You loved our crepes, you’ve asked to bring them back; now please help me bring those delicious crepes back to Amesbury!

When we created the menu at the Noshery, we thought perhaps Amesbury would enjoy a delicious and classic French crepe; little did we know that over the 4 years we were open that we would sell tens of thousands of those crepes to our community. It was obvious that not only were the crepes a unique and exciting new menu item to you all, but each of you found a new love affair with one or more of our classic and delicious crepe creations. We proudly served a menu of unique flavor combinations utilizing our original recipes along with a few classic combinations but all with the very freshest quality ingredients. When we sadly announced the closing of the Noshery, Im sure it came as a surprise to many of you. The reality of our 5 years of designing, building and maintaining our downtown location brought a disappointing reality to our otherwise hugely successful restaurant. The constraints we faced from the city departments was an ongoing source of frustration and lost opportunity for revenue. Ultimately the necessary building and fire code improvements required to fully utilize the space at that location, fell as a responsibility to the landlord who truly had no desire to invest his money into the necessary improvements. Upon closing the Noshery I had confidence I would sell the turnkey restaurant that we had created in the otherwise ‘abandoned’ derelict restaurant space that had been vacant for decades. I believed that our Noshery experience would end with only wonderful memories and new friends having been made. Our faith in humanity was trounced, as eventually we did not receive any money in the end, but rather our financial investment was stolen from us and our labor of love of food and love for our community was truly compromised by a unscrupulous and disrespectful decision by the landlord and his new tenant.

In the months that followed , with that forever will to survive and a generous dose of creativity, with health department certification and town approval we created a commercial residential kitchen in a perfectly humble former neighborhood market location on Pond Street—just feet from our downtown. We were able to cull just the right equipment and baking tools to continue to bake for you, despite losing the restaurant. Thanks to all of you that supported this new venue and continued to enjoy the amazing Noshery recipes for Sugar cookies, cakes and sweets.

2020 brought 2 huge surprises for us personally and one for the entire world. The Covid epidemic shut down the world. Period. It shut down so many dreams, eliminating progress and all holds on success. Tragically the world lost hundreds of thousands and ultimately millions of precious family members and friends to unexpected deaths from this global pandemic. It was a sad and scary time for us all.

Hollywood Calls!

Fast forward to August 1, 2020 and look who is on TV! Yes, that’s right. Directly related to our success at the Noshery—our baked creations caught global celebration. The casting department at Netflix “Sugar Rush– Extra Sweet” a global baking competition, judged by some of the worlds most successful pastry chefs, sent us an application to appear and compete. February 2020 found us being accepted as contestants, and flying to Hollywood California to compete and film for Season 3 of Sugar Rush Extra Sweet. Competing with teams of “Brilliant Bakers” (as they announced us) from across the nation and world. We were so excited to represent our hometown of Amesbury in this amazing competition production. In the end, the judges comments and exuberent affirmations said it all. Australias most beloved Pastry Chef, Adriano Zumbo exclaimed multiple times, “you guys are true artists”. Pastry chef to the stars and cake expert Ron Ben Israel declared “ he was speechless” and that our creations were “sublime”. Chef and founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes and Pizzana Restaurant of Beverly Hills and the world, Candace Nelson, exclaimed “We were all gushing with praise over at Ginnie and Jon’s station...” Needless to say we won our episode of Sugar Rush; Extra Sweet unanimously! The biggest win was hearing from all of you as you sat in your homes that August, under full global quarantine, binge watching TV, hearing your cheers and joy for your two hometown Amesbury bakers—your friends, your chefs, your artists. Please know that we could not have been more proud and be more humbled by your exuberant messages of approval, pride and love.

A chapter closes.

As I said, 2020 had two huge surprises in store and the second still burns hot to this day and leaves me with great emptiness. After 10+ years together, creating a merged family, celebrating life events, creating artistically side by side, entirely creating and running the Noshery, even surviving and navigating unthinkable tragedy among our family, my partner Ginnie decided to move on and leave Amesbury and our relationship. My new reality challenges me every day. Since 2021 I have continued to maintain the commercial Residential kitchen that we created on Pond Street in Amesbury. With her departure, I have been forced to dig deep and form a resilient attitude of hope for the future along with a realistic plan for success and future happiness.

Time to write the next chapter.

This dream to now transform the space into a new and bright opportunity is of supreme importance to me. It is important to me to reintroduce crepes back into the community. It is important to me to start a fresh new opportunity for success—the inclusion of a crepe food trailer is an exciting twist full with opportunity for adventure and new experiences. It is important to me to find happiness and meaning again.

This 2023 proposal for spinning crepes back into our community is actually a 2 phase proposal.

Phase 1 brings crepes back to our downtown with ‘Wicked Smaht Crepes’ first opening a ‘To-Go’ location at 36 Pond Street. Walk up on a summer New England night, bike in with the family, or simply satisfy your craving with one of our much loved sweet crepes, but wait… with a new twist, literally. I have reimagined the crepes to now be served Hand-held!

Your favorite crepes now served hand-held with all your favorite combinations; Nutella, Fresh Strawberries, banana, smores, cheesecake, chocolate or Strawberry sauce and of course whipped cream. But wait, why not add a scoop of premium Ice Cream to your crepe for the ultimate Summer treat. We’ll have a regular schedule for you all to get your ‘crepe’ on and live life Key West Style! Without even leaving your hometown, downtown!

Phase 2 is the immediate purchase and subsequent conversion of the “Wicked Smaht” Crepe trailer. That’s right, I have an exciting concept and plans for a small food trailer concession, a mobile creperie - a very relevant ‘expanded’ opportunity for success in my business plan. Food trucks have ingrained their viability into the food service industry across America. The Wicked Smaht Crepe Trailer will allow me to bring those delicious, made-to-order, epic crepes to your favorite venues and events across Massachusetts and beyond. Oh yea! —festivals, breweries, corporate events ..., even your own backyard celebrations! I positively know this stunning trailer will be a “Wicked Smaht” idea and an opportunity for Wicked Smaht crepes to grow beyond our downtown and add a generous dose of adventure and opportunity, and of course success, to my business concept. With your help, I can immediately start the process of converting an affordable trailer to a decked out mobile provider of delicious food and happiness; definitely wanting to reach my goal of having the ‘Wicked Smaht’ crepe trailer ready to serve by June 2023, ready for summer events and celebrations and of course getting in the perfect groove for our spectacular fall and holiday season across New England and beyond.

I loved painting murals for you in our schools and in celebration of our wonderful community history. I loved assembling your art and creating an environment of celebration of talent to sell your artwork. I loved feeding you with not only delicious unique food but feeding your soul with cultural and music events each week. This time I need your help to write my next chapter. A chapter that once again features each and every one of you in this humble yet extraordinary community, as the intended and most valuable ingredient for success.

At any donor level that you may choose, I am truly grateful for your support

As a donor at the 'CREPE ENTHUSIAST' level you will receive a way cool 'Have a Crepe Day' T-shirt"

As a donor at the 'CREPE LOVER' level you will receive my very own cookbook - '50 Perfect Recipes That I Know Will Always Please my family & Friends'

As a donor at the 'HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO CREPES' level, upon completion of the 'Wicked Smaht Crepes' mobile food trailer, you will be gifted a very special crepe event at the location of your choice! Invite and Impress your family and friends and share your love for Crepes!

As a donor as a 'CREPE AMBASSADOR' , your name will be permanently lettered onto the 'Wicked Smaht Crepe' mobile food trailer. Your name, your logo or even corporate logo will be integrated into the very cool design of the trailer. A permanent testimony to your support of delicious crepes, but more importantly to your care and support for your community. In addition upon completion of the trailer you will be gifted a very special personal crepe event at the location of your choice!

With success in funding (of course with your generous help) and the opening of both ‘Wicked Smaht Crepes' in the brick and mortar location at 36 Pond Street and a mobile creperie to pull up to your favorite venues, you’ll never be left wanting your favorite crepes.

In fact I can just hear the conversation now, across our neighborhood—

“so what's for dinner? “

“I don’t know.... Uggh its all the same!”

“Well, what about crepes... Let’s go get crepes?” “Omigosh.... That’s a wicked smaht idea!”

It’s time to “Spin” Crepes back to Amesbury!

By Wicked Smaht Crepes

It’s time to “Spin” Crepes back to Amesbury!

Jon Mooers needs your help!

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