I just feel like crying – chefs react to cruel Tier 3 restrictions
London restaurateurs and chefs reacted with frustration and despair at the “cruel” news London will enter Tier 3, a period of virtual lockdown that will see bars and restaurants closed until the new year.
Unlike the first lockdown, Tier 3 allows non-essential shops to remain open, adding to criticism from the hospitality sector that it has unfairly shouldered the burden of coronavirus restrictions.
Here’s how some of London’s top chefs and restaurateurs reacted in the aftermath of the news.
Des Gunewardena, CEO and cofounder of D&D London: “In the context of the complete lack of evidence that there are significant Covid infections happening in restaurants, to close restaurants and cancel bookings in what is normally the busiest week of the year [feels] like an almost gratuitous kick in the teeth to London restaurants. If the government does want to treat the hospitality industry as