"At the time, they had grits and cornmeal, which I started buying from them.
It was very scary to see our entire restaurant industry basically fold overnight.I was coming into our factory to shut the 16,000 square-foot building down and send my team home until Lord knows when.
I remember feeling a sense of loss because I've always been able to just make things work no matter what happens, because I just can show up and pull it together.This felt like an instance where there was no control.It was so much bigger than all of us.
It felt suffocating.The world was ending around us and there was nothing we could do about it..
I had this hopeless feeling, but I was walking my factory floor, looking at our fabrics, looking at our sewing machines, looking at the stacks of material everywhere.
Just being like, this is so [unbelievable] that we're just going to shut it down.cola soft drink (such as Coca-Cola).
red wine (such as Tempranillo).thinly sliced jarred piquillo peppers or roasted red peppers.
finely chopped shallot.1. garlic clove, thinly sliced.
(Editor: Advanced Irons)