As of December 1, 2020, over 110,000 eateries had closed either temporarily or permanently, according to the National Restaurant Association. That year, she and her ex-husband and current business partner Aristides Barrios opened a tiny, bustling arepa restaurant in the East Village. I went through a hurricane, my restaurant in Rockaway got destroyed, a fire, my second restaurant in the East Village got destroyed, a divorce. And now I don't really know what's next. But the restaurant took off, and was so popular that three years later they opened a second location in Buckhead.

Source: CNN February 17, 2021 11:26 UTC