Coronavirus

How COVID-19 is Changing Restaurants

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

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Restaurants have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and are having to adapt day by day - many have had to close. With the help of food writer Corey Mintz, chef, author, and food activist Joshna Maharaj, and Toronto restaurant owner John Sinopoli. The Agenda looks at what Ontario restaurants need to survive this economic upheaval.
Episode:
COVID-19: Can Restaurants and Small Businesses Survive?
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Economy Food
Aired:
May 27, 2020
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