13/10/2023
Good morning to all our wonderful customers, staff, friends and family ๐
A bitter sweet moment as I sit here at my desk on a Saturday morning.
We are announcing that we have sold our beautiful cafe!
Yes, itโs true. After 15 and a half years in this terrific community itโs time to hand over to new owners and new exciting beginnings.
Rod, Karli and I stepped into an empty shell in Feb 2008 and started to create and build the space you now know as โMr Kโsโ !
We cannot thank everyone enough for all their help and support from right back at the beginning of this roller coaster ride in hospitality. Little did we know that the small coffee shop and cosy hub we wanted to create was become an iconic part of Wandin and of the Yarra Valley.
Thank you to Glenda and Ray for allowing us the opportunity to make that empty shell into something special. Not just a place to have coffee and a meal but, a place to meet and talk, a place to make new friendships, a place to feel safe and comfortable, a place where people will talk to you and listen when things are great or not so great. Weโve definitely had some robust conversations with our customers but, always with respect and understanding. Sometimes agree to disagree respectfully x
Thank you to the most amazing group of people weโve had the pleasure to work with. We have seen young junior staff go on to grow and become amazing adults (some of you with families of your own ). Not just staff but, now friends and family. Yes, a few relationships have not ended well but, that is life and sometimes you just donโt see eye to eye. Apologies to anyone that I may have had disagreements with in the past.
Personally, a big thank you Rod, my amazing husband that followed me into this wild adventure. Rolled his eyes more than a few times when I said โIโve got an idea!โ It mean so much to have someone support you through thick and thin. I love him more than words can express!
And, Karli, our beautiful girl and the K in MR Kโs.
A very young girl who who came along for the ride as a ten year old and literally grew up with the cafรฉ. Yes, it was a big toll for a young kid but, sheโs come through with flying colours and has grown into the most beautiful resilient adult and I am so very proud of her.
So, the next chapter begins next week with new owners. We will be helping out over the next couple of weeks to help transition . So please stop in to say hello. Thank you again to everyone for your love, support and journey over the past years xoxo ๐๐๐