Caribbean Restaurant Week seeks to drive traffic to local eateries
WHYY By Ayana Jones, The Philadelphia TribuneApril 16, 2021 Careda Matthews is the owner of Careda’s Caribbean Cuisine located at the Reading Terminal Market. (Abdul R. Sulayman / The Philadelphia Tribune) Careda Matthews’ restaurant had only been in business for a year and half when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and wreaked havoc economically. Her restaurant, Careda’s Caribbean Cuisine, faced a significant downturn in customers when the pandemic caused the downtown area to be closed off last year. Her eatery is located in the Reading Terminal Market, which lost a significant amount of foot...