At the press conference for the new Kapamilya Teleserye, Bagong Umaga, actress Barbie Imperial revealed how her gastropub Tipsy Pig survived amidst the locked downs and pandemic.
Firstly, she noted how her business boomed before the pandemic because of businesses like ABS-CBN along Morato, Quezon City area.
“Syempre po nung una nahirapan din kami lahat. Kasi halos lahat po ng bars and restaurant sa QC lalo nagsasara na rin. Dahil po before ang dami pong tao sa Morato area di ba? Tipsy Pig QC po kasi yung sa amin, sa akin. So before mabenta po siya dahil yung ABS nanjan ang daming mga kumpanya na nanjan so maraming umiinom dun maraming kumakain,” said Barbie.
Then, during the pandemic, she said that they almost thought of closing the gastropub but resorted to continuing the business by having their meals delivered.
“Pero nung nangyari po yung pandemic na to, inisip din kung magsasara. Kasi bawal din po uminom at bawal din po yung dine in. Yung unang ginawa po namin was nagluluto pa rin po sa Tipsy Pig pero idedeliver na lang po. Yun yung unang ginawa and ang dami rin pong umoorder pa rin sa Tipsy Pig kahit ang dami nang nagsasara so naiisip po namin icontinue pa rin,” Barbie narrated.
Now, Barbie says is glad because her business can resume operations with the easing of quarantine guidelines. She also pointed out how local businesses are slowly rebuilding amidst the pandemic.
“And ngayon, lahat ng branch ng Tipsy Pig bukas and pwede na rin magdine in and uminom. So nakakatuwa po na kahit paunti-unti bumabangon po yung mga business ng mga tao,” said Barbie.
Barbie stars in Bagong Umaga alongside Michelle Vito, Heaven Peralejo, Tony Labrusca, Kiko Estrada, and Yves Flores. This is the first teleserye from the Kapamilya network to premiere on A2Z Channel 11. It also Kapamilya Channel, and Kapamilya Online Live. Bagong Umaga’s pilot is on October 26.
