The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards returned this year and took place in the Flanders region of Belgium, famous for its chocolate, diamonds and beer. There are only a couple of days each year when you will find the world’s top restaurants bereft of their star chefs. Last Tuesday was one such day as chefs from
Worldwide the Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the food industry that has crippled many establishments. Closer to home, the iconic Shanghai Restaurant formerly located along Sezibwa Road and situated in Kampala Club gave notice and closed shop.
Perhaps the most affected places were the hotels that historically were assured a regular and generous revenue from banqueting functions which inter allia included; weddings, conferences et al not to mention dining out. In one fell swoop these became victims of the pandemic. Coupled with these travails was the sharp drop in occupancy to such unfathomable figures as five or 10 per cent. Worse of all are the workers who have either been furloughed or laid off.