Side Note: After the 89’ quake the entire Italian North Beach Restaurant industry / area was devastated, and non functioning. The locals that helped us put the pieces back together were all Asians from the adjacent China Town, they went door to door asking if we needed assistance. This started a long and friendly food share with other industry folks for years. We were never turned away, for anything, wood, nails, ice for the bar, extra help clearing ruble, all done for the sake of community. I and the owner were sleeping in a booth every night, afraid the place would be looted, but come morning the sounds of the world being put back together, as a community, it will never leave me.
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