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What My Dad Gave His Shop

For 45 years, , Harmony Audio Video, has been my dad’s life: the reason he left home early every day, the reason he was chronically late to pick me up from school, the reason he didn’t take a single vacation for 25 years.

Francesca Mari The Atlantic Dec 2020 Permalink

Food

My Restaurant Was My Life for 20 Years. Does the World Need It Anymore?

The chef/writer behind New York City’s Prune revises her original dreams for the restaurant in the wake of closing because of COVID.

Gabrielle Hamilton New York Times Magazine Apr 2020 30min Permalink

Food

'Everyone Is So Afraid'

How COVID-19 is changing the American restaurant industry.

Jordan Ritter Conn The Ringer Apr 2020 25min Permalink

Business History World

One Small Store

Two men, separated by more than 150 years, discover the folly of attempting Western-style capitalism in Micronesia.

Jonathan Gourlay The Morning News Apr 2014 25min Permalink

Best Article

Coffee Club Closes

A coffee shop owner finally gets to shut down his store.

Neal Pollack Chicago Reader Sep 2000 10min Permalink