It’s been just over a month now and I’m still coming to grips with the closing of Flossie’s Southern Cuisine.
Word of the quiet closing came from the Flossie’s Facebook page, a short write up in la.eater.com, and a brief epitaph in Easy Reader News.
I even went through a sort of foodie’s stages of grief:
Denial: “Can’t be true. Let me check Yelp.”
Anger: “Why did they close!? Why didn’t I go there more often!?”
Bargaining: “OK, they closed due to some kind of changes in restaurant codes but maybe they can open in a new location or start a food truck business…”
Depression: “Man. It’s going to be hard to find fried chicken that good in the South Bay for a long time.”
And finally, Acceptance.
To the family of Flossie’s Southern Cuisine, I really appreciated the meals that I had in your restaurant. I hope your recipes continue to bring smiles to people’s faces and inches to their waistlines for many years to come.