Chinese restaurants in Toronto team up to celebrate Lunar New Year and fight stigma
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Chinese restaurants across Toronto are hoping to fight stigma against Asian businesses this Lunar New Year by teaming up on a special meal kit for the ocassion.
Legendary spots like Yueh Tung, Hong Shing and Tap Phong are taking part, and the people behind projects like fried chicken pop-up Joybird and cocktail kit company Salty Paloma are also involved.
Even when coronavirus cases had dipped in Toronto a little under a year ago and indoor dining was allowed, Chinese restaurants still found it difficult to fill tables due to anti-Chinese sentiment. Trump had infamously dubbed COVID-19 Chinese virus, and north of the border Toronto was sadly no stranger to increased racism.