On Friday, Chef Nelson German shared with ABC7 News his business was burglarized twice.
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The chef shared on Instagram that he would be forced to close his business, which has been around a decade in the Uptown area, if it didn't have a solid weekend of sales.
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He says that thanks to the outpouring of support, alaMar did three times the average amount of business over the weekend.
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He's encouraging everyone to support local businesses as often as we can.