewood Grills hauv San Francisco cheeb tsam.
Tab sis thaum nws paub tias nws tuaj yeem tau txais cov romaine tshiab, zaub ntsuab thiab txiv hmab txiv ntoo zoo piv rau cov khoom uas nws cov neeg ua haujlwm tau txiav txhua hnub, nws tau hloov.
Niaj hnub no, High Flying Foods 'Firewood khw noj mov ntawm San Francisco International Tshav Dav Hlau thiab nyob ze Oakland International Tshav Dav Hlau tau txais kev xa khoom tshiab txhua hnub ntawm Pacific Produce hauv South San Francisco. Cov khw noj mov ua haujlwm ntau txhiab pluas noj ib hnub, thiab lub tuam txhab tau npaj kom loj hlob.
Lub tuam txhab ua haujlwm ua haujlwm tawm ntawm tshav dav hlau San Francisco los ua haujlwm rau nws cov khw noj mov nyob rau ntawd, uas suav nrog plaub qhov hluav taws kub Grills thiab Cafes, nrog rau yim Peet's Coffee & Teas. Tus thawj coj kuj tseem ua haujlwm rau Firewood Café ntawm Oakland tshav dav hlau. Tsis tas li ntawd, lawv muaj rau lub tsev noj mov nyob rau sab qaum teb California thiab Glendale.
Lub tuam txhab tseem tab tom ua haujlwm ob lub tsev noj mov ib ntus hauv San Diego, qhov twg yim lub tsev noj mov tab tom tsim kho ntawm lub tshav dav hlau nyob ntawd nrog cov neeg koom tes zoo nyob ib puag ncig San Diego cheeb tsam. Ib tug neeg sab nrauv commissary tab tom ua haujlwm rau qhov chaw luv luv thiab yuav nthuav dav los pab rau cov chaw noj mov tshiab.
Nws tau hais tias "Tshav dav hlau, thaum lawv ua lawv qhov kev thov rau cov lus pom zoo, tsuas yog ib qho square footage tuaj yeem tso cai rau koj chav ua noj, thiab hauv tshav dav hlau feem ntau yog 15 feem pua," nws hais. "Wb hais tias koj muaj 1,000-square-foot lub tsev noj mov, uas suav hais tias loj hauv tshav dav hlau. Nws tso koj chav 10-los-15 los npaj thiab khaws cia.
"Yog li peb tab tom yuav qhov peb tuaj yeem txiav ua ntej, tsuav yog qhov zoo ib yam. Nws yog qhov tseeb tias cov neeg ua haujlwm hauv tshav dav hlau yuav tsum ua. "
Qhov ntawd txhais tau tias yuav cov me nyuam lettuce premixed, los yog ntug hiav txwv ntsuab, raws li lub tuam txhab hais txog lawv. Cov tsev noj mov muag ntau Caesar zaub xam lav, thiab tam sim no yuav pre-cut romaine.
"Hais txog qhov chaw, es tsis yog nqa ib rooj plaub ntawm romaine, uas peb xav tau qhov chaw txiav thiab ntxuav, thiab tom qab ntawd ntws, peb tuaj yeem nqa tuaj rau hauv thiab nws twb tau txiav, ntxuav thiab ntws tawm," Westlye tau hais. "Nws yog qhov chaw txuag loj heev rau qhov zoo tib yam."
Cov khw noj mov ua khob txiv hmab txiv ntoo uas lawv sib sau ua ke los ntawm cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo tshiab, txiv hmab txiv ntoo thiab txiv pos nphuab hauv lub caij, mus txog yim 5-gallon thoob ib hnub.
Westlye tau hais tias "Nws tsuas yog qhib siab los sim thiab saib seb cov khoom lag luam twg nyob hauv khw," Westlye tau hais. "Nyob rau hauv cov khoom ua ntej txiav, peb tau pom kev lag luam tau los txog tam sim no tias qhov zoo yog qhov zoo li peb tuaj yeem txiav peb tus kheej."
Sarah Garcia, tus thawj tswj hwm thiab tus tswv koom nrog Jennifer Smith ntawm Pacific Produce, tau hais tias nws thiab nws cov neeg ua haujlwm tau ua haujlwm ze nrog qee cov txheej txheem tshiab los txog ntawm tus qauv uas ua haujlwm rau High Flying Foods. Ntawm cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo, lawv tau sim ntau qhov sib txawv kom txog rau thaum lawv nyob ntawm ib lub tuam txhab siv niaj hnub no.
Nws lub tuam txhab kuj tau mus rau xya-hnub xa khoom kom haum rau High Flying Foods 'siab xav tau cov khoom tshiab txhua hnub.
High Flying Foods taug qab kev muag khoom thiab tuaj yeem kwv yees qhov tseeb tias nws cov khw noj mov yuav xav tau dab tsi txhua hnub. Qhov ntawd ua rau nws yooj yim rau xaj txhua hnub rau hnub tom qab xa khoom.
"Cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo raug txiav thaum hmo ntuj, xa tuaj rau peb thaum 4 teev sawv ntxov, nyob ntawm peb lub txee ntawm 4:30 thiab peb muab txhua yam uas tseem tshuav thaum 10 teev tsaus ntuj thaum peb kaw," Westlye tau hais. "Peb muaj 24-teev txee lub neej vim peb xav kom nws ua tau zoo kawg nkaus.
"Thiab nws yog."
Garcia tau hais tias xav kom nws cov peev txheej ua tau yooj yim thiab ntseeg tau. Vim li ntawd, Legacy Foods hauv San Francisco tau ua tus xa khoom tseem ceeb ntawm cov khoom tshiab txiav rau High Flying Foods.
"Lawv txaus siab txiav nws tshiab txhua hnub," nws hais. “Lawv kam cia peb muab cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo yog tias peb tsis nyiam qhov lawv tau txais. Thiab lawv kuj txaus siab ntim nws hauv txoj kev uas peb tsis txawm tsoo lub foob. "
Cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo tuaj txog hauv cov yas, ntim cov thawv uas xa ncaj qha rau cov neeg siv khoom.
Garcia tau hais tias "Cov tubs yas tau rov siv dua thiab siv dua," Garcia hais. “Qhov tseem ceeb yog nws khaws cov saj. Tsis muaj dab tsi nkag mus rau hauv, tsuas yog cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo tshiab thiab tseem muaj kev nyab xeeb. "
Garcia thiab Smith tau yuav Pacific Produce plaub xyoos dhau los. Lawv yog tib tug poj niam uas muaj kev faib khoom lag luam hauv ob thaj tsam San Francisco tsim cov khoom siv. Dhau li ntawm cov khoom, lawv tuav cov mis nyuj, txiv ntseej, txuj lom thiab lwm yam khoom thaum cov neeg siv khoom nug rau lawv. Lawv kuj tshwj xeeb txog qhov twg lawv tau txais lawv cov khoom thiab muaj kev pab cuam ua liaj ua teb ncaj qha.
Lub tuam txhab tau ua qee qhov kev lag luam tshiab thaum nws thiab Smith tau tuav, tab sis nws yog ib qho niche uas Garcia hais tias tau txuas ntxiv mus.
"Qhov ntawd yog vim ob peb yam," nws hais. "Ua ntej ntawm tag nrho cov, qhov yooj yim tshaj plaws rau cov neeg siv khoom - qhov ntawd yog qhov loj. Thiab lwm yam yog, ib yam nkaus, uas nyob rau hauv qhov chaw tshiab-txiav, lawv tau kawm, lawv tuaj yeem ua tau rau qib siab ntawm qhov tshwj xeeb yog li koj tuaj yeem hais tias, 'Kuv xav tau cov dos liab no thiab kuv xav tau ib lub quarter ntiv tes, ib nrab ntiv tes,' thiab lawv muaj cov cuab yeej los ua qhov ntawd. "
Westlye tau hais tias mus rau cov khoom txiav tshiab tej zaum yuav ua rau qee qhov kev ua haujlwm txo qis. Tab sis tsis txhob tso nyiaj rau cov nyiaj khaws cia, lub tuam txhab tau siv nws los nthuav cov zaub mov tshiab.
Westlye tau hais tias "Tib neeg noj zaub mov zoo dua, thiab cov tshav dav hlau tau txais tos peb vim tias, hais ncaj ncees, peb tsis siv cov khoom noj khov," Westlye tau hais. “Peb tab tom ua txoj hauv kev ua liaj ua teb rau lub rooj.
"Thaum kawg, cov neeg siv khoom tab tom nrhiav kev zoo hauv tshav dav hlau niaj hnub no, thiab feem ntau ntawm qhov zoo yog qhov tshiab."