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So what exactly is your role at Julie’s? Cook & Prep Cook



Where are you from? Mexico



What’s one thing about you that would surprise people? I get guiet when its busy



Favorite part of working in a restaurant? I get to know people



Favorite menu item? Teriyaki stirfry

 

You must love food. What's your favorite meal? China food



Favorite places to eat around town? (Besides Julie’s, of course) Scaturos



What’s your favorite place in Door County? any park



Where else might we see you around town? At cookery (I work there)

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So what exactly is your role at Julie’s? Waitress and f course part of the best team in town

Where are you from? Moldova

What’s one thing about you that would surprise people? I know too many languages so be careful what you say because I might understand

Favorite part of working in a restaurant? Meeting so many people, talking with them, and making their stay at Julie's a unique experience

Favorite menu item? Stuffed French toast You must love food. What's your favorite meal? I love seafood so everything that has it is perfect

Favorite places to eat around town? (Besides Julie’s, of course) I guess I didn't try so many places besides Julie's, for now! So...

What’s your favorite place in Door County? Sunset Park, Fish Creek- For now, maybe later I will discover more...

Where else might we see you around town? Peninsula...

So what exactly is your role at Julie’s? Server

Where are you from? Bailey's Harbor

What’s one thing about you that would surprise people? I like Nascar and motorcross racing.

Favorite part of working in a restaurant? Meeting people and every day is different

Favorite menu item? Any breakfast item

You must love food. What's your favorite meal? Meatloaf

Favorite places to eat around town? (Besides Julie’s, of course) Shoreline, Pasta Vino's, Pelletiers

What’s your favorite place in Door County? Julie's

Where else might we see you around town? Grocery store, bank, Shopko

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So what exactly is your role at Julie’s? Dishwasher

Where are you from? Mexico

What’s one thing about you that would surprise people? When I eat eggs it always has to be with ketchup

Favorite part of working in a restaurant? kitchen and front

Favorite menu item? bumbleberry pie 

You must love food. What's your favorite meal? Thai food and Mexican food

Favorite places to eat around town? (Besides Julie’s, of course) Bayside

What’s your favorite place in Door County? everywhere is very nice

Where else might we see you around town? beach, eating ice cream

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We are so happy to be open for the season! We are on day 2 and have seen so many of our wonderful customers that we missed all winter. We know many more are coming to see us this season and we look forward to it! Join us by dining in our Fish Creek cafe or staying in our motel! Our first customer of the season was Bob from Red Putter!  Our staff worked hard all week to get the restaurant ready and the food prepped for Friday. One of the fun tasks that the kitchen had was to bring out the big purple chair. Of course they couldn't resist a photo op on the chair. These guys are the ones that make the magic happen in the back of the house where you can't see them. They work very hard and do a great job! Today...

So what exactly is your role at Julie’s? Everything! (My husband and I are the owners)

Where are you from? Antigo, WI- until 16 then we moved to Sister Bay

What’s one thing about you that would surprise people? My degree is in Spanish Education and English as a Second Language

Favorite part of working in a restaurant? Meeting new guests and visiting with people

Favorite menu item? breakfast- Mexican omelet lunch- pot roast sandwich dinner- chicken pot pie

You must love food. What's your favorite meal? I love steak

Favorite places to eat around town? (Besides Julie’s, of course) Home when Shane is cooking

What’s your favorite place in Door County? the park with my daughter

Where else might we see you around town?...

Living in Door County, we know how great it is. While not everyone would agree, I personally love not having fast food and lots of chains in Northern Door County. I'm not saying I don't shop at chains or go to fast food restaurants. I just like them being 45 minutes away from where I live. Door County is so beautiful and has so much to offer kids and adults. Recently Fodor's names Door County as one of the best small towns to live. I wholeheartedly agree. Here is the link to the article below:
http://www.fodors.com/news/best-small-towns-in-usa-6591.html

Someone recently shared this video on youtube with aerial shots of Door County. Its a great way to see the area
http://youtu.be/rHfNHZWxCMM

Here is a list of most of the events this season. If I forgot any, sorry! Let me know in the comments.

Door County Events & Festivals Julie's Opens for the Season: April 26, 2013 Door County Half Marathon: May 4 Jumpin' June, Sister Bay: June 8 Steel Bridge, Sturgeon Bay: June 13-16 Fyr Bal Festival: June 15 Door County Beer Fest: June 18 Olde Ellison Bay Days: June 28-29 Renaissance Faire: June 29-30 Folk Fest, Sister Bay: July 10-14 Triathlon:...

There are so many great things to do in Door County. Many people have started blogging about Door County and the many activities available. Door County Silent Sports http://doorcounty.com/silentsports-blog/?p=99 Door County Arts & Culture http://doorcounty.com/arts-blog/ Door County Motorcyles & Biking http://doorcounty.com/motor-blog/ Door County Food  http://doorcounty.com/culinary-blog/  General Door County http://www.doorcountytoday.com/naturalist-notions-blog/ General Door County http://doorcountynavigator.blogspot.com/ I'm sure there are many more. Feel free to share any more you find!...

While we are not open during the winter, I still like to share different things that you can do in the winter in Door County. One great thing in winter and summer is going to Peninsula State Park. There are so many things to do there.Yesterday Shane and I went cross country skiing in the park. The trails were so beautiful that I thought I would share some photos and tell you about the skiing. I'm inside one my computer now writing this but Shane is actually out grooming the trails as I write. This is his first time grooming the trails. We had a lot of snow yesterday so they needed to be groomed again. So back to skiing itself. There are two areas to park for cross country skiing. Where we usually park is Lot 5. You access this lot from a different entrance than you most likely have gone into the park before. The road is closer to the Ephraim entrance to the park...

So what exactly is your role at Julie’s? Line chef

So, what do you want to be when you grow up? A Celebrity chef on food network T.V

Favorite Part of working in a restaurant? Creating good food from scratch, for good Customers. And maintaining a good reputation for are restaurant and community .

Favorite menu item? Are Door County Burger, if your not a fan of Swiss cheese, you haft to try it with are sharp cheddar. I'm my opinion it's the best burger in Door County. Biggest work blunder (here or at previous job). Putting sour cream on a B.L.T instead of mayo.

You must love food. What's your favorite meal? I love Caribbean Cuisine, so Jerk Chicken is my favorite dish.

Favorite places to eat around town? (Besides Julie’s, of course) The Incredible Egg. You pick out you ingredients for your egg wrap. And it's hand cracked eggs, and everything...

We are super excited for the 2013 season! This will be our 16th season as a Door County and Fish Creek Restaurant and Cafe! We hope you join us in our cafe, motel or both! We are working hard to make your vation more enjoyable. Another bathroom is being updated in our motel. Shane is making new table for the dining room. We have a lot of exciting things going on and can't wait for the season to begin! Start planning your summer vacation now. We are accepting reservations for the motel. July is getting pretty full so don't wait too long to have a motel room right next to Peninsula State Park! Check out the dates below for some of the most popular festivals! There are many more activities listed on the Door County website: www.doorcounty.com. Almost every weekend there are events. Don't wait until 2014 to see us and enjoy Door County!

Door County Events & Festivals Door County Half Marathon: May 4, 2013 Fyr Bal Festival: June 15, 2013

Pumpkin...

People love to collect souvenires from their trips when they travel. Sometimes you get home and wonder what you are going to do with them. I was searching on Pinterest and found some great ideas of things you can do with the keepsakes you collect on trips. Take that Door County T-shirt that you don't wear and turn it into a cute pillow! (Click on the photo to get directions on how to make it) Make a collage of Door County and frame it! Take those tickets from American Folklore Theatre, Peninsula Players Theatre, and Door County Auditorium and add photos of your family at Nicolet Beach, in the BIG purple chair and much more. Use your imagination! ...

Door County Trolley Tours have made a name for themselves. They have a great reputation. They offer many different, exciting tours around the Door County. The tours during the season start at Lautenbach's Orchard Country Winery just south of Fish Creek. Its about 5 minutes from our cafe and motel. They offer many tour options, year-round. When its snowing, you can go on a sleigh ride. Everyone has their own interests in what they like to see and do in Door County. The trolley tours have different options to appeal to everyone's taste. You can go on a winery tour that features 4 wineries. You can do a pub crawl or ghost tour. You can take a scenic tour or lighthouse tour. They do spring blossom tours as well as fall culinary tours. They are a great way to see Door County whether you've never been here or have been here many...

Winter is upon us in Door County. We have snow covering the ground and the temperature is COLD. Even though we are not open during the winter, we invite you to come and see what Door County has to offer. The hussle and bussle is done and pease is upon us. Its a different type of vacation spot in the winter. Weekends are the best time to come because then there are the most things open. During winter you can enjoy Door County's slow pace and quiet times.

"What do you do in the winter?" Locals are not surprised to be asked this question a couple hundred times each Fall. When guests realize you close for the winter, the natural question comes. It always makes me chuckle when some people think that the whole county shuts down. I have had people ask if they even plow the roads up here. I think there is this idea that we get tons and tons of snow. Truth be told, we don't get that much, especially not this past winter. The lake on both sides makes things milder for us.  (Photo by Allen Cummings via Door County's Facebook page) It's not an easy answer and everyone's response is different. The answer isn't simple. We do a lot of things. It's true that some migrate south for a warmer winter, but most locals remain up here in the winter because this is home. Many workers in Door County work 60+ hours a week for 6 months so they...

Door County is famous for wineries. There are many different types of which many give free samples when you visit. Wineries are great because they are all open year round. There are many choices of wine with plenty of unique choices. Each winery has something unique to offer. Many of the wineries also have tours so you can learn about the process. Start your trip by stopping at von Stiehl Winery in Algoma on your way up the peninsula (www.vonstiehl.com). Continue on to Sturgeon Bay and make a trip to Red Oak Vineyard (www.redoakvinyard.com). Next stop is Door Peninsula Winery in Carlesville (www.dcwine.com). While there, check out our Door Peninsula Riesling that we added to the menu a few years ago. It has been a hit with our guests! Next, travel...

So what exactly is your role at Julie’s? host

 

So, what do you want to be when you grow up? I want to have my own restuarant



Favorite Part of working in a restaurant? to make a latte



Favorite menu item? fettuccini mushroom alfredo

 

You must love food. What's your favorite meal? Its a Bulgarian meal and it called Musaka



Favorite places to eat around town? (Besides Julie’s, of course) Al Johnson's



What else do you enjoy doing in Door County? Go karts, parties, international meetings



Where else might we see you around town? in the cinema with a big package of popcorn

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So what exactly is your role at Julie’s?
be a loyal and good employee

So, what do you want to be when you grow up?
firefighter

Favorite Part of working in a restaurant?
be clean, don't be messy

Favorite menu item?
early bird special

You must love food. What's your favorite meal?
chile relleno

Favorite places to eat around town? (Besides Julie’s, of course)
chinese buffet

What else do you enjoy doing in Door County?
Go to the lake

Where else might we see you around town?
my house, lake, sometimes Sturgeon Bay

So what exactly is your role at Julie’s? I'm a waitress

 

So, what do you want to be when you grow up? I still don't have an exact answer to this question. Hopefully I will have the answer soon.



Favorite Part of working in a restaurant? Meeting people from all over the world!



Favorite menu item? Vegetarian Salad, granola and bumbleberry pie

 

Biggest work blunder (here or at previous job) Saying "I'll be right back with your soup" instead of "I"ll be right back with your check" was the last one.



You must love food. What's your favorite meal? Mostly anything made with love



Favorite places to eat around town? (Besides Julie’s, of course) All the ice cream places in Door County!



What else do you enjoy doing in Door County? All kinds of things:...

Apples, Apples, Apples

Cherries are not the only fruit grown in plenty in Door County. Door County also has many great varieties of apples to choose from in the fall.

Apples:   Pick your own is available mid September-mid October (while supplies last).

Varieties of estate-grown apples:

Honeycrisp:  semi-sweet, eating and cooking Macintosh:  semi-swet, eating and cooking Cortland:  semi-tart, eating and cooking Gala:  sweet, eating Macoun:  semi-sweet, eating and cooking Golden Supreme: sweet, eating and cooking Jonathan: semi-tart, eating and cooking JonaGold: semi-tart, eating and cooking JonaMac: semi-sweet, eating and cooking   MACINTOSH - Late mid season. A large, bright red apple with a heavy bloom, McIntosh is the archetype of the American apple style-perfumed, crisp, juicy, snowy white flesh. The flavor is good, being sub-acid and...

Door County is full of little hidden spots that each have their own unique character. Many of them are on the main highways but there are also a lot tucked away on the side roads. People don't like to talk about them too much for fear of flocks of people going to "their" spot. While this new place was a secret to me until last year (this given that I've been up here for 12 years), many people do know about it. I am talking about the Ridges Beach in Bailey's Harbor. Bailey's Harbor has two beach areas: their main public beach and the Ridges Beach  (that I know of). To get to the beach, you turn at the Ridge's (where Sandpiper used to be) in Bailey's Harbor on  Hwy 57. So, you may be wondering, "What is the big deal with this place?" Well, there are a few answers for that. First, the beach is dog friendly. It's only 1 of 2 beaches I know of in Northern Door County where I can bring my dog. Second, the water is shallow...

With Door County being such a cherry county, its fun to learn more about cherries. Here are some cherry facts for you!

So what exactly is your role at Julie’s? General Manager

So, what do you want to be when you grow up? Rockstar



Favorite Part of working in a restaurant? the people- staff & customers



Favorite menu item at Julie's Park Cafe & Motel? I switch around. Last year it was the coconut chicken salad. This year TBA.

Biggest work blunder (here or at previous job) I brought the check to the cooks instead of a table. I said "Julie's Park Cafe & Motel" to a table thinking I was answering the phone.



You must love food. What's your favorite meal? Soup & fresh bread, Thai food, steak dinner



Favorite places to eat around Fish Creek/Door County? (Besides Julies, of course) Wild Tomato, Shoreline

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So what exactly is your role at Julie’s? Kitchen Manager

So, what do you want to be when you grow up? Cowboy

Favorite Part of working in a restaurant? Cooking eggs

Favorite menu item at Julie's Park Cafe & Motel? Heart stopper

Winter is very different in Door County than summer. One of the obvious differences to us is that Julie's Park Cafe and Motel is closed. This means that winter is a time to relax and reflect. While we relax and reflect on the previous year, we are also planning for the next. We also take time to enjoy what Door County has to offer in the winter. Soon the trails in Peninsula State Park will be full of snow and open. There you can cross country ski, snow shoe, and explore. Also, many of the shops are still open during the winter. Door County trolley tours continue. A great place to stay is the Open Hearth Lodge. One of our favorite places to eat during the winter is Sister Bay Bowl. We love to go other...

The wind storm on September 29, 2011 did a lot of damage to trees and property across Door County. We were very fortunate that our power was only out for a day and no trees damaged our building. Unfortunately, our Black Locust trees out front were not so lucky. A big branch from one of the trees fell across our road. The wind storm also cracked both of them. We then saw rot in one of them. We were very sad but we had to cut down the beautiful Black Locust trees in front of the restaurant this fall. We had a few professionals look at them and they said the trees could fall at any point on a windy day. I added a photo which shows the rot in the one of the trees. So sadly we had to take them out. We are working on plans for what we are going to do to replace them. We are trying to decide on a type of tree to plant or if we should add flower beds. We have also thought of putting a nice flag pole. Feel free to share any ideas! ...