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
community of people that brought us together. for many foreian brought us together. for many foreign nationals brought us together. for many foreign nationals in brought us together. for many foreign nationals in the - foreign nationals in the history, the situation has been especially challenging, like this melbourne chef who was originally from mexico and was not eligible for government support. not eligible for government su ort. ., not eligible for government su ort. . .,, ., not eligible for government su ort. ., .,, ., ., ,, support. that was a massive issue during support. that was a massive issue during lockdown - support. that was a massive i issue during lockdown because the government chose not to give them support payments so you would think that would be an awful story and it was because there were a whole heap of people that had lived here for years working full time for businesses and very talented people in the industry, but what that did was flip it and they were
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.