ORDER-2015-96 : Application of Sandra Fuller for a Common Victualler License: Seek Bakery & Cafe Inc. dba Mad Cake Genius at One Hurd Street, Melrose, MA

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▶ 1:03 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: public participation second the first order that we have is order number two zero one five dash nine six it's an application from Sandra Fuller for a common virtual license for seek bakery and cafe Inc doing business as mad cake genius at one herd Street in Melrose miss Fuller would you like to come forward we've received your application and all of the necessary documents and sign offs from the various department heads that are required would you anybody from the committee have any questions for miss Fuller I'm sorry yes

▶ 1:52 Gail Infurna: this is just a nice opportunity for you to plug your business and to kind of Tell us in Rita's Digest version of what you'll be doing, what you'll be presenting to the merchants in Melrose.

▶ 2:03 Speaker 1: Okay, it's going to be a bakery cafe. I'm the mad cake genius, so I do fancy cakes and cupcakes and that sort of thing. And we're planning to have some gourmet coffee, fresh baked bread for our sandwiches, and homemade cakes, homemade soups, and some takeout items. also planning to offer delivery um and some some catering um the catering not where we provide staff but sort of you know for functions that we would just deliver food i'm sorry i'm just

▶ 2:40 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: going to stop you for a moment because uh people in the hall are kind of drowning you out so you're going to if you want to go back to you said you're going to allow some um you're going to have some

▶ 2:51 Speaker 1: delivery available for takeout uh yes um both for cakes and pastries for breakfast and that sort of thing and also for lunchtime sandwiches will be closed for dinner sunday monday tuesday and wednesday but open a little later for thursday friday saturday and planning to offer dinners I would imagine more for take-out or delivery than for sort of eat-in.

▶ 3:18 Speaker 2: Okay. Majerus, did you have a question?

▶ 3:22 Monica C. Medeiros: Thank you. I just wanted to, we're very glad to have you here. I wish you a lot of success. I just wanted to talk a little bit about the hours in the morning in particular. I see you're starting at 5.30, which definitely makes sense, especially that menu and that location. um but just to point out that we've had in some cases some issues with early morning deliveries and disruption of some residential neighborhoods and so we just want to make sure that you know you know you're not having any deliveries too early and i wouldn't think so um unless it would

▶ 3:58 Speaker 1: be for like a corporate breakfast sort of thing in which case i don't think there should be any issues with neighbors and residents and so forth yeah okay very good so yeah just if you don't keep

▶ 4:12 Monica C. Medeiros: that in mind if you are going in and out and certainly really appreciate that and we look forward to having you there and i see all kinds of certifications in addition to just the regular requirements we have i we see serve safe and have you done this before no i do have some restaurant

▶ 4:31 Speaker 1: experience over the last you know many years before this I actually worked for a software company for 16 years testing computer software and I've also been in the IT industry for a few years before that thank you thank you anyone else

▶ 4:55 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: from the committee anyone else not on the committee motion to recommend second

▶ 4:59 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: Motion has been made by Alderman Boisselle to recommend, seconded by Alderman Inferno. All in favor? Aye. Opposed? So this will be recommended to the full board, Ms. Fuller, which will be meeting right after this. It's not necessary for you to stay. Okay. But if you'd like to, you're certainly welcome. And we thank you very much for your complete application and we look forward to seeing you. Do you have an opening date yet?

▶ 5:25 Speaker 1: I'm hoping just maybe the weekend before St. Patrick's Day.

▶ 5:28 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: Great. week or so so we'll keep our eye at what number heard one one one heard street great thank you