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CHARLOTTE — Jill Marcus knows every restaurant has a season. Her longtime eatery, Fern, Flavors From the Garden, will close in Dilworth on May 4.
The restaurant at 1419 East Blvd. has become a staple for the vegan and vegetarian community over the past 14 years.
Marcus says she’s been thinking about Fern’s future for a long time. She moved to the 36-seat space from Plaza Midwood in 2016.
She says the restaurant has been trying to make a comeback since the pandemic, but it does not break even. She subsidizes it with her other Mother Earth ventures: Something Classic, Coquette and Mariposa.
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