Covid dried up their old jobs — and got these food entrepreneurs to follow their passion

“I’m balanced, I’m balancing myself,” she said. “I am doing this for myself, just to be happy.”

She clasped her hands together and smiled. “You know, no one believes in the American Dream anymore,” she said. “To me, this is what I’m achieving. This is my little American Dream.”

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