Switching to Culinary Business, Joy Tobing Creates Job Opportunities Amidst the Corona Pandemic

Kapanlagi.com - The champion of Indonesian Idol 2004 and winner of the first season of Golden Memories, Joy Tobing tries her luck in the culinary business. Together with her sister, Joy opens a Korean Grill restaurant in the Cinere area, Depok, West Java.

When met at her restaurant on Friday (19/6), despite venturing into the culinary business, Joy said that she still actively sings. Joy mentioned that her performance schedule is currently on schedule but still pending due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"I still continue to sing, thank God everyone supports us. It happens that our family enjoys eating, so it's not wrong for our family to try opening a culinary business. Singing still goes on but as an additional job, I open this business, also to create job opportunities," said Joy Tobing.

"During this pandemic, there are indeed many virtual shows, but live shows are still pending until the situation improves, so the event status is still on schedule but pending," she continued.

1. Reasons for Choosing Culinary Business

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In addition, this 40-year-old woman also stated the reasons why she chose the culinary business as another source of income. According to her, the culinary business is unstoppable because it is still a necessity for the community, and Joy admitted that she has planned her business since last year.

"Now, why did I venture into the culinary field? It's because culinary will always continue to thrive, because people need to eat, and there are also many people who transition from office jobs to the culinary world. Actually, we have planned this since last year," she said.

2. Implementing Health Protocols

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Nevertheless, Joy Tobing admitted that the health protocols in her restaurant are still strictly maintained. Moreover, she also reduces the number of customers who come directly to the restaurant.

"We still do it, everything here is already sterilized from the moment they enter. We also reduce the number of customers, initially we had over 50 tables but now we only have 30 tables," she added.

(kpl/irf/rsp)