Keeping meals simple and nutritious during lockdown

Writer: Hedda Mittner.

Visiting several restaurants in the Hermanus CBD over the weekend and speaking to some of their owners and managers brought home to me the uphill battle they were all being faced with since the Coronavirus reared its ugly head in South Africa. As Lemonicious at the Hermanus Waterfront posted on their Facebook page: “We are a local family-run restaurant and, as for everyone else, this is an extremely scary time for us.”

Now that our President has announced a lockdown of 21 days, the picture has turned even bleaker – and the most astonishing and nerve-wracking aspect of the COVID-19 crisis is how fast it escalates. Only a few days ago, most of our local restaurateurs were still determined to keep their doors open. Already battling to cope with the shortened opening hours and fewer customers, which meant less income for the business and also fewer shifts – and less wages – for their staff, several restaurants and coffee shops initiated take-out and delivery services to keep their businesses ticking over.

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