I run the iconic Big Sur restaurant Nepenthe. The Timber Fire is costing us up to $70,000 a day in sales.

Kirk Gafill, an owner and general manager of Nepenthe, said the restaurant is losing thousands in sales while under an evacuation order due to the Timber Fire. Kirk Gafill Kirk Gafill runs Nepenthe, an iconic Big Sur restaurant under evacuation due to the Timber Fire. He said Nepenthe faces up to $70,000 in lost sales each day it's closed during peak season. Gafill said the impact on Nepenthe and its employees will depend on how long the fire lasts. This is an as-told-essay based on a conve...