The COVID-19 crisis is a critical time to support local businesses — including restaurants — in Edmonton who are adapting to just take-out and delivery.
One independent restaurant owner is encouraging people to think beyond using third-party apps. Paul Shufelt owns Workshop Eatery on the south side near Summerside and Woodshed Burgers on 124 Street inc central Edmonton.
Like many others right now, he has pivoted his business model. “We’ve been open here just shy of five years and I’ve never laid anybody off — between our two restaurants, I’ve had to lay off 40 people shortly after this started,” he said on Thursday from Workshop.