Diner’s Diary | ‘We don’t want to lose our team’: Mott 32 restaurant in Vancouver, which shut when Trump hotel went bankrupt, looks to reopen
- Closure of bankrupt Trump International Hotel Vancouver sparks a race to save its restaurant Mott 32, which has raised the bar for Chinese dining in the city
- Maximal Concepts, Hong Kong partner in the restaurant, is working out how to operate it independently and hopeful of reopening within a few weeks
Chinese fine-dining restaurant Mott 32 in Vancouver, which shut on Friday when the Trump International Hotel Vancouver closed without warning, hopes to reopen, the Hong Kong group that operates it says.
The restaurant, which is known for its Peking duck, and its stunning decor by Australian architect Joyce Wang, posted a message on Instagram saying it was closed temporarily and would be back soon.
Reached by phone on Monday in Chamonix, France, Hong Kong restaurant group Maximal Concepts founder Malcolm Wood said he found out about the hotel’s closure “a little bit before the public”. He said everyone was struggling because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and as a result the hotel couldn’t operate any more.
“We’re working things out now and trying to find out how we can keep it going,” he said. Wood is hopeful the restaurant will be up and running again in the next few weeks.