06.09

Eleven years ago we set out on this adventure, with great aspirations of what we wanted to achieve, which were not easy for many to understand back in 1998. In time, the bar / meeting place that was Garito before we took ownership, had transformed into the Garito we know today. Time has passed by so quickly, that we are now one year away form the second decade of the twenty-first century. A good time to take stock of what we have done, which was narrated in the book and cd set we gave away last year as part of the tenth anniversary celebration of this legendary bar. Even in difficult times we have stayed the course while others fell by the wayside, and if things continue as they have in the past, we'll still be around for many years to come, good health permitting of course. We owe this to you, who will always be part of Garito.

We have just opened a new kitchen on our premises. We've expanded the work area by knocking down a wall, and splitting the space into different work areas, which allows us to be better equipped to give a better service to you, which in the summertime, with the terrace open too, multiplies greatly. We have also changed the Garito website too. It's now cleaner, and easier to use, and all the information you need is right in front of you, including a new blog page, for thoughts and opinions.

You already know that we have launched a weekly lottery, with an I pod nana as the prize, and the first was won by a local girl won it much to her delight. Well Another lucky winner has been a long standing customer of our's, I can't say who, but we had to twist his arm to take the ticket, and he won the prize!!

As we told you last month, on the 10th of this month, we celebrate our eleventh anniversary, and we have prepared a special programme for the whole month. Helping us celebrate on the big night is Rainer Truby, the man who has been one of biggest sources of inspiration over the last decade, and also largely responsible for the nu jazz movement too. On the 13th f June we'll have Jepe from the Portugese combo John Waynes. Following him on Thursday 18th, we'll have one of our old friends and longest serving guests, Angel Garcia from The Room in Madridson, a club that has been at the forefront of electronic music in the capital since 1999. To finish the month we'll see the return of Martyn Yveson aka At Jazz, one of the most prominent artists involved in the evolution of nu - jazz- soul, and also another Garito regular.

So the summer is here and now is the time to enjoy the island in it's best light; with great weather and long warm nights to enjoy with us down on the terrace. As the Cort Ingles says; the spring begins when they announce it, likewise does the summer when the Garito terrace is opened!

Cheers, Nacho.