Stone Soup Kitchen , which opened in Grant Park in 2005, will be closing on Aug. 23, according to owner Sarah Rick. The date is significant because it marks 38 years to the day that Stone Soup was incorporated as a grocery co-op in the Virginia-Highland neighborhood.
Rick had been hoping to retire and apparently had “takers” who wanted to buy the business. But, recently, after the building was sold, that became more difficult.
"Things are so good at SSK right now," Rick said in an email. "Our menu says 'We Got This!' And I'm going to say that at long last, that's actually true. It's a sad way to go out. The staff and customers have become family. One customer, very disappointed to hear the news today, said: 'When I come in here, I feel like I'm coming home.' We're all still working hard on finding a way for Stone Soup to have a future."
Here are more details from a press release, which includes a bit of Stone Soup history and what's behind the closing.
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