Although a wrecking ball looms, Candice Tonelete had hoped to stay. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * Although a wrecking ball looms, Candice Tonelete had hoped to stay. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? Although a wrecking ball looms, Candice Tonelete had hoped to stay.
Tonelete and wife Jessie Hodel started Roughage Eatery, a vegan restaurant, along Sherbrook Street in late 2019. She learned last year the Winnipeg building she rents — plus three other lots along the road — were set for demolition to make way for a new apartment block. Tonelete is unsure when the destruction date may come.
She’d planned to stick around until then, but a series of unfortunate events — continuous building breakdowns, rising food and labour costs, a drop in customers — have led to a shortened stay. JOHN WOODS / FREE PRESS FILES Jessie Hodel (left), and Candice Tonelete, co-owners of Roughage Eatery, will hold their last event May 30 to celebrate the city’s annual Pride festival. Throw in a recent oven failure, sketchy stairs and washrooms needing repair .
.. and May will be the restaurant’s last month on Sherbrook.
“It’s been a tough ride,” Tonelete said Tuesday. “We can’t take it anymore. It’s a lot of bad luck.
” Fate played a cruel trick roughly six months after Roughage Eatery opened: the COVID-19 pandemic rolled across the globe, bringing lockdowns and public distancing. Sin.
