Thankfully they find an ally in Bella, a new girl in town who reveals an equally surprising twist: she too is a mermaid with extraordinary super powers. But when water attacks the girls on a full moon, they realize a new, potentially dangerous force is developing on the mysterious island, and a boy with freakish free-diving skills who stumbles upon the Moon Pool could hold the key to understanding the powerful energy. Together with Lewis, they're confident they know everything there is to know about Mako Island, especially now that they no longer have to worry about the effect of the full moon. It's nearly the end of the summer holidays and Cleo and Rikki are about to face their last year of high school without Emma, who has gone overseas with her family. To view the third season of Mako: Island of Secrets click here. “We’ve lost a lot up this way, but the neighborhood is coming back so strong.This article is about the third season of the H2O: Just Add Water series. Quinlisk and his team have been pulling late nights to get ready for today’s opening, but he has no doubt about why he’s doing it, or what it means for the community to see Breakaway Cafe open again. “People stopping by every day, people calling, well-wishing … it’s warmed my heart, it truly, truly has.” He said that the response he’s received from the community has been humbling. This is the first place Quinlisk has owned himself, after stints at Herbie’s, Balaban’s, and as general manager at Sugarfire’s Olivette branch. Typically, the servers know exactly what the customers want.” “It’s like eating at your friend’s house,” Quinlisk said. “We’ve had people who worked there 10, 15 years ago calling up, so excited, asking if there are any shifts that they can come up and cover.”īreakaway is the only sit-down place in the neighborhood, which is just one reason why its survival means so much to its new owner and the community at large. He’s even been hearing from former staff as word got around about Breakaway’s rebirth. Our kitchen manager has been there for 18 years, some of the servers have worked there on and off for 20 years,” Quinlisk said. “We have the same staff that has worked there for years. “I’m so proud of it, and I think the neighborhood is really going to be proud of it.”Ĭrucially, the staff will remain the same-and indeed, many of them have a long association with Breakaway. “It’s just been all hands on deck, we’ve been working so hard,” Quinlisk said. A new space has been created to allow customers to wait for carryout orders without having to stand in the main dining room. “There had been nothing done to the interior for the past 18 years, so we pretty much went top to bottom, did the carpeting, woodworking, and painted,” Quinlisk said. The only changes regular customers will notice will be to the restaurant’s interiors. “I’m going to be serving my father’s Mayfair dressing in a Caesar salad,” Quinlisk said. Quinlisk said that Breakaway’s menu of Italian and American dishes-pasta, pizza, sandwiches, and salads-will remain the same, though he does want to share a family twist on an anchovy-based St. It just means everything to this community.” When the kids have a half-day from school, they all walk up there and have lunch. It was just a real tiny place I used to go to with my mother and father and friends,” Quinlisk said. “My memories go back to when I was 10 years old when it was Andy Ayers’ place. Barb passed away several years ago, and illness subsequently forced Rick to step away from Breakaway.Ī lifelong Normandy resident whose family has close ties to the area, Quinlisk told SLM what Breakaway means to him. The restaurant’s revival comes just two months after Breakaway appeared to have shuttered for good.īreakaway Cafe closed abruptly in December, after operating for 30-plus years under various owners, most recently Rick and Barb Kraus. Sugarfire Smoke House alumnus Matt Quinlisk is the new owner of Normandy/Bel-Nor institution Breakaway Cafe, which reopens today, February 4.
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