After opening during COVID-19 in July 2020, Good Eats & Sips exceeded its own expectations, enduring the unforeseen hardships of the years-long pandemic that has ended several other restaurants.
Now, the Skaneateles business聽has entered what co-owner and chef Don Agate calls its second phase. He and his wife, Marie-Helene Gingras, have opened a second location of Good Eats & Sips in the SkanWorks coworking space at 1326 New Seneca Turnpike, joining the first at 18 W. Genesee St. in the village.聽
鈥淚t鈥檚 our need to expand our operations,鈥 Agate told 新加坡多多开奖记录.
By "operations," Agate means catering. The new location gives him and staff the space to do much more of it.聽As a result, while customers can preorder and pick up food, dining inside is not an option.
Like its flagship location in the village, the new one is breakfast- and lunch-focused. From bagels and bowls to smoothies and sweet treats, Good Eats & Sips emphasizes a vegan and gluten-free menu friendly to a variety of diets, but not pigeonholing itself into that niche of cuisine. Agate just wants to offer fresh, feel-good food everyone can enjoy.
鈥淲hen we first opened, people liked our brand,鈥 he said. 鈥淲e seemed to hit a mark in the village.鈥
Good Eats & Sips is even more self-explanatory than it sounds.
More than three years later, the eatery continues to hit that mark. Agate encourages people to order online from the new location, and to expect more grab-and-go items at the village one. He takes pride in the accessibility of Good Eats, and the new location gives his staff the ability to cater to local businesses, offices and schools.
鈥淒uring the pandemic, we were catering to first responders,鈥 he said, 鈥渁nd then we were delivering to Skaneateles school buildings.鈥
The word has since gotten out, and the chef is now providing larger orders to the Jordan-Elbridge and Marcellus central school districts. Good Eats is also trickling into the Camillus area.
Speaking of convenience, grab-and-go items and the if-it-ain鈥檛-broke ethic of business, Agate is looking toward the future with what he referred to as phase three of the business. He mentioned one possibility 鈥 drive-thrus 鈥 but said he doesn't want to get ahead of himself despite feeling the goal is realistic. For now, Good Eats & Sips will continue promoting healthy food one order at a time.
鈥淲e鈥檝e always had big expectations for ourselves,鈥 Agate said.聽