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  1. The New York Times CompanyHEATHER MURPHY6/12/217 min
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    • DellwoodBarker2 years ago

      For months, Mr. Kumangai has been placing a cast iron skillet with lava rocks and a cup of water in his oven — among other tricks to make it function like a professional steamer oven. Just as he began looking into renting space in a commercial kitchen, he learned that “Jagged Little Pill” wanted him back in the fall.

      He has convinced himself that he can do both: bake in the morning and perform on Broadway at night.

      💓⛲️⚖️ Balancing Work & Play ⚖️⛲️💓

    • Alexa2 years ago

      “Then business suddenly boomed, even more than before, but with a fraction of the available staff,” she said. “Those we’ve tried to bring on during the pandemic have been unreliable, had personal chaos, or seem to just not be entirely stable or know what they want.”

      This article is interesting, my local hardware store and feed store are struggling to keep staff lately. I wonder if this could be one thing that helps create a market for smaller, one-woman type operations.

      Or maybe it's just my own dreams of a world where multiple, decentralized small community businesses are the trend peeking through ahha. who knows.