Carey
“When Covid-19 shut us down, I began looking at countries in Europe and Asia that had already been hit - trying to see what our future looked like. We saw that small, indoor restaurants weren’t going to make it. We knew it would be a long time until we would be able to open again, and our food wasn’t meant for takeout - so we decided to make a drastic change.
Luckily, one of our regulars is a landlord who had access to a large outdoor space for us to use. We now have a seating capacity of 80 instead of 8. And that’s what I like about Miami - we can dine outside all year long. Look at cities like New York, or Chicago. Right now, they’re good, but in a couple of months, that’s over.
We collaborate with other restaurants and chefs that we respect, some that never got the chance to reopen. We’re only able to open two days a week for now, but hopefully we can open more days soon, and keep bringing amazing food and great concepts.”
Game change
This could be a story about a hundred thousand cooks that come in high to work or of how many of us perform better with just a little hit. Heck, it could even be the reason why that line cook always burns the fucking bread. But we want to go way deeper.
Today more than ever we care about where our food comes from, who we are actually supporting and how is it grown.
The game is changing and it’s on us to lead the way to a better future.
It’s not just about the food that we put into our bodies though, what matters is every single choice we make. One day you could be supporting a farmer or a family business, and another day you could be supporting pharmaceutical companies or corrupt organizations.
Always ask yourself: is this natural? Who are we supporting? Is it worth it?
It's time to start applying our mise en place and our sourcing out of the kitchen, to our day-to-day.