Don't Believe the Hype

Recently, lured by the promise of specialty pizza, I sampled the offerings of Lake City's newest dining establishment, Sylvia's.

I ordered:
Pizza w/
Sun Dried Tomato Sauce
Portobello Mushrooms
Roasted Peppers
Artichoke Hearts
Spinach

I got:
Pizza w/
Sun Dried Tomato Sauce
Canned Mushrooms
Diced Green Peppers
Spinach

I was informed that the canned mushrooms were indeed Portobello and that the artichoke hearts were merely forgotten. Additionally, I would suggest making it easy on your customers by offering a variety of specialty pizzas with set toppings on the menu such as: Four Cheese Pizza, Pesto Primavera, Margherita, Hawaiian... It would be a great idea to have some seasonal specialty pizzas based on what's available (Lake City is surrounded by farms). Hmmm, in the spring a nice morel and asparagus pizza would be tops. In the fall something with smoked ham, mmmm. Let me tell you what my favorite pizza of all time is, the Four Seasons (Quattro Stagione) with prosciutto, mushrooms, olives and artichoke hearts. I enjoyed this pizza in Italy where it was prepared with each topping enjoying its own quarter of the pie. The possibilities are endless...

At least the service at Sylvia's was friendly though I cannot say the same for at least one of my fellow diners. If looks could kill, you know?

Be warned, if you are looking for specialty pizza, Lake City still has nothing to offer...perhaps a trip to Traverse City is in order.

Now, let me ask you this, why does Lake City have four pizza joints across the street from each other (A&L, Marty's, Don's All American, BC)? It seems that pizza is superfluous while specialty pizza remains elusive. There's an opportunity here, Sylvia, take advantage of it.

Do You Know Where Your Children Are?

Rumblings about Missaukee starting near the end of July when "Men in Black" made a visit to a local child care center. At which time, it probably would have been prudent for the operators of this child care center to inform their customers about this odd visit. You know, it would just be a little nicer than having your child tell you about the men in suits who put letters in the rooms and performed a seemingly thorough search of the premises (if the youngsters can be believed, that is).

Hush, hush...

Having not heard anything regarding the results of any such investigation, this blogger performed a simple search to see if there was any news out there. Click here to share the discovery. Take a peak at the first "Investigation Report" listed and if you don't want to read the whole thing, just scroll to the final page.

Funny that a child care center, licensed to care for 60 children, can have their license recommended for revocation and there's not the slightest blip from our "media." Or...look at it this way, the state is broke, there is not enough money to go around to all the families that need assistance and this child care center, admittedly, has defrauded the state of over $20,000 and again our "media" lets this one slip.

Must be too busy getting ready for the Festival of the Pines.

It might be a good time to find a new child care provider, you can start here.