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Pandemic dashes Christmas hopes for Michelin-starred chef
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23/12/2020 - 14:09 4 min
London (AFP)
Pascal Aussignac, a Michelin-starred French chef based in London, had been counting on delivering Christmas dinners to recoup his restaurants losses after a year blighted by the pandemic.
Then everything fell apart in the space of just a few days. I ve got 50 capons and ducks stuck in France; they ll never arrive in time for Christmas dinner because we should have stuffed them (already), he told AFP.
Restaurants in London were forced to close unexpectedly last week in the middle of the crucial holiday season as strict coronavirus restrictions were imposed.
Wednesday, 23 Dec 2020 09:38 PM MYT
Pascal Aussignac, a Michelin starred chef, prepares a steak for a takeaway meal in the kitchen at his restaurant Club Gascon in central London on December 18, 2020, after it was forced to close to dine-in customers due to the latest coronavirus restrictions. ― AFP pic
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LONDON, Dec 23 ― Pascal Aussignac, a Michelin-starred French chef based in London, had been counting on delivering Christmas dinners to recoup his restaurants losses after a year blighted by the pandemic.
Then everything fell apart in the space of just a few days.