Opening a restaurant in a pandemic

Published: Nov. 5, 2020, midnight

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Is there ever a good time to open a restaurant? Surely, during a global pandemic isn\\u2019t 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: Adejok\\xe9, Henry and Stuart. Credit: BBC/Adejok\\xe9 Bakare/Henry Molina/Stuart Glen)

If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk

Contributors:

Adejok\\xe9 Bakare: Chishuru restaurant, London\\nHenry Molina: Good and Nice restaurant, LA\\nStuart Glen: co-founder The Cause, London

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