Welcome to the whole story. You may have noticed dining out right now is different than it was before the pandemic. For one, there are fewer restaurants. An estimated 70,000 fewer since covid 19. Higher prices and sometimes added Service Charges that many restaurants say our final to keep them running. More restaurants are Offering Takeout and delivery services. Restaurant and had to adapt and evolve in order to survive. One of the establishments that didnt survive was bobby flays longtime new york restaurant got two. He close the doors days after the lockdown began and that Experience Led him to think about who made it through the pandemic and why. Over the next hour bobby flay takes us to restaurants around the country from oregon to kentucky to new york and introduces us to some of the leading chefs and experts say that dining out has changed for good. March 2020. States are shutting down restaurants. That is a sector that has switched off overnight. Like so many in the restaurant i
March, 2020. States are shutting down restaurants. Thats an Industry Sector that switched all. When you look at big moments like that, how do you face it . What do you do . It was so not in our play book. Major d was telling people i know youre used to this, but thats a remarkable thing to have on a constant basis. People have been waiting for four hours. It was something i didnt have the strategy. We werent able to go to work or order food. No food in the Grocery Stores. But my Chicken Farmer saying now his business is wiped out and Big Box Stores are frantically trying to make deals with these guys. By the end of march, 2020, financial losses and Employee Burnout had taken a toll. Introduce yourselves. Did you close . We never closed. Which in retrospect probably would have been the smarter move for everybody. Because nobody knew what to do. Nobody knew what to do. I think our business was already on a lot of ropes. My per view showed me we were running on very archaic system. In New
Good morning. And welcome. It is a glorious day here in San Francisco. My name is mia, Meeting Place manager San Francisco. I am thrilled to be here today as we welcome part of our Meeting Place here at San Francisco. This is a really special moment for all of us. I coulden be more excited to be here together with all of you. At inca centers we are committed to transform this beautiful beautiful building into a Meeting Place, a place tobring people together to meet and eat, to shop and have fun. Our journey began last august, and many of you were actually here that day, when the ikea city store opened for the public. And then in january, we welcomed industerous or flexible coworking space on the 5th floor. Today we are here, this is our next big milestone to celebrate opening of the hall. This incredible space really showcase the hard work, the dedication, the commitment from so many of you, and i want to take this special moment to thank each and every one of you who have been support
Committed to transform this beautiful beautiful building into a Meeting Place, a place tobring people together to meet and eat, to shop and have fun. Our journey began last august, and many of you were actually here that day, when the ikea city store opened for the public. And then in january, we welcomed industerous or flexible coworking space on the 5th floor. Today we are here, this is our next big milestone to celebrate opening of the hall. This incredible space really showcase the hard work, the dedication, the commitment from so many of you, and i want to take this special moment to thank each and every one of you who have been supporting, helping, contributing, driving, sometimes even pushing this through and making this day happen become possible. As we stand here today, i am really excited for the future, and what the future holds for us and im really looking forward working with together with you to make this hall concept be successful here in our Meeting Place and in San Fra
Our journey began last august, and many of you were actually here that day, when the ikea city store opened for the public. And then in january, we welcomed industerous or flexible coworking space on the 5th floor. Today we are here, this is our next big milestone to celebrate opening of the hall. This incredible space really showcase the hard work, the dedication, the commitment from so many of you, and i want to take this special moment to thank each and every one of you who have been supporting, helping, contributing, driving, sometimes even pushing this through and making this day happen become possible. As we stand here today, i am really excited for the future, and what the future holds for us and im really looking forward working with together with you to make this hall concept be successful here in our Meeting Place and in San Francisco. Lets make today the beginning of something truly remarkable. Thank you. [applause] the city of San Francisco has been a great partner to us th