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Today it’s a year.  23rd March 2020.  Lockdown. A date forever etched in our minds and the day we literally had two options – fall apart or redirect.

I am so lucky to have taken the latter option and here we are, still feeling positive about our business and having survived the bumps so far.

Personally the biggest challenge (besides the stress, but that’s what champagne is for) has been the inability to travel. Have you been dreaming of far away places too?

Wanderlust has become a way of life and we are constantly seeking to find new ways to cure our insatiable craving for a culture fix and new adventure. Where would we go?  What would we eat? How do we fill the jet setting void?

Let’s keep the daydream alive and take a virtual foodie journey around the world together, without even leaving the city! We’re dreaming of 6 destinations, some on our wish list and some that are very familiar. Travel along with us.

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” ― Søren Kierkegaard.

We've delved into the archives as our final look back on 20 key moments in the Bitton story so far before we launch forward into 2021.

Hospitality is really all about connection. Connection with our customers, employees and suppliers is the core of our business. It therefore seems unfathomable that we can survive in a world where connectivity has been made so difficult to achieve.

Have you missed a Bitton steak? Or our petite creme brulee?  BITTON IS BACK!!!

Wow.  What a week it has been and who would have ever thought we would be here now. We hope that you are all staying safe and taking care in these uncertain times.

As you know, there have been many changes to our industry over the past days so we wanted to communicate what that means in terms of all things Bitton!

The Bitton Room is turning into a Grocer for our community's convenience and opening its doors from tomorrow, Saturday 21st March.

It will be business as usual, for now. As we slowly slip into these unprecedented times the Bitton team have been hard at it behind the scenes to see how we can help YOU, our community as well as continue to operate our business successfully under the guidelines of health and government authorities.  Please be assured that we will be continuously monitoring any changes to the advice relevant to our business.

It was on a typical Spring morning in Alexandria on the 7th of November 2000 when Sohani and I crossed our fingers and opened the front door to our tiny 20 seat café. We dragged out the milk crates for those wishing to dine al fresco on Copeland Street, turned on the coffee machine and lit the stove waiting for our first customer to come through the doors and be introduced to the Bitton charm. It was a terrifying moment – we had left our high paid corporate careers to take this plunge.  People thought we were crazy ...

Cooking your own food at home is one of the simple joys of life and has a great deal of economic and health benefits for you and your family. However, kitchen waste is a big contributing factor to the overall amount of waste we generate as a society, putting pressure on us to re-evaluate our behaviours while cooking so we can work towards something a little more sustainable and set a good example for our children.

Is it just me or does there seem to be a lot of negative media currently circling around the hospitality industry? Do you feel it? Do you listen?  Does it influence the choices you make?