When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in March 2020, Noodle Street Manager Chris Chan started sewing face masks for his employees out of his own cut-up clothes. Noodle Street, located on Boston University’s East Campus, had been serving customers for over two decades until the pandemic forced it to close for six months. It joined the 44% of Massachusetts small businesses in the area that closed amidst strict lockdown policies.

Douglass Williams indulged CitySpace attendees with delicious conversations about his bittersweet journey as a chef ,and even brought some ginger gelato,as part of WBUR’s Curated Cuisine series on Monday.