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It’s not a perfect deal, but way better than the previous one. Masterpiece is transitioning to the new space, and as a fully operating catering business already, this takes time and focus. To expect a full operating restaurant from day 1 is not realistic. How big a restaurant operation we end up with really depends on US. If the DEMAND is there,(as reflected in receipts) it is in the operator’s interest to expand the restaurant to meet the demand and increase profits. We already well know that a stand-alone restaurant cannot survive there. The catering model is the only one that provides a buffer for our seasonal residence changes, and gives the ability for a restaurant operation to expand and contract to our current needs. Masterpiece is taking a big existential risk by moving and expanding their business here. Our risks and costs are minimal, and the potential for something great are there, provided that we actually patronize the on-site restaurant and use MP for catering as much as possible. In the past, we have created full-service restaurants here that were designed to bleed out and die, based on our poor decisions. It seems that the good folks who engineered this really did their homework, to create something that will actually last, without financially breaking us.