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Dec 2022
30m 29s

The Guilty Plate

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About this episode

This week, we're bringing you another food-related mystery - this time from our friendly neighbors to the north, Vermont Public and Brave Little State producer Josh Crane.

If you go out to eat right now, you’re likely to run into restaurants that are struggling because they’re missing a crucial ingredient: staff. In this episode, Josh sets out to solve the mystery of the COVID-era restaurant industry exodus, by telling the story of one Vermont diner, The Guilty Plate.

The full version of this story was originally published on December 1, 2022 on Vermont Public's podcast, Brave Little State.

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