A new kind of dining, in a new era; how one local man is making most of this pandemic

A new kind of dining, in a new era; how one local man is making most of this pandemic

THE KITCHEN ANDORDER DELIVERY ORTAKEOUT TOSUPPORT A LOCALLYOWNED EATERYHERE IN THETREASURE VALLEY.IN TODAY'SINSTALLMENT OFTAKEOUT TUESDAYFRANKIE KATAFIAS ISTELLING US ABOUT ALOCAL SUSHI CHEF'SUNIQUE BUSINESS,AND THE IMPACTCOVID-19 HAS HADON IT.THE POPULARITY OFSUSHI HERE IN THEVALLEY HAS GROWNSO MUCH OVER THELAST 15 YEARS ITHOUGHT IT WOULDBE FUN TO BE ABLETO GO TO DIFFERENTLOCATIONS.G'S PLACE IS NOT ARESTAURANT AND ITISN'T A FOOD TRUCKWORKING IN THERESTAURANTINDUSTRY, I DID NOTWANT TO GET STUCKIN THE SAMELOCATION.IT'S A CHARTER BUSTURNED MOBILERESTAURANTSERVING JAPANESEINSPIRED FOOD THATTASTES AS GOOD ASIT LOOKS.IF THERE'S ANYTHINGI LOVE PLATING ILOVE MAKING ITLOOK GOODCHEF GEE HAS AFAITHFUL FOLLOWINGTHAT'S MADE HIMWILDLY SUCCESSFULIN HIS FIRST YEAR OFBUSINESS.

ONECUSTOMER LOVINGHIS VARIETY.BEING ABLE TOSWITCH BACK-AND-FORTH WITH BEINGABLE TO ADAPT TOTHE NEEDS OF HISCUSTOMERSTHE CURRENTPANDEMICTHREATENED GEE'SBUSINESS.

HE LOSTHIS CATERING ANDSPECIAL EVENTCLIENTS AND AT ONEPOINT HIS MOSTESSENTIALINGREDIENT.RICE; MAINLY, YOUCAN'T OPEN A SUSHIRESTAURANTWITHOUT RICE.BUT LUCKILY HEFOUND RICE AND ANEW WAY TO SERVETHECOMMUNITY...WITH ALITTLE HELP.IT WAS MYCUSTOMERS; IT WASMY FRIENDS; IT'SVERY HARD TODISTINGUISHBETWEEN THE TWO.YOU CAN FIND GEEAROUND ADACOUNTY SERVING HISCAREFULLY CRAFTEDSUSHI ROLLS AND IFYOU'RE LUCKY, HEMIGHT JUST POP UPIN YOURNEIGHBORHOODTHAT'S THE WAY THISVALLEY AND WE'RELUCKY THAT WAY, SOHOPEFULLY, OTHERNEIGHBORHOODSCAN STEP UP AND DOTHE SAME THINGONLY THREE WEEKSINTO HIS COMMUNITYCATERINGEXPERIMENT ANDGEE IS AS BUSY NOWAS HE WAS BEFORE.IT'S JUST HIM AND HISWIFE AND THEY'RENOT JUSTOVERWHELMED BYTHEIR NEWBUSINESS.BUT ALSOOVERWHELMED WITHTHE SUPPORTFRANKIE KATAFIASIDAHO NEWS 6.TO FIND GEE ANDTHE LOCATIONS HE'SSERVING ON AWEEKLY BASIS YOUCAN CHECK HISWEBSITE CHEF GEEDOT COM.