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VIDEO: Off Menu | Shaun Christie-David – By Patrick Ranasinghe image Source:-abc.net.au VIDEO: Off Menu | Shaun Christie-David He can’t cook, he’s not after money but Shaun Christie-David’s building a restaurant empire that’s changing lives one dish at a time. Shaun was always ashamed of what was in his lunchbox. Now it’s at the heart of his radical restaurant empire. Shaun Christie-David is a radical restaurateur who’s employing the “unemployable” and giving away thousands of free meals. Shaun Christie-David can still picture the bin where he used to ditch his dhal sandwiches, the furtive act of a teenage boy of migrant parents desperate to fit in. SHe loved dhal at home. The aromatic combination of lentils, tempered mustard seeds, spices and fried onions made by his Sri Lankan-born mother, or amma, Shiranie, was his favourite meal.But at school, he’d be teased about his weird-looking, pungent lunch, buffeted by taunts of, “Shit ...

May 23, 2024 Posted by In Articles, Patrick Ranasinghe Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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  Colombo Social Is Enmore’s New Sri Lankan Restaurant That’s Supporting Asylum Seekers – By Libby Curran Source:Concrete Playground   When it comes to venturing out for a tasty feed, you don’t have to ask us twice. And when that meal just happens to be raising funds for an excellent cause as well? Well, there’s wins all round — which is the idea behind Enmore’s newest culinary addition. There’ll be plenty of winners at Colombo Social, which has just launched on Enmore Road. As a new social enterprise eatery, it’s lending a big helping hand to Sri Lankan asylum seekers and refugees, assisting them by providing employment opportunities and supporting their integration into Australia. The restaurant is the brainchild of Australian-born Sri Lankan Shaun Christie-David, who has teamed up with friend and hospitality veteran Peter Jones-Best. Inspired by Christie-David’s own experiences feeling like an outsider during his childhood, the venue ...

Jun 18, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , Comments 0
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The Sri Lankan restaurant feeding Sydney’s vulnerable Shaun Christie-David repurposed his Sydney restaurant Colombo Social to feed those in need. (Mission Australia)Source: Mission Australia Source:-SBS Like many other restaurant owners, Shaun Christie-David has been hit hard by the impact of COVID-19, which has included the government mandating restaurants close dine-in services and only provide takeaways and deliveries. “Within three weeks, we lost about 100 per cent of our revenue,” says the co-owner of Colombo Social. Tough social-distancing rules meant people could no longer order kottu roti, hoppers or his mother’s dhal while dining in his restaurant in Sydney’s inner-west suburb of Enmore. Instead of scrambling to save his business from financial ruin, though, his first thought was, “how do I help others?'” ...

Apr 24, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , Comments 0
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