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Pedro’s back Outpouring of support from local businesses, friends and customers Help from friends: LK Carlton store ambassador Andy Gutschlag, left, with Pedro Carazo at his new venture, Pedro’s House of Lamb. A picture of Pedro’s old restaurant, which was destroyed in the February 2011 earthquake, is shown behind. Photo: Samantha Early
Let’s get the eastern arsonists Samantha Early | samantha@mainlandpress.co.nz
PEDRO Carazo greets an old friend with a warm hug, while the container in the car park of Liquor King (LK) Carlton, at 17 and during a trip to Spain this year had filled a container with Gina McKenzie memorabilia for the new restaurant, but his plans went back to Papanui Road. aroma of roasting lamb wafts through the air. even those areasthe with large sections empty thatwith seems insignifisquare cant beone very of the properties people weremy asleep inside have“Something COMMUNITY actioncould could help spate two after the siteinfell within green frame in theofCentral “I’m thrilled, customers been fantastic, people It’s a scene which havesolve beena repeated hundreds of so I would encourage City people in the houses. housesasat theringing time. and congratulating me forimportant of eastern arson attacks, according plan. starting something again.” times over suburbs the past 30 years in Pedro’s centraltocitytheir restaurant, someoneAndy calls Gutschlag the fire service we will aim to reportTrott anything suspicious.” LK Carlton store “If uninjured but customers, the area Stacey Fire Service of Christchurch area commander ambassador said they jumped One of this week’s first of Merivale, generations families enjoyed his Spanish Jon cuisine. The residents escaped to bePedro thereaswithin sixall minutes wecuisine. are still vegetation housesto help escalation in the was arsonordering attacks lamb had alarmed Mrat the Overgrown Graham. at the chance they had enjoyedsohis for dinner request of her husband.and abandoned But this time it’s different. It’s in a car park outside a liquor much a of partSpanish of eastern thecity eastern suburbs for would arson sellvery The series of arson attacks over the past three Graham. They a selection wineChristchurch.” to accompany the “It’s fantastic. It’s exactly whatinthe needs, these provided sort of fuel store. Mr Graham said the fire service was still attacks and Mr Graham said residents needed to “We’re very concerned that these attacks are weekends razed the landmark 52-year-old food and were offering him his first three months rent free. little food shops opening up and Pedro’s restaurant was always The popular restaurateur lost his home, his business and his carrying into the monitor vegetation growth. while are quite Leander Kerrs Reach in Avonside “He is a fantastic matchout for an ourongoing business;investigation we really wanted to fantastic, we usedresidents to go there a bit and his lamb is to die son in theBuilding Februaryat2011 Christchurch earthquake.creeping into properties arson attacks in conjunction with the police. “People need to be aware that even if they asleep. Drive and damaged Aranui High School, help a local business as it gets back on its feet.” When Mainland Press’ sister publication, CC Magazine, last for.” “Wehis arerestaurant analysingfor thesoscenes the fires and if they still “It’s gone too farPedro and needs beidea stopped.” Avondale Primary andDecember Aranui 2010 Kids heFirst Pedro had long, of customers felt jokestothe might catchdon’t on. live in their house anymore Because caught up with him in was buoyed by the the results will contribute to the investigation.” own the property they are responsible for Mr Graham hoped Wainoni and Avonside Kindergarten. “You never know, maybe we are going to be the new like friends and family. support of his customers following the September 4 earthquake. If anyone has any information the vegetation under control. “The only problem would McDonald’s, be able to with provide The at the weekend is to remember some of the regarding names, there Newfurther Zealand keeping lamb cooked in the Spanish He attacks spoke stepped proudly upofa notch his children, includingresidents 35-year-old “If the property is owned by Cera the arson attacks or has noticed any suspicious with seventeacher fires litChristian in the early hours Saturday are sothen many.” language who wasofamong the 115information. killed in the way.” activity Wainoni, Aranui aorpermanent Avonside council will going take care vegetation.” “People are our It’s eyes and he earssays, andsomething even a to morning in Aldershot By the time Pedro, 67,inis the likely to re-establish a start, keep him for of thethe next CTV building collapse.and Portsmouth streets please 70. contact the doesn’t Christchurch central Mr Graham saidrestaurant. the fire service still hadhea willareas such couple as seeing unfamiliar and Ben Rarerebusiness Avenue in Aranui. and customers small restaurant, be pushing But this faze him. of an years until he person can open another permanent His friends, associates stuck detail by him police on 363 7400. very active presence in the eastern suburbs, in their street could provide a breakthrough. Four of the fi res were lit at properties and at “Why not?” he asks. “I’m not retired from food or cooking. “Not only for the money, for the mind” again and with their help he’s back in business, opening Pedro’s He had hoped to rebuild on his old Worcester Street site
House of Lamb this week, providing takeaway meals from a
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