 Hey good afternoon, everyone. My name is Ryan Coleman. I'm the director of economic development for the city of Columbia, and I'm really excited That you all have taken time out of your day to join us here Welcoming silk restaurant and lounge here to the Vista district in Columbia, South Carolina We're really excited. We have had the well first off Declan I wanted to let you know that Mayor Rickaman and councilman Ed McDowell both sent their regards They were both got called up and were unable to meet it But they're really excited about this and we're gonna get them them down here as soon as possible Come check out the space because I think they're really gonna be impressed with all the work that you and your team have put in here It's been our pleasure to work with the Coron Duel and his team as they brought this concept together Having been in Columbia for a long time and understand, you know, what this space looked like before and and the way it is Transformed currently it's it's really remarkable and I think everybody is gonna be impressed by what you see when you get on the inside You know the Quad is Spent time up in Charlotte where he's a successful business owner up there And I think it's really kind of tried to bring a New level of nightlife and excitement and entertainment here to Columbia I See it. I see the work that they've put in and it really you know kind of exemplifies The high-quality standards that they have and the fact that you know He sees where the nightlife is and he's trying to take Columbia to the next level So it's really exciting to kind of help support them on this endeavor We look forward to continuing to work with them As he stays here and grows this business and the quad thanks a lot We appreciate you and it's been awesome working with you and your team We're excited to keep that that good steam going so with that I'm gonna turn the microphone over to miss Abby nays. She's the Abby Anderson Anderson I know I'm still I'm so used to her old name Abby Anderson So she's the executive director of the Vista Guild Abby Hi, thank you so much for being here today. I'm Abby Anderson. I'm the executive director of the Vista Guild I'll be brief, but we are thrilled to have Kwan and his team here in the Vista We're excited to have him. He chose Columbia to be here To open his restaurant, but we are thrilled that we've got a restaurant in this area and this part of the Vista And just that he chose us so we're so thrilled We hope everyone has a chance to come and try it out once they're officially open and ready to go but this is what the Vista needs is just to get more businesses down here and We'd like to celebrate him today So without further ado, I'd like to pass it off to Kwan the owner of silk restaurant lunch Thank you, Abby. Thank you, Brian Guys welcome welcome. It's been a long four months for us for me and my team my partner here at Kenny I want to thank my wife my daughter here This everyone here that's been a part of my journey Sergio Ken Chef We really just wanted to bring something exciting to the city It's been a it's been a long journey for us But without the city's help John our realtor He's the mate one who made it happen for us and we're just excited to be here We're excited for you guys to try our food our cocktails and just vibe out with us Like our sign and our motto says it's the vibe for me. So Let that be let's let's uh, get Get to Colombia and show them what you know, we have to offer I'm not a public speaker, but I just like to be brief. But I think everyone here The whole team the whole staff Um, especially, you know, Sergio Bringing us he really helped us a lot. Um with this process so Jay woods quay these People i'm talking about uh, jade that just walked out. They're all a vital part of our team Um, and we just want to be just a big huge success in the city of Colombia Thank you guys Just say real quick, you know, we've had a lot of uh interesting Colombia a lot of uh business openings that have happened Since january of this year restaurants retailers entrepreneurs This right here is one of the best turnouts we have had to date. This is awesome Y'all y'all support the Kwan you've shown up you've turned up for this and we need to see more of that We need we need more people like the Kwan bringing their business here And we need more good crowds coming out and showing up to support their local businesses So thank you and thank you all for showing up for this. This is a really important moment And I know everybody's appreciative of the support