Black Sheep Restaurants
Black Sheep Restaurants is a Hong Kong–based hospitality group.[1][2][3] Founded by Syed Asim Hussain in 2012, the group operates over two dozen restaurants in the city.[4][5][6] Black Sheep's portfolio includes restaurants serving Punjabi, Cantonese, Sichuanese, Indian, Mexican, and Italian cuisines.[7] Two of the group's restaurants, BELON and New Punjab Club, hold a Michelin Star.[4][8][9][10]
Restaurants
[edit]Active Restaurants (restaurants denoted with * hold a Michelin Star)
- Ho Lee Fook
- BELON*
- New Punjab Club*
- Chôm Chôm
- Grand Majestic Sichuan
- Motorino
COVID-19 pandemic
[edit]Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, the group published a "Covid-19 Playbook" in 2020 to provide guidelines for restaurant operating procedures during the pandemic.[11][12][13][14] In 2021, the group had paid at least $650,000 to cover travel costs for staff members to travel home, along with undergo quarantine in Hong Kong.[15][16][17]
References
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- ^ "Black Sheep Restaurants on H.K.'s Hospitality Outlook". www.bloomberg.com. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ Khan, Natasha (2022-02-11). "Hong Kong Residents Bemoan Toughest Pandemic Curbs Yet: 'It's Like Living in 2020'". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ a b "Industry Insiders : Black Sheep Restaurants' Syed Asim Hussain". MICHELIN Guide. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ Stevenson, Alexandra (2022-01-21). "Zero-Covid Policy Shakes Hong Kong's Economy and Its 'Soul'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Upstart Hong Kong restaurant group boss on secrets to its success". South China Morning Post. 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Refined fine-dining? In Hong Kong, that now means Chinese food". South China Morning Post. 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ Wang, Andy (August 13, 2020). "This Hong Kong Restaurant Group Wrote the Playbook For Survival". Food & Wine. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "New Punjab Club – Hong Kong". Michelin Guide. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Belon – Hong Kong". Michelin Guide. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ Springer, Kate (5 June 2020). "Hong Kong restaurant group's Covid-19 bible sweeps the world". CNN. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ Hanbury, Mary. "This Hong Kong restaurant group created a manual about how to handle the pandemic, and it's become a blueprint guide for restaurateurs around the world". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Hong Kong restaurant's coronavirus handbook becomes bible for food industry". The Independent. 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "'Worst four months of my life': restaurants' Covid-19 battle". South China Morning Post. 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ Dwyer, Chris (25 November 2021). "A Hong Kong restaurant group is shelling out $650K to let 250 staff fly to see their families". CNN. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Credit Suisse Joins Rivals in Reimbursing Hong Kong Quarantine". www.bloomberg.com. November 26, 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Hong Kong is clinging to 'zero covid' and extreme quarantine. Talent is leaving in droves". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-08-04.