In a lot of ways, it felt like a typical morning at The Kitchen Cafe. Customers trickled in and out. Music bounced off the walls decorated with chalkboards and Banksy prints.
WBUR spent time at The Kitchen Cafe to document its final days. To hear that story, click the play button above.My COVID Economy: Jayme ValdezI have done everything in the food industry from delivery driver all the way to distribution, inventory, managing food costs. I was working for a major casino in New York City in the food and beverage department.When I moved to Boston, I was hired by a shellfish company as a warehouse manager.
[In early 2017], we finally got some acceptance and the business just took off. We were open on Monday to Friday for business, from 7 'til 3. I think between those five days we had over 500 checks every single day. There was times that before we open at 7 we had a line outside already. So, it was great. It was very great.
We were paying $8,000 a month [for rent] ... The landlord finally gave us a little break in terms of giving some rent reduction. That helped a little, but still wasn't enough.
WBUR Voters in MA and other states must never forget what governors did to the local economies and small businesses in the name of “science”
WBUR Government can be so evil.
WBUR A better example would be if NOBODY contributed to Marxist NPR and they had to live on their government subsidies alone. Then they could write suffering first hand as they lay off their hate-based reporters.
WBUR As the owner of 2 gyms trying to survive I feel his pain and there are 1000s of us small businesses around the US closing and our state and federal governments don’t care. They only care about big business and contributors to campaigns
WBUR Bag your lunch.
WBUR If only there was freedom
WBUR Restaurants should consider doing food courts again. Not just in Malls, which have also disappeared. As well as sharing restaurant spaces for similar cuisine.
WBUR the DEMS did this.
WBUR Democrats have ruined this country it just one year, so sad!
Damn
WBUR thanks for this news
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