Solvang restaurant celebrates one year of being open during a pandemic KSBY and last updated 2021-04-02 00:15:29-04 Solvang restaurant, peasant FEAST, is celebrating one year of business after opening its doors at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to celebrate, the owners are hosting a whole pig roast. The restaurant will close for regular service at 4 pm on April 1, for friends, family and the community to join them for gratis cochinita pibil tacos on the patio, with various craft beers and local wines available for purchase. peasants FEAST was originally only open for two weeks at the start of the pandemic, and the owners, Michael Cherney and his wife, Sarah Cherney, made the decision to push through with their dream of opening a restaurant.