It's the most wonderful time of the year

This was our last week in operations for the year. We had our first brewery experience on Thursday night at Copper Kettle Brewing Company. Getting there was no easy feat as mother nature decided to dump 1 foot of snow on the Rocky Mountain area the night before and morning of. Fortunately, that meant most folks were driving a little slower on the roads and we didn't get any fingers or other obscene gestures for driving our truck too slow. Unfortunately, that meant the Highlander got stuck in a snow ditch. Thanks to the good Samaritan walking on the side of the road who randomly stopped in the freakin 10 degree weather to help push our car out of the ditch. We were slightly worried that most folks would stay in because of the cold & snowy weather, but thankfully folks still needed to get their drink on! We had a blast meeting & serving all you CKBC fans and hope to see yall again soon! Special thanks to Kristen for letting us come out and Chris for your generous donation. The next meal and/or round of drinks is on us!

As the year is coming to a close, we have been reflecting on our past few months. We most certainly had our ups and downs. With no food truck experience, we definitely struggled with starting up the business, but I believe the saying "what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger" applies beautifully here. We totally understand why people say don't go into business with your family. We don't agree with it, but being confined to a 7ft by 19ft space with each other day after day, we get it.

We want to take this opportunity to thank all our family & friends for your love and support. We honestly could not have done any of this without yall. Every prayer, FB post, tweet -- we love yall for all of it.

It's been a great start for The Sesame Seed. We're excited for what 2012 will bring!

The Active X - Perfect for Small Business Owners

The Sesame Seed purchased a smart phone to assist with the operations of our food truck business. We needed such a phone to process credit card payments, send tweets and make Facebook posts on the fly, and answer customer e-mails while working on the truck. No member of the Liu family has ever owned such an expensive phone, so we wanted to protect our investment. We opted for a premium case and selected the Seidio Active X. We found the case to be just what we needed. 

Pros:

-            The button cut outs on the Active X make pressing the on/off and volume control buttons an ease. The button design on the case as well as the port cut outs are precise, which demonstrates that significant time and accuracy has gone into the design process.

-            The case's rubber skin provides extra grip support and absorbs the shock from an inadvertent drop fairly well.

-            The plastic skeleton on the outside of the case provides a sleek look and allows the phone to slide easily in and out of jean pockets. Without the plastic, the rubber would grip onto the pocket and flip it inside out.

-            The case is thin for the amount of protection it provides. With the case on, the phone fits fairly comfortably into the back pocket of jeans.

-            The case provides just enough buffer so the phone no longer rests directly on the camera lens when it is set down.

-            The case is very easy to apply and remove.

-            Our credit card reader fits perfectly in the bottom audio port even with the case on the phone.

Cons:

-          Price: As previously mentioned, Seidio cases are premium cases. You can tell that a lot of time and effort are put into making these cases. The cost of this case can be up to 10 times higher than your standard case, but the Active X’s precision fitting and protection pay for themselves.

The Active X is the perfect case for our food truck business and has helped keep our smart phone safe from the hazards of our moving kitchen. We believe this is critical to the success of our small, mobile business. Keep up the good work, Seidio.

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars

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A Sesame Seed Thanksgiving

The Sesame Seed has a lot to be thankful for this year. Thank you to all our family and friends, old and new, for all your love and support in setting up our food truck. We couldn’t have done it without yall. We are excited for all the new adventures that await us!


We spent Thanksgiving night at the Black Friday sale at Best Buy in Flatiron. Stopped by earlier in the afternoon to scope out the scene and there were already people there with their tents and crock pots. Hard core. We showed up around 8:30pm as they were starting to show the latest Harry Potter. Special one-night only additions to the menu included dumplings and egg rolls Liu family style. These were how we made them growing up and I honestly think they taste better than the ones I've tried at any other Chinese restaurant in the US. We also did some boba drinks, but perhaps Broomfieldians don't like the squishiness of boba (similar to the way PooShoe doesn't like the squishiness of sushi). Once we opened up the service window, the line started forming and order tickets started stacking up.

While Gliu and Mama Liu were trying to keep up with the orders, the truck was developing a mind of its own. Flickering lights, stalling generator -- fun times. We spent the first hour at the front of the store but then had to move down so Best Buy could start organizing the line. We really should've moved to the back of the store to hit up the folks near the middle and back of the line. Next year. A little before midnight, we moved back up to the front of the store and before long, the cops started shooing us a way. Officer friendly wouldn't even accept a free freshly baked chocolate chip cookie from us!


Cooking experiment of the week: Blackberry-apple pie. We had Thanksgiving dinner on Friday night and this was dessert. Saw the recipe in Southern Living. The cheddar flavor really came through. A little too much in my opinion though. I'm not a huge fan of pie, but after trying this one, I prefer an all-butter crust.

Jon Man came over for Thanksgiving dinner and brought Falcor. He is quite possibly the post hyper dog I have ever met, and we used to have a beagle. I think he slept for 30 mins max the entire 24 hours he was here. Mama Liu completely spoiled him with leftover meat we cooked on the truck and sweet potato biscuits we had for Thanksgiving dinner. You are one lucky pup, Falcor.