A 119-degree day in Phoenix hits like a blast of hot air from the oven with no relief in sight, and for business owners, there’s hardly any avoiding it.
Thomas serves up authentic Cajun and Creole dishes from recipes passed down through generations at her Zydeco’s Louisiana Kitchen Food Truck and her newly opened Zydeco’s 2 Geaux walk-up window. But at a time when the summer desert heat comes sooner, grows more extreme and lingers longer , it’s not realistic or safe for Thomas to park her truck and wait for customers. So instead, she’s shifted gears to build up a catering business in the meantime.
“Because it comes up on you fast, and you lose time with it if you don’t stay on top of it; and I’ve had a hard time explaining that to people who are young, because they think they’re invincible.” For animals, more water and ‘bloodsicles’ And for many operations, that extends to keeping animals safe as well. Just south of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the tiny town of Los Cerrillos, Harrold Granthan has run the Broken Saddle Riding Company horseback riding center for 30 years.
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