Happy November Ramily.  There is plenty happening to touch on.  I was able to enjoy my first El Gordo of the season the other day.  Kudos to our brewing team for exceeding the mark with our pumpkin seasonal this year.  We charged the team with making a more full-bodied, tad spicier, layered presentation this Fall and they nailed it.  Hug your brewer. 

We must also recognize our culinary development team for their November Pizza of the Month and Burger of the Month creations.  Back in the limelight is The Broadway Melt bringing together a succulent beef patty (Wagyu, Chicken or a Garden Burger happily substituted) topped with garlic-roasted mushrooms, bacon, roasted-onion compote, bacon-onion jam and Havarti cheese – a perfect pairing for the Fall season.   Make The Broadway Melt even better by adding a side of Parmesan Truffle Fries with truffle aioli dipping sauce.  For November we proudly present The Al Fresco as our Pizza of the Month.  Top our crispy, crunchy beer crust with a garlic-artichoke white sauce, add roasted mushrooms, bell peppers, garlic confit, artichoke hearts, fresh arugula and dust with parmesan.  High fives to Austin Iverson and Brandon Escovedo for teaming to give our friends this tasty pie.

We are in the midst of a busy sports season.  A busy holiday season is also upon us.  That means countless opportunities to engage and impress our guests.  The first step is having our Make ‘em Smile. This means the primary responsibility of every team member is to put a smile on the face of every guest that comes through our doors. Eye-contact, warm greetings, and smiles lead the way.  Our ultimate goal is to get our guests to come back as often as possible.  A sure-fire way we achieve this is through Optimal Spend.  That means we discover their wants, needs and tastes then pair them with their optimal beverages and food items.  We call this successful salespersonship.  We give our guests Reasons to Return with Friends.  The Ram experience is so compelling that it touches their soul, makes them tell their friends and urges them to return expeditiously.  Thank them.  Show gratitude.  Be humble.  Finally, we execute this principle by having our Game On!  We are prepared to execute (and will execute) at the highest level every shift, every day, every week, every month, every season, every year.  When we put those four principles together Make ‘em Smile, Optimal Spend, Reasons to Return with Friends and Game On together we call that package Napkinomics.  Go get ‘em Ramily – drop those Rocks and Boulders, exceed expectations and perform Above the Line. 

How about a big Happy Birthday this November to:  Beckey King, Sean McCamish, Michael Royster, Alejandro Hathaway, Dan Levingston, Sandy Graves and Kristy Iverson. 

            Special thanks to the following team members who celebrate significant anniversaries with their Ramily this month:  Trisha Watkins (18 years), Aaron Perreira (8 years), Eileen Robins (9 years), Michelle Sutter (6 years), Anna Jacobson (13 years) and Norma Aguirre-Ortiz (9 years).  Thank you all very much.

“If you want love, give it away.  If you want friends, be one.  That’s how it works.”

~ Dan Zadra

“I could use a hundred people who don’t know that there is such a word as impossible.”

~ Henry Ford