Pascal Aussignac, a Michelin-starred French chef based in London, had been counting on delivering Christmas dinners to recoup his restaurants’ losses after a year blighted by the pandemic.
Then everything fell apart in the space of just a few days.
“I’ve got 50 capons and ducks stuck in France; they’ll never arrive in time for Christmas dinner because we should have stuffed them (already),” he told AFP.
Restaurants in London were forced to close unexpectedly last week in the middle of the crucial holiday season as strict coronavirus restrictions were imposed.
A “no-deal” Brexit would make matters even worse for Aussignac’s restaurants, imposing customs duties and quotas o…
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