‘I’m watching it tank’: The struggles of reimagining an Alabama buffet during coronavirus

J.J. Nelson was banking on a surge of business last Sunday to help lift spirits of his employees and provide hope for the unknown future of the Barnyard Buffet. Before coronavirus, Sundays were the best days of the week for the Saraland eatery that proclaims itself as “home-cooking just like mom used to make.” Groups of 20 people would arrive after church and wait in line to get a seat before …