Patrick Mockler-Wood, co-owner of the Pajarito Brewpub & Grill, got on his ‘soapbox’ Monday afternoon at Urban Park to thank the employees of three local establishments for their loyalty and hard work during the past year and a half of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Employees enjoy food and drinks from Pig + Fig Cafe, Bathtub Row Brewing Co-Op and Pajarito Brewpub & Grill during a celebration Monday at Urban Park. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
BY MAIRE O’NEILL
maire@losalamosreporter
As Patrick Mockler-Wood remarked Monday afternoon, keeping a business operating in Los Alamos is a tall task even without COVID-19. Mockler-Wood and his wife, Emily are the owners of Pajarito Brewpub & Grill and along with Laura Crucet, owner of the Pig + Fig Cafe, and the Bathtub Row Brewing Co-Op, they hosted a party Tuesday afternoon at Urban Park for their employees.
“Over the last year and a half, it’s been nuts. It’s been more than nuts, for our industry especially,” Mockler-Wood told the combined staff. “We’ve had jobs, not had jobs, had jobs, not had jobs. We’ve had way too much work and no work at all, and we’re far from out of it. I just think this is a good chance to pause for a moment and just say we deserve some fun too.”
He thanked the employees of the three establishments for being there. He thanked Pig + Fig for all their hard work, especially for their continuous excellence and their awesome special events. He thanked Bathtub for continuing to provide the great beer and concerts and his own Pajarito Brewpub employees for their non-stop, seven days a week work “keeping at it without a break”.
“You guys all deserve a round of applause; you all deserve a pat on the back. And that’s a little taste of what this party is,” Mockler-Wood said.
Peter Knaus, right, the chef at Pajarito Brewpub & Grill, and Erin Gentry, work at the grill Monday afternoon preparing sausages and hamburgers for staff members and famililes of three local establishments. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Scene from Monday afternoon’s picnic at Urban Park. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Scene from Monday afternoon’s party at Urban Park. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Jess Martinez, sous-chef at Pig + Fig Cafe was one of the employees on hand Monday afternoon. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Patrick Mockler-Wood and his wife, Emily at Monday’s party. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
This little boy tried out both varieties of chips at Monday’s party. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Enjoying Monday’s party are, from left, Antonio Maggiore, Emily Mockler-Wood and Jason Rutledge. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Scene from Monday’s party at Urban Park. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Scene from Monday’s party at Urban Park. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com