11/09/2026
A huge thank you 🙌
And a wtf even is hospitality?
If you can’t stomach a sentimental post, scroll on…
So, I spent the day renovating Billingham, every spare minute & every last penny trying to create our dream, something truly special to our area, to share with you guys.
The reality is, finish a day of tiling, home to collect the pizza van, panicking after another day in crust where it’s cost more to open the doors than we made.
Thanks school hols, now do one
So what I didn’t need was our van breaking down and carrying out roadside repairs on our way to Billingham.
At this point, as a 40yr old manly man, I could’ve probably cried, if I wasn’t completely delirious.
But then, even after turning up late, bang, a sell out at Billingham Beck and a decent night in Norton.
Hospitality is brutal and in true social media fashion, it’s not always what it seems from the outside. We aren’t always smashing it.
So why don’t I give up and go back to my comfortable day job?
Simply because you guys are amazing, whether you come to crust or Flaming Dough every week or once a year, I thank you.
It’s not just what you spend, it’s your genuine interest in what we’re up to, supportive comments and just genuinely picking me up on days like today, without even realising it.
Tomorrow we go again. We keep pushing because I love it more days than I hate it.
Tonight though, I’m going to celebrate surviving another day, drink too much red w**e and pay some invoices.
And if I send the wrong amount, it’s because I’ll be a bottle in.
At this point, I don’t even care. 🍷
Thank you. Genuinely. ❤️
J
