It seems like more venues than ever are opening – but then others are closing. Some wonder if this is the end of the good times, or the beginning. Read the article:
It was before COVID-safe plans and Queensland border closures and whatever else – before what we thought would sink Brisbane’s food and drink scene actually turned out, in some ways, to make it stronger.I finished my night with dinner at one restaurant for its final service and then had a lock-in drinks with the staff, which kicked on with a few of us at someone’s apartment.
Covering food and drink in this city for much of the past few years, it’s sometimes felt like part of me has remained stuck on that floor, still staring at the ceiling, wondering what’s going to happen.Brisbane muddled its way through 2020, and then bounced along in 2021, a captive dining market benefiting a lot of operators, while others were pushed to the limit by frequent snap lockdowns .
“We’ve had a lot of worries over the last few years but the customers always wanted to come – they just couldn’t come because of COVID or because of the floods.”The roll has continued on into the new year with the opening of Pilloni, a Sardinian restaurant from the team behind West End’s celebrated La Lupa, and Guy Grossi’s Settimo at the Westin.
There’s no full-blown crisis here but economics has its own form of long COVID, and the prevailing business conditions aren’t as rosy as they were in 2019 – you can probably expect a few more operators to quietly pull stumps in the coming months.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Patients are missing medication and food due to understaffing, union warnsNurses at Gosford Hospital say their patients are suffering due to unsafe workloads and employee levels, amid reports of repeated staffing breaches.
Read more »
How Myer’s ‘good, better, best’ model could save retailers in downturnMore retailers should emulate Myer’s tiered pricing strategy to insulate sales as discretionary spending is squeezed.
Read more »
Energy retailers should offer good discounts to consumers: AERThe Australian Energy Regulator chairwoman Clare Savage said the draft default market offer allowed retailers to recoup costs as well as offer good discounts to consumers.
Read more »
When good news on jobs is bad news on ratesBank failures are a reminder that rising interest rates create more cracks in the financial system. But this is yet to curb inflation in the way central banks insist is necessary.
Read more »
Aussies tapped $38 billion of their super during pandemicMore than 2.6 million Australians drained their superannuation accounts at the height of the pandemic. 9News
Read more »