Mama Bond’s Soul Meals Kitchen debuts in downtown Muncie

MUNCIE, Ind. — Back again in March, during the starting of the COVID-19 pandemic, Andrea Venable-Bond was trying to imagine of new methods to start out a business.

The 41-year-outdated mother of four was previously a little business owner of Charisma Cleansing, but she wanted one thing extra. At very first, she started venturing into the world of daycares, having classes and earning certificates.

Soon after a discussion with her father, she realized that may possibly be far too difficult all through a pandemic. Venable-Bond ongoing discovering extra strategies in April, and although she experienced the signifies to start out a 2nd organization, she preferred to prevent taking out a mortgage.

“I wanted to make careers. I’m a offering individual, so I really don’t like to see men and women battle,” Venable-Bond mentioned. “I know how it feels to wrestle, for the reason that I was a solitary father or mother prior to I was married, so I have an understanding of the struggle.”

Owner Andrea Venable-Bond opened Mama Bond's Soul Food on Charles Street in downtown Muncie Friday, Nov. 13, 2020.

How the soul food items cafe bought its title

In mid-April, the plan of a soul meals cafe popped into her head, and from there, she designed a listing of what she would have to have to place her plan into motion.

Initial, she wanted a chef, so she commenced investigating who may well be a very good cook dinner in Muncie, whether or not it be just at property or a facet-business enterprise. Her beautician advised Sonya Hawkins.

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