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I was just having a phone chat with a client of mine who always has many many plates spinning at the same time.  She has had several businesses of her own over the years, and is currently running two of them.  One of them is a coffee shop in one of the local hospitals.  Now, the local Ford plant here has recently gotten rid of a number of their employees, and my client's niece was one of them.  Being the great aunt and all around busy lady that she is, she immediately thought of starting a new business with her niece to help her start her new career now that her Ford tenure is over. 

So now they've started an offshoot coffee business called The Caffeine Queen that is a direct sales company that operates on the "party" system--you know, like Tupperware or the Pampered Chef.  They have some really great products and offer a terrific line of gifts.  I know how well this lady's business ideas take hold, so I'm happy to be able to say "I knew her when."  I'm sure this is going to take off, and it's destined to be another great thing about West Chester.  Check out their web site at www.thecaffeinequeen.com  Another cool thing about their business is that a portion of their profits go to a women's charity.

If there's any one thing I love more than selling real estate, it's eating good food.  I'll admit it, I'm a foodie--and I know I'm not the only one.  So I'm thinking, why not give some of my favorite eateries a plug here in my real estate blog.  After all, it only points out what a great place to live West Chester/Mason/Liberty Township Ohio is, right?  OK, here goes.  The restaurant on my mind today is New Krishna, an Indian buffet on Route 42, aka Reading Road, just north of I-275 on the border of West Chester and Sharonville.  It's located in a little strip mall just across the street from Gabriel Brothers discount department store, and if you aren't looking for it you just might miss it entirely.  In fact, I wouldn't have known it was there myself if I hadn't shown the owner a couple of houses.  Now I'm sorry to say that the gentleman went and bought a house with another Realtor, but during the brief time I spent visiting with him he told me all about the massive catering he does in addition to running the restaurant, and he gave me his business card.  Food lover that I am, I eventually got over my disappointment that he chose to purchase through someone else and showed up on his doorstep one day with a serious case of the hungries.

Wow, was I ever NOT sorry I came!  Spread before me was a delightful variety of freshly prepared Indian savories.  Enough variety to satisfy the pickiest of customers, and all of it was wonderful.  I know, because I tried everything.  In fact, every time I go there I almost hurt myself.  I overheard other customers talking about it too, and someone said "I've tried a lot of Indian places, and this one is the best.  I couldn't figure out why until I realized it's the quality of the ingredients."  I agree completely.  It's not a fancy place, just comfortable and friendly, but the food is fit for royalty and very reasonably priced.  If you like Indian food, don't miss New Krishna.