History

Once Upon A Time a fellow named John Christison from Long Island, NY was visiting with family members in Warwick. He thought this town was a very special place and that Warwick deserved to have its own special place to eat, drink, and relax. With this in mind, John set off on his quest. Through friends, he heard about Ron Henninger (Fine Design), a furniture maker who, at the time, was living up near the Canadian border. After a few meetings and telephone calls, the plan for John’s dream began to unfold. Everything fell into place and “Yesterdays” was created. John then found Jo Ann Mannino of Sundog Stained Glass. Jo Ann sandblasted and etched the wonderful windows of the front facade. Now John had the setting, but needed a Chef to bring on the fine food. For this task, John chose Craig Merril, a 1973 graduate of the Culinary Institute. Craig’s gourmet cooking was the last brick needed to create A Dream Come True… We hope you enjoy everything as much as we did making it all happen. The rest will be history.