It’s home. And through food, we get to witness and share in so many moments of people’s day-to-day life. We say that Ted’s Bulletin is “the every day.” We have something for everybody. We have high school students coming in drinking milkshakes for team bonding, girlfriends sharing a cocktail over happy hour, families coming together for celebratory moments, mother’s sharing a special meal with their toddlers, businessmen negotiating a deal over breakfast; we get to be a part of it all. We are in a position to not only be stewards of two legacy brands (48-year-old Kramers and 15-year-old Ted’s Bulletin) that are a part of the social fiber of the community, but we also get to conceptualize new concepts (Federalist Pig, Honeymoon Chicken, Sidekick Bakery) that play into the modern consumer’s demands for better quality. We are honored to be stewards and honor legacy brands but also build for the future.
That all of these brands are connected! They sit under the same family of brands, shared by the same philosophy - to make the everyday exceptional.
Innovation benefits the community in many ways; through economic growth, social impact, or even just helping to bring people together over a shared interest or common cause. Sharing what innovators are doing in the community can also help foster collaboration because someone may not otherwise be aware of what is happening around them.
Because D.C. is the nation’s capital, and there is so much engagement around national politics (especially around election year), that people often forget the very complicated and nuanced history of D.C. The culture is vibrant, the social fiber of the communities is rich with diversity of experience and thought, and there are so many people who share in making it thrive.
At the end of the day, we get to bring people not only a nourishing meal, but joy. We are a witness to small moments in the day-to-day of people’s lives. And through food, we get to make that moment extra special.
To be comfortable being uncomfortable. It’s in the uncomfortability that we get the most growth and evolution. Whenever you feel uncomfortable, that means you are doing something right.
I am from the West Coast, so we don’t have seasons. I remember my first Spring in Washington D.C. I used to live on Capitol Hill and was walking home from Union Station. I was in the middle of a call, and was stopped suddenly in my tracks by the bloom of Spring. It was a sensory delight. The air was crisp and fresh, carrying a gentle, fragrant breeze that hints at blooming flowers and budding trees. The sun shone warmly, casting a golden glow on everything it touched. Greens of every shade were seen among the shrubs, the streets were littered with bright, pink blooms and the tree leaves were the brightest green I’d ever seen. It was so beautiful, it made me short of breath. Spring always makes me feel a sense of renewal and hope, as if the world is waking up from a long, restful sleep. It is a reminder of life's perpetual cycle, bringing warmth, beauty, and a promise of new beginnings. It was then I decided I was staying to witness all this beauty nature had to offer and I’ve been here ever since!
