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North-east winners at Scottish Italian Awards

Aberdeen-based Firemill Pizza & Grill won the title for Scotland's best pizza at the awards ceremony in Glasgow.

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Should chains be excluded from Aberdeen Restaurant Week?

I asked local business owners for their take on chains being included in Aberdeen Restaurant Week. Here's what they had to say...

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The Realities of Hospitality: Elena Ionascu of Da Vinci's in Aberdeen

To kickstart my new series, The Realities of Hospitality, I caught up with Elena Ionascu, who runs Aberdeen's Da Vinci's Italian Ristorante.

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Restaurant and bar owners fear for future as tier 4 restrictions announced

Updated: 21/12/2020, 6:13 pm
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Union Street, Aberdeen.
North-east hospitality businesses have spoken of their disappointment and fears for the future over the looming level four restrictions.
Calls for more support for the troubled hospitality sector, as well as retail have been made.
Non-essential shops, pubs and restaurants will have to shut except for takeaways, drive-throughs and deliveries. Only essential travel will be permitted.
The news follows confirmation from scientists of a faster-spreading coronavirus strain.
Indoor mixing will only be allowed on Christmas Day.
A “strict travel ban” has been maintained between Scotland and the rest of the UK over the festive period – including Christmas Day.

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'Pandemic hardest trial we have ever faced': Hospitality trade reacts to tougher Covid restrictions

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Level 4 restrictions to come into play on Boxing Day could be the final nail in the coffin for some north and north-east businesses.
Industry bosses warned of the impact the next national lockdown would have on their livelihoods.
DaVinci Italian restaurant owner Elena Ionascu said: “We’ve tried so hard to survive but it just seems impossible now.
“This year we don’t even have one booking for a Christmas meal.”
The few reservations the restaurant had secured over the festive period have now all had to be cancelled, leading Mrs Ionascu to close down and donate the remainder of her stocks to food banks.

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