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Opening a restaurant in a pandemic

Three people who braved opening a food business during the pandemic.

Is there ever a good time to open a restaurant? Surely, during a global pandemic isn’t one of them? As coronavirus rips through communities around the globe, lockdowns are forcing tens of thousands of restaurants to close their doors. Tamasin Ford meets the entrepreneurs who are doing the opposite. We hear how a West African restaurant in London and a Chinese restaurant in LA are managing their openings. Plus, how putting food on the menu, became a matter of survival for one of London's top dance clubs.

(Picture: AdejokΓ©, Henry and Stuart. Credit: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ/AdejokΓ© Bakare/Henry Molina/Stuart Glen)

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Contributors:

AdejokΓ© Bakare: Chishuru restaurant, London
Henry Molina: Good and Nice restaurant, LA
Stuart Glen: co-founder The Cause, London

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27 minutes

Last on

Mon 9 Nov 2020 01:32GMT

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