aoeu12332
1) In France most restaurants sell the same desserts that they buy from the same wholesale Metro that's open only to food professionals. They buy it less than a euro and sell it more than five, with a bit of an english cream they buy by liters.
2) Not sure what's your source, but I suppose running a tobacco shop would be far easier. I have yet to know one restaurant owner who has 0 experience as either a waiter or a cook.
3) Basically you're saying that doing 0 business activity is "not too bad", when you still have to pay the rent. Just because you've spoke with a couple of owners in Italy and Japan.
4) You can be good, but paying for a 10k/month rent + furlough and making absolutely 0 business activity after throwing away your stocks can kill your business even if you're a "good restaurateur".
But maybe Simone is right: if COVID killed your business then it's because you're not "good enough".
I've yet to read such a both senseless and self sufficient comment on hn.
Nice culture, nice inclusiveness, maybe one day you grow a heart.
Somebody had to say this.