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Customers went from eating on their feet to grabbing a seat. Freedom a la Cart – once a food cart that was toted around central Ohio – officially opened its first sit-down restaurant, Freedom a la Cart Bakery + Café + Catering, on April 5 at 123 E. Spring St. in downtown Columbus. The building is about 7,500 square feet, with offices on the top level, the café and kitchen on the ground floor and a commercial kitchen in the basement. “I think it exceeds our expectations,” said Paula Haines, CEO of the organization. “I can’t think of anything more perfect than this space. I think it just feels like home.” ....
GuidesArch CityHome & StyleDiningFeaturesWeddingsLegals The Story Behind Freedom a la Cart’s new Downtown Café The nonprofit begins a new chapter at its gathering space and Downtown café, which opens to the public April 5. By Jill Moorhead Mandie Matthews loves making barbecue pork tacos for her friends and family and takes joy in inviting them into her home to gather around food. But “home” hasn’t always come easy for her. Matthews was 19 and working as a business banker when her friend’s boyfriend placed them both on a classified website for escorts. Speaking in a February interview, Matthews says she made good money as an escort and felt glamorous. She didn’t think it was a problem, until it was. She got into harder drugs and started “working the block, getting in and out of cars.” She lost everything, including custody of her son. ....
Customers went from eating on their feet to grabbing a seat. Freedom a la Cart – once a food cart that was toted around central Ohio – officially opened its first sit-down restaurant, Freedom a la Cart Café + Bakery, on Monday at 123 E. Spring St. Downtown. The two-story building is about 5,000 square feet, with offices on the top level, the café and kitchen on the ground floor and a commercial kitchen in the basement. “I think it exceeds our expectations,” said Paula Haines, CEO of the organization, which helps victims of human trafficking get back on their feet. “I can’t think of anything more perfect than this space. I think it just feels like home.” ....