Milford pop-up doughnut shop goes big during pandemic
MILFORD — Christina Larson was doing well in her career in restaurants when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. In March, the 31-year-old Southbridge native found herself laid off from her job as a pastry chef where she oversaw four Bar Mezzana locations in Boston. But Larson, now living in Wrentham, said the setback proved to be for the best. As a supplement to her full-time job at the Boston restaurant, Larson had started a pop-up doughnut and coffee business called Basic Batch Donuts. The operation was open just once a month, on Saturdays, mainly for fun, Larson said. And when Bar Mez...