Restaurants in a Rapidly Changing World with Niraj Mehdiratta

enSeptember 04, 2020

Staycation by Localeur

About this Episode

Six months into the pandemic in the U.S., many restaurants have closed while others have stayed afloat, or even thrived. Joah and Cate talked with Austin Localeur and longtime restaurant owner Niraj Mehdiratta about what it'll take for the service industry to survive and the struggle of being business-savvy in a creative pursuit (plus, the surprisingly not-so-hard struggle of maintaining an overseas long-distance relationship in 2020). PS Don't forget to check out the #eatitforward program, a chance to nominate your favorite Black-owned restaurants to receive $25k to help keep the lights on amid the pandemic, on IG and Twitter. More info is also available at eatitforwardterms.com.

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