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How Payment Protection Program Loans are Failing Seattle Restaurants | Eater Seattle

"Ethan Stowell—known for Tavolata, How to Cook a Wolf, Cortina, and many other spots—was the only restaurateur Eater spoke to who obtained a PPP loan in the first round (helped by using a smaller bank); he had 365 employees before the shutdown and dropped to 48, with only seven of his 17 restaurants open for some takeout/delivery, and he is using the loan to cover current payroll while weighing reopening additional locations or starting a community kitchen; he warns the June 30 forgiveness cutoff and the short two‑year loan term are problematic (saying a 10‑year payback would be more reasonable) and worries servers may not return while enhanced unemployment benefits remain in place." - Gabe Guarente