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Soups, salads, artisanal breads, even The Kitchen Sink coming to new 4th Street cafe
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SOUTHEASTERN NC When Kelly Ashline was a teenager, she worked for the now-defunct sandwich haven South College Deli and loved the experience. The owners were kind, the food was solid and the customers were loyal, according to the former employee.
Though Ashline didn’t stay in the restaurant industry too long into adulthood, a passion for cooking and baking stuck. Now, with business partner Jessica Brotherton, a love for the art of crafting the perfect sandwich is coming back full circle.
“It was weird how it happened because we had been planning our food truck, not even knowing that South College Deli was going to close [during the pandemic],” Brotherton said.
Chef James Doss in front of his Castle St. eatery, Rx Restaurant and Bar. (Port City Daily/Photo by Jonathan Spiers)
SOUTHEASTERN NC At the beginning of 2020, the restaurant industry was looking to surpass its 2019 revenue nationwide, according to the National Restaurant Association. Projections were around $899 billion. As 2020 comes to a close, it’s tracking around $659 billion a $240 billion loss because of Covid-19.
To quantify it locally, James and Sarah Rushing Doss, owners of Rx Restaurant on Castle St., will see around a 65% revenue decrease in 2020. They have had to close and reopen the restaurant on multiple occasions this year because of the coronavirus.