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Honey’s Kettle: 60% sales drop to lines supporting Black-owned businesses
Vincent Williams is the owner of Honey’s Kettle . Known for its golden fried chicken and honey-coated biscuits, Williams opened 20 years ago in Compton. Five years later, he launched a second location in Culver City.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readVincent Williams is the owner of Honey’s Kettle. Known for its golden fried chicken and honey-coated biscuits, Williams opened 20 years ago in Compton. Five years later, he launched a second location in Culver City. He describes losing 60% of his business overnight at the start of the pandemic, but people lined up to support Black-owned businesses weeks later. Now Miller has opened Honey Drop Kitchen to deliver his flagship favorites.
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Restaurant fragility, frontline employees, worker resources- 0:00Honey’s Kettle: 60% sales drop to lines supporting Black-owned businessesYou’re reading this
- 8:13Restaurant critic on the risks and rewards of dining out during pandemic
- 15:43Deciding when to keep the doors open during the pandemic
- 29:00When face shields and masks become the new restaurant uniform
- 39:29Low wages, high turnover, and burnout are hazards of the restaurant industry
- 47:37A trip to the Costa Chica region of Guerrero — via Watts
The full episode
1 of 6Restaurant fragility, frontline employees, worker resources- 0:00Honey’s Kettle: 60% sales drop to lines supporting Black-owned businessesYou’re reading this
- 8:13Restaurant critic on the risks and rewards of dining out during pandemic
- 15:43Deciding when to keep the doors open during the pandemic
- 29:00When face shields and masks become the new restaurant uniform
- 39:29Low wages, high turnover, and burnout are hazards of the restaurant industry
- 47:37A trip to the Costa Chica region of Guerrero — via Watts