By Madeleine Pauker | Interstellar – SMDP.com – Courtesy Photo.

Photo: Interstellar’s Basque cheesecake is available for takeout and delivery at Cafe Interstellar.

Cafe Interstellar was set to open March 21 — two days after Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered all Californians to stay at home at much as possible — pivoted to radically different business model within a couple of weeks is even more challenging. Angie and Daniel Kim had dreamed of starting their first business that would combine their shared connections to Korean and American culture in downtown Santa Monica, Angie’s culinary training in Italy and Daniel’s background in specialty coffee.

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