At the end of May, I decided I needed a career change. I quit Chile Pepper Bike Shop, and took my friends Fred and Susan up on their offer to work at Paradox Pizza (their new Pizza place).
Paradox Pizza opened June 1st, 2009. They have *delicious* east coast-style pizza – thin crust, not too much cheese. The yummy kind of pizza that you get by the BIG slice, and have to fold in half to eat it properly. This seems like a dangerous place to work, if one is trying NOT to gain a thousand pounds, but I can withstand the temptation. I hope.
Paradox is the first place in Moab to sell pizza by the slice, and this was a much-needed yet untapped market. The slices range from $2.50 (for plain cheese) to $3.50 (for super-fancy lots of toppings slices). It’s really a great deal, and you can get a cheese slice and a PBR (or a soda) for under $5.00. A great lunch deal, or mid afternoon snack.
People can call up and order over the phone (435-259-9999), or they can go to the Paradox Pizza website, and place an online order. They also deliver (but only after 4:00pm). This is a really smart thing, as the only other place in Moab that delivers is Domino’s, and yeah….YUCK.
So far, this job has been great. I love it. I can’t believe I actually missed working in food service, but I did. I am one of the counter service people. I get to wear a Paradox Pizza baseball cap, and T-shirt. Here are some photos, so you can check it all out!
Here is Susan decorating a pepperoni pie, Allen holding a pie, that pie by itself, and Elizabeth preparing to deliver the Extra-Vegan-Za:
Two views from the inside, the menu, and the dessert / appetizer / salad case:
Fresh toppings, sauce & cheese, Luis in action, and the soup board:
Beer cooler (I forgot to take a picture of the Coke cooler!), Paradox from the outside, the delivery car, and a dinner salad:
If any of you are in Moab, please come in and visit me at work, and try some delicious pizza!
There are lots of things blooming now in my yard, none of which are succulents. The first is a Mullein, which I have been making great efforts to save from Rich, and his weed-whacking, and lawn-mowing activities. There were actually 5 or 6 of these, but he only agreed to save ONE. In any case, it has finally reached maturity, and is blooming.
I also have some lovely weeds blooming in the lawn. There is bindweed (which is CRAZY-difficult to get rid of, but has very nice flowers), some sort of wild geranium (?), and a common (but sunny and pretty) dandelion.
**THESE PHOTOS ARE GONE FOREVER. *SNIFF, SNIFF.***
I have ONE daylily blooming right now. I did have more, but I neglected to take pictures of them. Now I wish I had. Here is my one lily today:
Finally, I have flowers in the garden, which will eventually equal FRUIT in the garden (I hope). I planted about 200 tomato seeds this year, just to see how they would do from seed. Well, I have about 200 little tomato plants, which are all of 2 inches tall each. I had purchased a ‘patio tomato’ plant at a garden center, too, and am now thoroughly glad that I did. Its label said ‘for container garden’, so I put it in a pot. When I got it, it was a scraggly little thing. Now – it is COVERED with tomatoes, and lots more flowers! I am not bothering with seeds next year.
**THESE PHOTOS ARE GONE FOREVER. *SNIFF, SNIFF.***
For some reason, I have had MUCH better luck with things in pots this spring. The first photo is of my one surviving cucumber planted in the actual garden, and in the second and third photos, you’ll see my cucumber plants that are in pots. They are from the same batch of seeds, have been watered and fed the same, and well…you see the results. The ones in the pot are HUGE in comparison.
P.S. I lied – I found a succulent blooming in my collection. Aloe ‘Lizard Lips’ is about to bloom.
Summer officially begins in 4 days! YEA! Happy summer, everyone! How are YOUR gardens doing?