Dear Panera,
Rumor has it that you were supposed to open this past summer in July. Then the opening date became sometime in early September. Then it became Tuesday, November 1. Then, for whatever reason, that date got pushed back to today, November 3. Rumor has it that you are opening at 6p.m. today. I don’t know if the exact time of day is true, but I sure hope you are actually opening today. Having a ready-to-open Panera sitting in Tenleytown for weeks with its doors closed to the public has been a sad, sad sight. All I want is a French onion soup bread bowl! Or maybe a side of white cheddar mac and cheese…
Anyway, I hope you are definitely opening today like you said you would in the tweet I received from you on Monday. Because my friends and I have plans to go to dinner there tomorrow and we will be very upset if it hasn’t opened. We’ve been waiting to eat at Panera in Tenleytown for months!!
Sincerely,
Amanda Osborn

Fingers crossed for you!
Oh, I do miss Panera. I actually had the Panera card on my keychain until just the other day when I realized that there was no point since they don’t exist in New Zealand. Sad. I hope it opens soon for you!