IT’S A TIE

Ava's Kitchen with @myavachristine

with permission from @christophe_kyle

Ava's Kitchen review

by @Christophe_Kyle

So I tried to support another Black Owned Business for lunch today. It’s called Ava’s Kitchen, just opened end of April. It’s a very clean establishment, but whewww let me tell you about this owner.

First off, I asked why there are balloons on my chair, and it’s not my birthday? She talm’bout, mind yah business; those are Mommy’s.

I been waiting on my order to get done for 45 minutes, and I’m the only customer here. She was making good progress at fi rst, then she stopped for 20 minutes to go watch Paw Patrol.

Overall the customer service could be better, but the cook is a cutie; so I’ll give her another chance. Let’s not give up on Black businesses so fast after one mistake.

Animal Magic, Inc. caught the male Cardinal feeding its fledglings

Animal Magic, Inc.

Luis being a dad

Madeline Strum Photography

MORE WITH LESS

I was going to look for 10 printed pictures to make a collage, but why stop at 10? The pictures of the first child are much more thought out than the fourth. When the fourth demanded to be added, though, it was easier to search for her dad’s face on my phone than to find a printed picture of them. The photo quality is different, but the fatherly love is the same. —MV

The fourth child does not have prints in the collage

Madeline Vega