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IN TRANSITION Newburgh restaurateur discusses future plans
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OWNER JACQUIE SCHEN DISCUSSES EDGEWATER GRILLE AND WHAT’S NEXT AS SHE PREPARES TO STEP AWAY FROM THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS
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WRITER: JULIE ROSENBAUM
It’s almost the end of an era. The sale is pend- ing on longtime downtown Newburgh fixture Jacquie Schen’s Edgewater Grille.
“Sometimes it’s time to say hello and some- times it’s time to say goodbye,” said Schen, who has operated Edgewater for the past 22 years. Her restaurant is still open for the foreseeable future.
She said it isn’t that difficult to step away – it’s simply time. Then basically changing her mind in mid-sentence she added, “It’s always hard to say goodbye.”
“It’s easy to hand it off to someone who has the right attitude,” she said. She didn’t want to name the new owner, because details have not been finalized.
“I feel the person who buys this restaurant will be an amazing businessman who has a great vision for this project,” Schen said. “He will only do something to make us proud.”
Through the years, she has watched New- burgh blossom into what she describes as a “beautiful, cozy, quaint historical town. It’s grown by leaps and bounds in the past 22 years. Everybody has come together to make it grow more.”
Schen has met a lot of wonderful clients she considers very good friends.
“Some of my good customers have passed away,” she said. “They were like members of my family. We’ve also had some beautiful weddings. It’s a very emotional place.”
A native of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Schen may do some traveling, but plans to stay in the area.
“This is my home – Evansville, Newburgh,” she said. “Evansville is part of Newburgh and Newburgh is part of Evansville. I have bonded with the community. Although I’m not going anywhere I want to thank everyone who has come into my restaurant and made my life happy.”
Laughing, she said the word “retire” doesn’t exist in her vocabulary.
“I’ll devote more time to my children and husband,” Schen said. “Family has always been first. I don’t regret a minute of it. I did it my way.”
Edgewater offers such a wide range of food, from burgers to steak to fish to Italian to Schen’s authentic recipes. No matter when the sale goes through, many Newburghians will always think of her when they walk in the door.
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