and was not eligible for government support. that was a massive issue during lockdown because the government chose not to give them support payments so you d think that would be a really awful story and it was because there were a whole heap of people here that had lived here for years, were working full time for businesses and very talented people in the industry, but what that did was flip it and they were like, ok, we have these skills, we lljust start our own businesses. they ve popped up like mushrooms all over melbourne. with established restaurant, movida, she started a delivery menu which then grew into a food venue of its own. so, yeah, we were not getting any support. it was like, if we have no money, if you have no savings, you re like, do whatever you can. for me it was good because it was like a good opportunity like, to show my food, to show my recipes. like, yeah, to show my cooking and it was great and i never expected it.
would be a really awful story and it was because there were a whole heap of people here that had lived here for years, were working full time for businesses and very talented people in the industry, but what that did was flip it and they were like, 0k, we have these skills, we ll just start our own businesses. they ve popped up like mushrooms all over melbourne. with established restaurant, movida, she started a delivery menu which then grew into a food venue of its own. so, yeah, we were not getting any support. it was like, if you have no money, if you have no savings, you re like, do whatever you can. for me, it was good because it was like a good opportunity, like, to show my food, to show my recipes. like, yeah, to show my cooking and it was great and, yeah, i never expected it. i was like, what is going
i was lucky enough to have the idea but then i ve got a great community of people around us that have brought it all together. but for many foreign nationals in the industry we ve remained, who ve remained, the situation has been especially challenging, like melbourne chef sarai castillo who was originally from mexico and was not eligible for government support. that was a massive issue during lockdown because the government chose not to give them support payments so you d think that would be a really awful story and it was because there were a whole heap of people here that had lived here for years, were working full time for businesses and very talented people in the industry, but what that did was flip it and they were like, 0k, we have these skills, we lljust start our own businesses. they ve popped up like mushrooms all over melbourne. with established restaurant, movida, she started a delivery menu which then grew into a food venue
people in the industry, but what that did was flip it and they were like, 0k, we have these skills, we lljust start our own businesses. they ve popped up like mushrooms all over melbourne. with established restaurant, movida, she started a delivery menu which then grew into a food venue of its own. so, yeah, we were not getting any support. it was like, if we have no money, if you have no savings, you re like, do whatever you can. for me it was good because it was like a good opportunity, like, to show my food, to show my recipes. like, yeah, to show my cooking and it was great and, yeah, i never expected it. i was like, what is going to happen now and, yeah, so it was like bittersweet but it was good at the end. so it seems like the phrase, when life gives you lemons you. you make lemonade.
into a food venue of its own. so, yeah, we were not getting any support. it was like, if we have no money, if you have no savings, you are like, do whatever you can. for me it was good because it was like a good opportunity to show my food, to show my recipes. like, yeah, to show my cooking and it was great and i never expected it. i was like, what is going to happen now and, yeah, so it was like bittersweet but it was good at the end. it seems like the phrase, when life gives you lemons you. make make lemonade. you made lemonade! and guacamole. and guacamole! that is phenomenal to see the effort that s going into keeping these places running. if you are heading to melbourne any time in the future, here are some of the things