Doug Dulija, chef and owner of The Plaza Cafe in Southampton, suited up for a day in the kitchen.
Doug Dulija, chef and owner of The Plaza Cafe in Southampton, suited up for a day in the kitchen.
Michelle Trauring on May 14, 2020
Doug Gulija has never had two consecutive days off in his 40-year career. He had never been home before 8 p.m. on a work night. And now, in the face... more
Just as everyone can tell you exactly where they were when they heard about the September 11 terrorist attacks, people can tell you where they were when they came to grips with the enormity of the coronavirus pandemic. Unlike September 11, though, when everyone got the news simultaneously, the pandemic was more like a slow-moving freight train. People on the East End grasped the enormity of the health and economic crisis enveloping them over a period of several weeks, as summertime crowds materialized in March, the scent of bleach and the sight of checkout clerks behind Plexiglas shields greeted visitors ...
by Stephen J. Kotz
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Michelle Trauring on May 14, 2020