An honest and raw review from the crew from The Provincial Kitchen & Bar (Scott Martin, Jason Yen & Erin Regan) who talk about how the pandemic has impacted the restaurant & pub industry, when exactly they realized how serious COVID-19 really was, and how they have been operating ever since. They have big plans for Edmonton’s southside and we couldn’t be prouder to have them on the show.
[1:30] How Jessie met Scott & Jason
[3:38] Operating Edmonton’s Queen Mary Riverboat
[6:05] What food means to community
[8:10] Where Jason was when he found out about Corona’s impact on Alberta
[12:10] Helping employees through the crisis
[15:51] Challenges facing the service industry
[18:03] Their relationship with Edmonton
[22:23] Ideas for the future
[29:10] Supporting local
[32:31] Impact on the restaurant industry
[33:39] Extroverts & Social Impact
[35:27] Homeschooling French Immersion kids
[37:52] How they will leverage this business lull
[41:27] everyone is rooting for everyone
[46:47] new feeling of community
[50:17] What’s the vision for their future.
Quotes:
“Food just brings people together.”
“It all happened so fast & the last thing we wanted was to get stick in another country.”
“We’ve always operated as a family”
“you can’t go through something like this and come out the other side the same.”
“Edmonton is home.”
“Food is about gathering places and brings us together.”
“Support local because when all is said and done, we don’t know who will be standing at the end.”
“This has reinforced the importance of supporting local.”
“You have time to think, the world has slowed down.”
“There will be new growth and new opportunity from this.”
“This makes us focus on what’s important.”
“We don’t want to be known as the bosses or owners.”
“the true colors of the owners who really care are really coming through right now.”
“everyone is rooting for everyone.”