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Married Deli Owners Taking Over Popular Bergen County Bar Have Message For Longtime Customers
It took months for Anabella Sol Cavagliato and Jorge Mora to gain the trust of patrons after opening In The Drink.
It was 2017 and the bar and restaurant at Preakness Valley Golf Course in Wayne had long been owned and operated by someone else.
The customers were skeptical of change. They didn't like it, at first. They didn't want it, said Cavagliato, 41, and Mora, 47, of Bogota.
But over time, the customers warmed up to the new atmosphere, fare, and drinks. These days, In The Drink is thriving.
And so are its owners, who will be taking over The Cottage Bar — the Irish pub two d…
'Bleak' NJ Golf Course Restaurant Gets Gordon Ramsay Makeover On 'Kitchen Nightmares'
Thanks to Gordon Ramsay, In The Drink is now out of the bunker.
Ramsay helped give the Wayne restaurant a much needed facelift on the Monday, Oct. 9 edition of "Kitchen Nightmares," while also improving the managing of the struggling restaurant, which was said to be $250,000 in debt.
Last week's episode tackled Bask 46 and its "Culinary Gangster" head chef, who has since left the business.
In The Drink, located at Preakness Valley Golf Course, portrayed George, the owner, as an absentee owner struggling to run the restaurant. Nadia, a server, helped keep things running even though she was…