“Right now I can’t get 100%, so I need to rethink everything … mentally I need a break, she said. It (COVID) can take you down. It took me down on my knee, but I m not down. I’m coming back … my mission here is not over yet.”
Underneath the heavy Sicilian accent, each of Favorito s words is anchored in conviction. She sits inside her restaurant her home (she and her daughter, Sabrina live upstairs) discussing how she can remember high schoolers writing love letters on the walls. The art has been covered up by a remodel, but she recognizes the same sweethearts walking in today, with their children.