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Examining what it takes to put food on your plate

The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.

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The Food Chain: Opening a restaurant in a pandemic

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Opening a restaurant in a pandemic

05/11/2020 GMT

BBC World Service - The Food Chain, Opening a restaurant in a pandemic

Three people who braved opening a food business during the 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: Adejoké, Henry and Stuart. Credit: BBC/Adejoké Bakare/Henry Molina/Stuart Glen)

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Contributors:

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

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