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Pandemic brought a business boom to this Colerain restaurant

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Pandemic brought a business boom to this Colerain restaurant
Pandemic brought a business boom to this Colerain restaurant

Although the COVID-19 pandemic dealt a devastating blow to Cincinnati’s restaurant industry, it’s enabled one uniquely well-adapted business to achieve a years-long goal.

RESTAURANTS, IT ALSO HELPEDDELIVER A CHEF'S DREAM INCOLERAIN.FOLKS-N-MOTION'SBUSINESS DOUBLED AND NEXTMONTH ITS OWNER WILL ROLL OUTNEW SERVICE.REPORTER LARRYSEWARD GIVES US A PEEK.(TAKE PKG)(nats of music - tc13:22:45)"(music) am idreamin'..."(track)On thecorner of Colerain andKipling... (nats of fryer12:42:27)(track)Folks-n-motionsounds like a big deal.(sot/tc 12:47:25/ kameron keeling/customer)"this is as close asit get to your uncle hoppingon the grill at a barbecue.this is as close as it getsright here."(track)But it's nomore than one trailer that hasbeen parked in the same spotfor three years through hotand cold spells.(sot/ tc12:13:00/ rob dolch/ folks nmotion, owner)"i'm trying tostill bring joy to be throughan adversity."(track)He neverdreamed his payoff...(nats ofsaw inside food truck underconstruction)(track)...couldbe this close... during thesetimes.While coronavirus robbedOhio restaurants of 100-thousand jobs and 700-milliondollars worth of income...chef Rob is doing double hisnormal business.(sot/ tc12:12:03/ rob dolch/ folks nmotion, owner)"it takes you toa height unknown as far asyour inner spirit seeing otherpeople (brought) joy throughfood."(track)Kameron Keelingis one of many first-timecustomers.(sot/ tc 12:45:10/kameron keeling/ customer)"locally owned restaurantsbeing killed is in ourrestaurants being killed is inour hands, it's in the peopleof this city's hands and weshould be helping each otherto stay going.

All it takes isto come spend 10-dollars withsomebody sometimes."(sot/ tc12:45:23/ kameron keeling/customer)"that might help thatman stay going, help take careof his family..."(track)Everysummer, Dolch and his wifetravel to New Orleans andother cities to sample thebest food trucks.He pickstheir brains.For years... hedreamed of having his own totake his cuisine to big eventsaround the tri-state and inother cities.The money heearned this spring put himover the top.His custom truckis just weeks away from beingready.(sot/ tc 12:13:42/robert dolch/ folks n motion,owner)"God has blessed me..."(larry looklive)"when chef robgets his truck in about twoweeks his next stop is agiveaway.

He plans to drivefree food to the homelessaround the city.

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