Capitol Bistro.CAPITOL BISTRO Owners: Tom and Lisa Drogo Address: 1401 W. Capitol Ave., Plaza D, Little Rock 72201 Phone: (501) 371-9575 Fax: (501) 801-1600 Hours: 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Startup: June 3 There is no substitute for work experience, unless it is work ethic work ethic n. A set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence. work ethic Noun a belief in the moral value of work . But having both is unbeatable--as do Tom and Lisa Drogo, the owners and operators of Capitol Bistro, which is now open for breakfast, lunch and catering. "If it is going to be, it has to be me," Tom Drogo said, describing his management style. Capitol Bistro is the couple's third independent business venture. Tom and Lisa Drogo are hands-on owners who like to work right beside their employees in every task, from food preparation to the daily chores of cleaning up and closing down shop. Tom Drogo has worked almost every restaurant job imaginable i·mag·i·na·ble adj. Conceivable in the imagination: imaginable exploits. i·mag , starting as a dishwasher at the age of 14 when he lived in Pennsylvania. In 1980, he graduated from the Culinary cu·li·nar·y adj. Of or relating to a kitchen or to cookery. [Latin cul  n Arts Institute at Hyde Park Hyde Park, park, London, EnglandHyde Park, 615 acres (249 hectares) in Westminster borough, London, England. Once the manor of Hyde, a part of the old Westminster Abbey property, it became a deer park under Henry VIII. , N.Y., and later worked as a chef in several places, spanning the country. About a year ago, the lease on the Drogos' last business, a deli/coffee shop in Delaware, was about to run out. Faced with the choice of staying or going, they started checking out prospects in the South. Then they happened to see a program on the Home & Garden Television network that described what one could buy with $1 million in Little Rock compared with what one could buy with the same amount in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . "At that time, I had never been to Little Rock, never flown there, never even thought of visiting," Tom Drogo said. But he was intrigued by how far he could stretch a dollar here versus anywhere else. He and Lisa flew down in February, spent a week checking out the city and found their location in the bottom floor of the Victory Building, where a Sufficient Grounds coffee shop was just closing down. Capitol Bistro's location makes it a convenient lunch spot for workers in the Victory Building and in offices nearby, including some state agencies. Tom Drogo is anxious for the next General Assembly session to kick off, which he believes will bring good business. Next door is a Subway subway: see rapid transit. subway Underground railway system used to transport passengers within urban and suburban areas. The first subway line, 3. , but Tom Drogo does not feel like Capitol Bistro is in direct competition because of the differences in their menus. For breakfast, Capitol Bistro serves a barbecue chicken quiche quiche n. A rich unsweetened custard pie, often containing ingredients such as vegetables, cheese, or seafood. [French, from German dialectal Küche, diminutive of German Kuchen, cake , which has been a big seller, and a variety of coffee and espresso drinks. The lunch menu includes a dozen sandwiches and wraps, a selection of salads, and a soup of the day Soup of the Day is the loosely scripted 2006 internet phenomenon that told the story of one man who is dating three women at the same time. Each of the 19-episodes of the story was its own 4-6 minute self-contained viral video. The entire series can be seen at [1] [2]. . And chili (language) CHILI - D.L. Abt. A language for systems programming, based on ALGOL 60 with extensions for structures and type declarations. ["CHILI, An Algorithmic Language for Systems Programming", CHI-1014, Chi Corp, Sep 1975] is now on the menu--Tom Drogo notes that chili weather is finally upon us. He has quickly clued in to the subtleties of Arkansans' appetites. "If there is one thing I have learned, you can sell anything if you put cheese on it. Cheese is good, but cheddar is better," he said. |
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