08/24/2026
This weekend was a lot. So many things were happening all at once.
First, THANK YOU to everyone who came to The Genre and purchased food after Mother Nature ruin what was supposed to be a great event. What was supposed to be a profitable weekend quickly turned into me simply trying to get rid of food that had already been purchased, prepped, cooked, and paid for.
I issued 4 refunds, and the remainder of my preorders now have credits with me. By the time everything was said and done, financially, it was a complete loss. I’m in the hole.
This is the side of business customers don’t always get to see.
The groceries were already bought.
The food was already prepared.
My staff was already scheduled.
The money had already been spent.
A thunderstorm doesn’t refund a business owner.
To my staff who stayed, pivoted, and helped wherever you could — THANK YOU. I appreciate y’all more than you know.
And to my brothers, my friends in business, THE TWINS… I will go to war about y’all! 🥹❤️
For y’all to make the decision not to serve food from your own restaurant and instead have your guests order from my menu from the event, so I could TRY to recover some of the money I had tied up in all those prepared meals… THAT WAS EVERYTHING TO ME.
You didn’t have to do that.
That kind of love, support, and selflessness will NEVER go unnoticed or be forgotten. I promise y’all that.
Sometimes you can plan.
You can prepare.
You can spend the money.
You can have the staff.
You can have the customers.
You can do everything right…
…and something completely outside of your control can still leave you taking the loss.
And this weekend, I TOOK THE LOSS.
I’m disgusted. I’m disappointed. And yes, it hurts because I know exactly how much money, work, time, and preparation went into this weekend.
But I’m still grateful for every person who pulled up, purchased something, shared a post, sent somebody my way, helped me move food, or simply tried to help me make the best out of a bad situation.
This weekend was a loss financially, but the love people showed me was something I’ll never forget. ❤️
Being a business owner ain’t always pretty.
Sometimes you really do have to take the L, learn from it, and keep going. 💔🙏🏾
Again Thank you 💚
