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    Good Food

    Using social media to build new business

    Some restaurants are using social media and underground dining circles to create new business opportunities during the pandemic.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jul 24, 2020 • 1 min read

    Some restaurants are using social media and underground dining circles to create new business opportunities during the pandemic. Los Angeles Times Restaurant Critic Bill Addison talks about their strategies and recommends dishes.

    • Brandoni Pepperoni

      - seasonal combinations on thin crust pizza

    • Bridgetown Roti

      - Artist District rotis and patties

    • Farm Direct

      - five-course dinners

    • De Porres

      - upcoming Peruvian independence-themed menu

    • Khemla

      - riffs on Cambodian fare

    • Orso Pasta

      - bolognese and handmade pastas

    • Kinkan

      - Bento

    The full episode

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    Restaurant pivots, community fridges, apricots
    1. 0:00Reserving the right to stay in business: How Tock is helping restaurants during pandemic
    2. 15:13‘The whole point of failure is to learn’: David Wilcox on pivoting to pizza
    3. 23:30Using social media to build new businessYou’re reading this
    4. 32:44Charred eggplant, fish sauce, scallions: Vietnamese chef on his dish from ‘Ăn Cơm'
    5. 40:049 community fridges dot sidewalks across LA
    6. 48:22Why Armenians and Azerbaijanis are fighting over the apricot
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Joseph Stone

      Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    3 of 6
    Restaurant pivots, community fridges, apricots
    1. 0:00Reserving the right to stay in business: How Tock is helping restaurants during pandemic
    2. 15:13‘The whole point of failure is to learn’: David Wilcox on pivoting to pizza
    3. 23:30Using social media to build new businessYou’re reading this
    4. 32:44Charred eggplant, fish sauce, scallions: Vietnamese chef on his dish from ‘Ăn Cơm'
    5. 40:049 community fridges dot sidewalks across LA
    6. 48:22Why Armenians and Azerbaijanis are fighting over the apricot
    Back to Good Food