Takeaway foods prove a hard sell
Sunday May 02 2021
A server at Mr. Yao restaurant packs takeaway Chinese dish, in Westlands, Nairobi. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG
By ELIZABETH KIVUVA
For years, high-end restaurants have known only one way to excite their diners; top chefs whip up sumptuous dishes, plate the food artistically, serve it in an intimate setting, while Jazz hits play in the background.
None of the top chefs had thought they would have to offer their sautéed mushrooms, pulled pork, caviar, or grilled shrimps to delivery men working for Uber Eats.
Previously, it is the exquisite décor that kept attracting diners to restaurants where they hang out for a while and spent money. But now as the chefs send food to people’s homes following the government’s order for restaurants to only offer takeaway, money coming in is exceptionally low.