Despite the IPL tournament going on, one must not forget that we are in the middle of the global pandemic. The polling schedules further complicated our problems. The past few weeks were unpleasant as there is a rise in the number of patients suffering from Covid-19.

These issues have put a lot of strain on the hotel and restaurant business. However, the hotel and restaurant owners are hopeful that the cricket tournament will impact their business positively. Let’s have a look at their strategy to stay afloat during this period by conforming to all the safety protocols.

Siddhartha Gupta, the founder of Traffic Gastro Pub, said that Traffic Gastropub has introduced a number of interesting dishes and cocktails like Punjabi Kings, Chicken Challengers, Kolkata Fried Riders, LIIT, etc, to attract the patrons.

Unplugged Courtyard has come up with the idea of naming the dishes after each city, which is taking part in this cricket league. Mumbai vada pao, Dilliwalon ka chicken tikka, etc, are some of the popular names. Unplugged Courtyard will do a live screening of all the matches in the open-air section.

From premium beer buckets to a list of fancy cocktails, Hard Rock Cafe, Kolkata, has it all. Hard Rock Cafe, Kolkata, contains a massive screen inside.

According to the owner of Canteen Pub & Grub, Swastik Nag, the newly added cocktails will give a “Hindustan ka swad!”. The T20 menu is not only alluring but also a captivating one.

We hope that the cricket league brings a positive impact on the hotel and restaurant industry during these troubled times.

Priyanka Dutta