Hey friends! Sleeping better in this lovely cooler weather? 🍁🍂🍁 We hope so, because we’re back with another episode of the 4 AM Report. 🌟💫🌟
Today, let’s chat about what’s keeping US up at night – this staggering statistic from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce:
Sixty percent of Canada’s restaurants could close by November due to the economic effects of 🦠🦠 Covid-19 🦠🦠!!
This 🍽😭🍽 culinary devastation 🍽😭🍽 is top of mind for this week’s guest, Stephanie Dickison.
Founder of Toronto Restaurants, she’s a food writer, journalist and an advocate for the Canadian restaurant industry.
We talk:
🍱 Supporting your local eateries.
🥙 The icky side of delivery apps.
🥩 Restaurant wage inequality and the “to tip or not to tip” dilemma of takeout.
🍔 And more!
Folks, we simply CAN’T lose upwards of 60% of our fabulous restaurants! Because once they’re gone, they won’t be back.
Have a listen. And support local!!
About Stephanie
An industry expert covering the Toronto restaurant scene for +15 years, the Founder of Toronto Restaurants is passionate about food and restaurants. In addition to daily articles and features, profiling top chefs and interviewing celebs, her Open/Closed column is a must-read every Thursday morning for the newest openings, and latest news + events. Previous positions include restaurant critic forMetro Newspaper and Dine.TO. There's additional info here and here.
