You could see the exact moment it hit Aaron Foster that his restaurant, Food + Drink in Renoâs Midtown, might not survive.
Itâs at the 1-minute, 5-second mark of a selfie video Foster posted to Instagram on March 13, 2020, the day the Food + Drink owner decided he couldnât justify keeping his restaurant open amid the health risks posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
âWe just opened a month ago,â Foster says, half smiling, while walking around his empty restaurant in Renoâs Midtown.
The tone of his voice shifts from upbeat to uncertain, and the reality of being open for a month before COVID-19 began closing the country and many small businesses like his own, sinks in.