James Cook arrived at Memphis International Airport at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday (June 10).
He closed the restaurant – one of two he operated there – in mid-March after the number of passengers passing through the airport nosedived because of the new coronavirus.
He said most of the customers were passengers but, given the dearth of food options, airport employees also were glad he reopened.
Cook said his other airport business, Runway 901 Bar & Grill, will remain closed, although he is considering reopening the restaurant’s bar if passenger traffic continues on the uptick.
Margaret Cowan, founding keeper of I Am My Sister’s Keeper, a nonprofit that works with single, working mothers to increase their earning potential, spent Wednesday morning and early afternoon helping to distribute food baskets at a South Memphis church.
