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We’re now mid-November 2020, smack dab in the middle of the second surge we were warned about over the summer. We have unfortunately suffered through the misgivings of government that saw the importance of politics to be greater than the importance of human life. Two drug companies have announced they have proved through trials they each have a vaccine ready for quick approval from the FDA. And restaurant dining rooms in Illinois, and other states, have closed again to try to contain and mitigate the virus.

As the days stretched further and further into the year of the Pandemic, restauranteurs of all stripes started using words and phrases like, pivot, community, PPP and “The New Normal”. Carmen Rossi of Chicago’s 8 - A Hospitality Company, was no different. However, he had the terrifying and not so unique experience of contracting the Corona Virus early on when little was known about transmission and treatment. Fortunately, he survived with a perspective of how real this disease is and how it can affect anyone. He is now trying to steer, with the help of a dedicated management team, the dozen bars and restaurants employing nearly 1,000 people under his banner survive and remain a viable business as society returns to the new normal. The current state of the restaurant industry is nearer to collapse than when the lockdowns started in March. What will it look like when we come out the other side? Carmen Rossi may not have the right answer, but he’s willing to try anything.

Music;   Busted – John Deley, Sunday Stroll – Huma-Huma

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