Covid: James Sommerin positive for his industry's future

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James Sommerin lost his Michelin-starred restaurant in the pandemic but predicts a good year ahead.

"Once everybody's had their vaccine, or the majority have, I think it will be a really good year," he said.But he admitted after closing Restaurant James Sommerin in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, it had taken him some time to reach this outlook.image copyright"[Closing the restaurant was] the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life.

He said providing meals for NHS workers through the Feed the Heath initiative had been a highlight: "Those guys are really doing the hard work on the front line."James Sommerin has been selling take-out restaurant food to be heated at home "But at the end of the day, I thrive on an 18-hour shift, putting my heart and soul into food and putting that on the plate... I love the industry, I absolutely adore it."James Sommerin took part in an initiative to cook restaurant meals for NHS staff working through the Covid crisis

He said being given adequate notice, being able to serve indoors and not having restrictions on selling alcohol could give the hospitality sector the best chance of bouncing back.Natalie Isaac says the shared adversity of the pandemic has brought together a new camaraderie between restauranteursOn Friday the group announced it was "devastated" to be closing its Cowbridge restaurant after 20 years in the town.

She said shared adversity had brought together a new community of restauranteurs: "People are helping each other... questions of 'how would you deal with this?' or 'how would you negotiate with staff? What's your take on this?'

 

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