“Never did we expect a year of this happening,” said Bramato.
That’s when coronavirus concerns forced a whirlwind of changes to our lives, including bars and restaurants having to suddenly close in-person service.
“When this first happened we had to let go of everybody,” said Bramato.
Bramato says for months she worked seven days a week with another person to keep takeout and her business going.
“I was not sleeping at night. I would wake up thinking this will be the end of us, not knowing. It was the not knowing that was eating me alive,” said Bramato.
Over the last year hundreds of restaurants in the state did close even as in-person dining resumed.