JESSE COOK: A PRE-CIVIL WAR BUILDING ON THE BALDWINSVILLE, NEW YORK WATERFRONT IS NOW THE ISLAND ESCAPE D-I-Y PARTY EXPERIENCE…
DENNIS SICK: “There was no stairs, no windows, the roof was — big hole in the roof.”
COOK: OWNER DENNIS SICK HAS MAINTAINED THE PROPERTY FOR OVER TWO DECADES, BUT AFTER YEARS OF RESTAURANTS, THE CENTRAL NEW YORK-NATIVE SAYS IT WAS TIME FOR A CHANGE…
SICK: “It came out of laziness. Yeah no, it’s something — I’ve always thought I’d like the idea of a ghost restaurant. I have friends of mine that are physicians and doctors, and they’ve always wanted to be in a restaurant. And now I said okay, now you can be in a restaurant, you can open up for a week, lose all your money for one week, and be out of it, and get out of it.”
COOK: “It isn’t often that you can find a public venue where you can really relax, reflect, and do things your way, but at this Baldwinsville venue that’s the entire idea and business model; it’s got D-I-Y in the name. You do it yourself.”
SICK: “I’ve kept it simple, that was because of the labor shortage. We provide the tables and chairs and linens if they want. After that they can hire the food truck or caterer or neighborhood or family party where everyone is bringing a plate, and that keeps it real simple and they do that, we don’t.”
COOK: THE D-I-Y PARTY EXPERIENCE STANDS OPEN FOR ALL SORTS OF EVENTS… ALL THAT PATRONS NEED TO BRING IS THEIR VISION, AND WHATEVER PLATES, VISITORS, AND FOOD THAT MIGHT COME WITH IT… REPORTING FOR N-C-C NEWS, I’M JESSE COOK…
