Bistro owners’ how-to on survival: Rise and grind!

Melissa, Lyla and Seth Clark

Sometimes the calendar works in your favor, like when your birthday falls on a weekend so you don’t have to “call in sick,” or Independence Day falls on a Monday and you can get an extra day of vacation.

Well, a few years back, we were granted the rare opportunity to celebrate Saint Paddy’s Day on a Friday, the one night of the week we typically host live music. We…