“The world just came crashing down,” he said.
Before Lledó could open his businesses back up to the public in June, he said he offered Zoom cooking classes and virtual tasting events online.
But, still, Lledó says he’s been forced to take things month by month.
Lledó has had to lean heavily on the success of Xiquet because the business model for Slate has not been fruitful during the pandemic.
“A wine bar is a different concept,” he said. “It’s meant to have like 40 people at the bar having small bites, small plates. That concept, right now, of bar life does not exist.”
Police Investigate Separate Fatal Crashes in Bel Air and Street
Maryland State Police are investigating a pair of separate fatal crashes that occurred in Harford County.
At about 3:10 p.m. on Tuesday, troopers from the Maryland State Police Bel Air Barrack responded to the area of Route 543 and Route 22 in Bel Air, Maryland for a report of a three-vehicle crash with injuries. According to a preliminary investigation, a 2018 Nissan Versa was travelling west on Route 22 approaching Route 543.
Westbound Route 22 traffic was stopped for the traffic light at Route 543. For reasons unknown at this time, the Nissan Versa failed to slow and/or stop and crashed into a 2011 Mini Cooper, which was pushed into the rear of a 2014 Chevy Cruz. The driver and passenger of the Nissan Versa were transported by Maryland State Police helicopter to Shock Trauma for treatment of their injuries. The driver of the Nissan Versa, identified as John Vanluit, 41 of Nottingham, Maryland, died at Shock Trauma.
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