It's already started happening.
But for some, transformation isn’t feasible, or tenable. Petit Trois, one of my favorite restaurants in the city, made the decision to simply close during the shutdown. Chef Ludo Levebvre said, “We did the best we could, but it no longer makes any sense, professionally or personally, to keep Petit Trois open as a to-go restaurant.
And that’s the tricky part: Once they’re off, you don’t simply turn the lights back on. Restaurants, like a film shoot or Broadway show, are powered by inertia; multiple moving parts must work together in order for the whole to function.
Nye encouraged small businesses in difficult financial straits to call his office for a consultation, cost-free. “These are truly the job generators for most of our economy. They just don’t have the political pull some of the larger industries do.”There is no easy solution. If the history of this country is to be at all believed, bailout money will go mostly to line the pockets of the already wealthy. So, it’s up to us. Shop small. If you can, eat from locally owned businesses. Buy gift cards.
The jobs large companies are providing are not to be taken for granted. They are essential if we’re going to get through this crisis. But small business is the backbone of this nation, and it’s currently in grave peril.Get our weekly Tasting Notes newsletter for reviews, news and more from critics Bill Addison and Patricia Escárcega.
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