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RESTAURANT WEEK HERE IN CHICAGO. THE TWO WEEK EVENT KICKS OFF TODAY, AND WE ARE TAKING YOU ALL OVER TOWN TO SEE WHAT THESE RESTAURANTS ARE COOKING UP. FROM BUREAU BAR IN THE SOUTH LOOP. >> QUITE A FEW BLACK RESTAURANTS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO. I AM STILL FINDING NEW ONES EVERY DAY. STEPHANIE: TO SERVE SUP IN OAK PARK. >> WE NEED EVERYBODY. STEPHANIE: TO THE SOUTHERN KITCHEN IN LINCOLN SQUARE. >> ESPECIALLY AFTER THE HOLIDAYS, JANUARY IS SLOW. STEPHANIE: THESE BUSINESS OWNERS ARE EXCITED TO KICK OFF BLACK RESTAURANT WEEK. >> THERE IS A LOT OF HISTORY THAT CAN BE TOLD THROUGH FOOD.
I THINK WHEN PEOPLE DINE AT RESTAURANTS LIKE OURS THEY CAN SEE THAT. STEPHANIE: MOST PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS ARE OFFERING SPECIAL DEALS OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS TO BRING IN CUSTOMERS. LAUREN SMITH FIRST LAUNCHED CHICAGO BLACK RESTAURANT WEEK IN 2016 BUT SAYS BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, THE EVENT HAS BECOME MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. >> RESTAURANTS ALREADY HAD A HARD ENOUGH TIME, BUT A LOT OF RESTAURANTS IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES SUFFER BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE SO SMALL, IT IS LIKE A MOM-AND-POP SITUATION. SO I WAS LIKE, LET ME HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THESE BUSINESSES. STEPHANIE: MANY RESTAURANTS DEALING WITH CHALLENGES LIKE -- >> STAFFING. STEPHANIE: ONGOING SUPPLY ISSUES. THE RISING COST OF GOODS. >> FOOD PRICES. THEY ARE JUST AS HIGH FOR US. AND EVERY ITEM IS NOT AVAILABLE. >> YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT, OK, CERTAIN FOOD ITEMS YOU CANNOT GET.
TO GO CONTAINERS WE COULD NOT GET FOR A WHILE. STEPHANIE: OBSTACLES FOR THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY. >> IT IS THE MORE WE HAVE TO BE CREATIVE. STEPHANIE: MAKING EVENTS LIKE THESE SO IMPORTANT IN HELPING THEM GET BACK ON THEIR FEET COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC. >> WHY NOT TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT? YOU REALLY NEVER KNOW WHAT COULD BE AROUND TH.
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