The Casellula Wine and Cheese Cafe in Hell's Kitchen has decided to close its doors until January 3 for the safety of its staff and customers.
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On Tuesday, the shop sold off most of its soft-cheese inventory that would go bad during the closure.
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This is the second pandemic-related closure for the business.
"Until March of 2020 I never thought we'd have to do anything like this," Casellula owner Brian Keyser said. "This has had a dramatic impact on my business ... we just turn off all of our revenue and we don't turn off all of our expenses."
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The first time around, Casellula was forced to close for 18 months due to the pandemic.
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