R.I.P., John Carlos White.
As Jon boarded F & D in early 2019, I was in the process of taking on the digital editor (web site) role, and we became friends. The pandemic reordered matters, but that’s another story — RB.
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To understand the struggles of the restaurant industry, you must accept the inevitability of turnover. Staff of all levels and tenure leave; ownership changes hands; vendors are bought out; menus are updated. Things, places, and people all come and go.
These truths make John Carlos White’s stalwart presence as the publisher of Louisville’s finest food and beverage publication all the more impressive.
I came into fold in the Spring of 2019 after losing out on yet another marketing job. The interviewer delivered the news gently: we really liked you, but the perfect candidate came along. I didn’t entirely buy it, but I appreciated not being ghosted.
A week later, however, another call came....
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