We did! Although we are having trouble finding photos from the old bistro. It was next door to us in the ground floor of the 8800 building, right next to our old newsstand. This essay is from Clark Mason, our C.F.O. and a long time Book Soup staffer.
I have a ton of memories of Book Soup. Although my fondest memories are probably of the bistro. I use to have lunch there almost every day. I loved the food and the staff, I even had a table that I regularly ate at as well. They had this amazing peanut mango chicken sandwich and also a cobb salad that I loved. I remember often attending book events at the bistro as well. One time I even hosted a dinner party there for some friends who had helped convince me to take the Book Soup job. I worked there originally from 1996 to 2000 and during that time I met a bunch of fantastic people, too many to name, but many of them had a long term imprint on my life. My favorite memory of Glenn was his advice to eat dessert first. Another powerful memory I have is from the office that I worked in. From the day I started there was a plaster cast of Whoopi Goldberg’s face hanging in the office near my desk. I always thought it was odd and whimsical to have her face hanging so close to where I sat every day. I always think fondly of Glenn, the store and the bistro.
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