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How the pandemic has changed Philly’s restaurants

Restaurant owners and workers say business is returning to pre-pandemic levels, but COVID-19 has left indelible marks on the industry.

Rhonda Saltzman, left, and Mercedes Brooks check up on baked goods at their work space inside the BOK Building in South Philadelphia on Thursday, April 7, 2022. The sisters launched Second Daughter baking co. in 2020 and were recently named James Beard semifinalists for Outstanding Baker.
Rhonda Saltzman, left, and Mercedes Brooks check up on baked goods at their work space inside the BOK Building in South Philadelphia on Thursday, April 7, 2022. The sisters launched Second Daughter baking co. in 2020 and were recently named James Beard semifinalists for Outstanding Baker.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer