Los Angeles' most balanced dining experience –
Food - Serving up great American cuisine with healthy ingredients, and desserts with natural and alternative sweeteners, in our original location on Fairfax south of The Grove and Farmers Market, since 1989…
Space - Light, comfortable, and laid back, your neighborhood restaurant…in our neighborhood.
Environment - Join us and our customers online to talk about the latest news from Mäni's on Fairfax, at our Blog, or subscribe to our newsletter for new products and updates.
MÄNI'S BLOG CAFÉ
Your café on the web for current information about delicious, healthier, versions of traditional foods for the health conscious connoisseur.
01.06.09
Thank you all for enjoying our bakery and food for since 1989! And Happy New Year.
As you know, 2008 was a year like no other in our lifetimes.
Some industries and segments of our society have been greatly affected by the economic downturn. We all know about the financial and real estate sectors, but many don’t know about the impact of the economic belt-tightening on many restaurants and bakeries, especially in the last few months.
Unfortunately, we face the very real possibility of not making it through 2009, unless we can modify our business to function more efficiently in today’s environment.
We need your help to continue. We need your support. If you want to see Mäni’s stay in business, we need your economic support and feedback. Even if that means just coming by for a single cookie, or bringing your friends for a snack, breakfast, lunch, tea or dinner.
Please understand we will not be able to continue as we were. We will have to reduce the bakery selections. This is your opportunity to let us know what you really like, not only by telling us here on this blog, but with your purchasing preferences. We will be closely monitoring selections during January 2009. And we will also be watching our overall sales volume.
Just to let you know, December was the weakest sales Mäni’s has ever had. At this level we will not be able to continue.
As with many businesses, our operating expenses are fixed. Some have increased dramatically, such as our rent which has risen 81% in less than two years. Others are fixed contracts. We have reduced staff, which was painful, but if we can’t improve sales, we won’t be able to cover our expenses.
Please let us know how we can provide the products and service you’d like now.
Thanks in advance for your continued patronage, ideas and support! We look forward to seeing you at Mäni’s soon.
Larry Maiman
Founder
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12.18.08
How nice to see a lovely couple enjoying a selection of Mäni's barley malt sweetened truffles. Seems like the almond dusted amaretto ones raised a bit of a controversy with yours truely. I had forgotten we had changed the recipe on these and added the amaretto!
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11.24.08
Thank you to everyone who showed up for Mani Niall's book signing last Saturday. We all had a great time, reminiscing and catching up with Mani and his friends and all the customers.
Picture is Mani Niall and Meredith Cella with Mani's latest book, 'Sweet!'
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