Everything gets more expensive, every day. Perhaps no one feels that like a small, local restaurant and bakery. Dinah, general manager Monica Walters, and Spinning J’s alderperson, Jessie Fuentes, illustrate the struggles of keeping a place like this alive and well — against all odds.

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We take a brief segway from the story of a business to the story of a relationship. The night baker and the pastry manager work opposite shifts at a bakery. But in the case of Richard and Brigid, their paths crossed just often enough to lead to something special.

Take a peek into their unique love story and hear how they manage to keep both their relationship and Spinning J stay afloat and thrive, on a 24/7 schedule.

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You’ve probably never seen him. But if you’ve eaten at Spinning J, you’ve had something prepared with care by Richard Ridinger. He’s been the restaurant’s overnight baker, clocking in as most of us go to bed and working through the night.

As Spinning J’s doors open, Richard disappears back home, only his work left behind. But on this episode of “Jewel Box,” we take a peek into the life of the man who has kept the restaurant running for 10 years.

Richard and Spinning J have grown up together and eventually, led him to love.

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