Celebrity-Loved LA Breakfast Sandwich Bucket Drop Calabama Has Closed | Eater LA

"I learned that the innovative East Hollywood underground restaurant Calabama, which famously used a bright red bucket to lower sandwiches to customers during the pandemic, is no more—or at least the sandwiches are gone for now. Owner Cara Haltiwanger dropped her last sandwich from her apartment building’s fire escape and told Eater the sandwich could return only for limited events and pop-ups outside her home, since she’s moving on to bottling and packaging her bespoke hot sauce under the Calabama name and pursuing new collaborations and creative projects. Saying goodbye has been tough for her because she’s made so many friends and met cool people — including celebrities like Will Ferrell and Halle Berry — but the Calabama brand itself is still around, hot sauce and all." - Farley Elliott