Cathy’s Kitchen reopens after pandemic

Singer Melissa Etheridge (L) laughs with Cathy Jenkins at Cathy’s Kitchen in Ferguson, Missouri on Friday, July 16, 2021. Etheridge, who is friends with Jenkins had lunch at the small restaurant on the first day that the dining room was reopened. Cathy’s Kitchen has been closed to the public for over a year due to the pandemic and became nationally known after protesters vandalized her business during the Michael Brown events of 2014.