Beneath historic signs hanging on Merchants Delicatessen's famous brick walls, owner Bob Austin wipes off tables Saturday morning. Effective Jan. 1, Tom Maccarone takes over as owner of Merchants and plans so far include a name change to Olive.
From the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin Online News.
WALLA WALLA -- Tom Maccarone and Jake Crenshaw plan to continue many of the services at Merchants Ltd. when they take over in January. Particularly the food service.
But some of the traditions won't be in the cards.
The ordering system is one of them. No longer will customers be given a playing card when they place their orders, the two said. A new system for picking up orders will be implemented.
Also changing: the interior. Maccarone said the earthy tones of T. Maccarone's will be painted inside the new Olive Marketplace and Cafe to build continuity between the two businesses.