It was a slight change for me, because I've worked mostly in the food business.

We?re looking to increase membership. It?s a great facility, and I think many people would benefit from becoming members.

The most fascinating change for me was watching how the standard of the food depleted the higher you became and watching the way that food dehydrates 10 times quicker,

We had a change in the food code Dec. 13, 2003 — that was the effective date. We started enforcing the requirements the following week. It was a soft enforcement. We're doing more education than enforcement.

I've been in the (fast-food restaurant) business for 30 years, and I've never seen anything like this.

There was currant toast squishy with butter, caramel-marshmallow squares, strawberry boats oozing custard, chocolate exclairs that exploded with cream when the cats bit into them with their little white teeth and-- a special treat for Pleasant-- a pie made from thick slices of Bramley apple, with just the right amount of tangy in the tangy-sweet.