A tasty success story: How one man went from losing his job to sharing the stories behind Filipino street food | FnBReport
In an episode of Tikim TV on YouTube, Jasmin Bautista of Rado’s, a small eatery in the narrow alleyways of Tondo says in Filipino, “During the pandemic it was really hard for us. Think about it. We didn’t get to open for two months. We got to a point where we really had nothing. No earnings. The profit from a hard day’s work was only enough to break even for the next day.
What makes street food so unstoppable? The one-man team behind Tikim TV, Sherwin Llames, has a couple of observations. “People still have fears dining in. So since street food is affordable and so accessible and usually al fresco, people feel more safe,” he says. Llames’ journey into vlogging was formed by the tragic events of last year. Not only was he stuck at home like all of us, he also lost his job as a book designer and graphic designer. “I don’t want to remember 2020 as a bad year.
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