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Felix Godward’s “Felix Handmade Empanadas” Brings Authentic Argentinian Pastries to Charlotte

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 Felix Godward lived out of a van and moved cross-country before opening a food truck. Soon, he’ll expand to an uptown location. FELIX GODWARD RECALLS being suspended in midair — cheeks blushed from the breeze of cold mountain air, staring off into Argentina’s wide white hills and tall trees. He’s 10 years old, being carried along a cable over the Las Leñas ski slopes in Mendoza. His brothers, Ivan and Beltrán, and sister, Chloe, are there too — but they’re seated on the ski lift in different chairs scattered throughout the sky. Godward shares a chair with a stranger, a girl. “De dónde eres,” she asks. Where are you from? He talks to the girl, telling her of his home in Miami and his visits to Argentina every summer. Their chatter fills the frigid air. They begin listing people they know from Miami until they stumble upon the name of a person they both know — Tommy Helou, Godward’s best friend, who also happens to be the girl’s cousin. It was more than just coincidence that connec...
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Navigating COVID-19: How One Restaurateur (Felix Godward) Survived The Shutdown 2 Weeks After Opening

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Felix Godward is a bit of a free spirit who needs constant change. When he was 21, he moved out of his apartment in Los Angeles and into his van. He traveled across California working as a server at different restaurants. “It was actually not that uncomfortable. I thought it was so exciting that it was like it never felt like it was something that was like an inconvenience,” Felix Godward said. “It was really stimulating. I’m someone that needs a lot of stimulus.” He knew he wanted to do something in the food industry, but he didn’t want to start a business in LA. He heard Charlotte was a fast-growing city with fewer food trucks and he dreamed of having one of his own. Living out of his van helped him save up for it, but then his van got towed. The $1,600 it cost to get it back was the push he needed to leave California and move to Charlotte in 2017. When he arrived, he bought a small trailer. He added wood paneling, an oven and large windows and launched Felix’s Handmade Empanadas. “I...
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Location: Charlotte, NC, USA
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