Summary: <br> Impact of COVID19 on the Food and Wine Industry<br> Welcome. We hope this finds you all well and safe.<br> The COVID-19 pandemic has changed all of our lives.<br> Imagine what effect its had on the food and wine businesses we know and love.<br> <br> I reached out to as many owners and winemakers as I could find in a single day in the hope that their answers could become your answers.<br> The basic questions were:<br> How are you doing and how is your business handling this crisis?<br> How can we, the consumer help sustain your business?<br> Suggestions? Ideas? Are you open and if so, under what restrictions?<br> This will be the first of several specials I hope to do over the next couple of weeks.<br> I would like to thank the guests below for stepping forward to offer insight, suggestions and support!<br> One thought stood out from this collective thinking. They are talking to the food and wine fan yes BUT they’re also strongly talking to the businesses involved.<br> If you have a restaurant or winery please have a listen to these guests..perhaps some of their ideas will start to become a new direction for you.<br> Please check out the links at the bottom of the page –<br> Today’s guests are:<br> Chef Robert Belcham – President of the Chef’s Table Society of BC (Vancouver)<br> Exec Chef Mark Filatow – Waterfront Wines and Wine Bar (Kelowna)<br> Sandra Oldfield – Founder Elysian Projects (South Okanagan)<br> Miles Prodan – President and CEO of BC Wine Institute (Kelowna)<br> John Skinner – Founder of Painted Rock Winery and member of Okanagan Wine Imitative (OK Falls)<br> James Iranzad – Partner in Gooseneck Hospitality (Wildebeest, Bufala, Lucky Taco, Bells & Whistles) (Vancouver)<br> Tim Meeks – Food and Wine Fan and Senior Nurse (Seattle)<br> Jean-Benoit Deslauriers – Head Winemaker Benjamin Bridge – (Gaspereau Valley Nova Scotia)<br> Michael Bartier – Founder/Winemaker Bartier Brothers Wines (South Okanagan)<br> <br> <a href="https://breakingbreadnow.com/">https://breakingbreadnow.com/</a><br> <a href="https://winebc.com/">https://winebc.com/</a><br> <a href="https://chefstablesociety.com/">https://chefstablesociety.com/</a><br> <a href="https://bchospitalityfoundation.com/">https://bchospitalityfoundation.com/</a><br> <a href="https://waterfrontrestaurant.ca/">https://waterfrontrestaurant.ca/</a><br> <a href="https://elysianprojects.com/">https://elysianprojects.com/</a><br> <a href="https://www.bartierbros.com/">https://www.bartierbros.com/</a><br> <a href="http://www.gooseneck.ca/">http://www.gooseneck.ca/</a><br> <a href="https://www.paintedrock.ca/">https://www.paintedrock.ca/</a><br> <a href="https://www.benjaminbridge.com/">https://www.benjaminbridge.com/</a><br> STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:<br> Virus Crisis – Part Two<br> Revisiting projects that have been cancelled because of Virus.<br> OK Falls pours in Vancouver<br> Locals Only in Vancouver<br> Top Drop – Victoria<br> Also<br> Swirl and untapped in Parksville<br> Mexico’s Senior Mescal Master Sosima Olivera<br> Stay well<br> <br>
