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After striking a deal Friday morning with the Canada Revenue Agency, the owner of ZenKitchen, an acclaimed but tax-beleaguered Ottawa restaurant, hopes he’ll be able to re-open if he can raise “a very large sum” of money in the next month.
“I’m very optimistic,” David Loan said. “This is great news. This is all being done because of the support of the community.”
His five-year-old business, which offered vegan fine dining, closed suddenly a week ago after the CRA seized its bank account. The business was behind in remitting Harmonized Sales Tax that it had collected.
Loan thought his days of running ZenKitchen were over. But Friday, Loan said that he can continue with the restaurant if he can pay the CRA a sum “in the tens of thousands of dollars” before July 1. He must also pay debts to suppliers and staff. “That is a barrier to a quick opening as well,” Loan said.
Buoying Loan in the last week has been an outpouring of support from the restaurant’s customers, including an online crowd-funding campaign that since Monday has raised more than $5,500 toward a $20,000 goal.
“We just want ZenKitchen to remain in business and continue adding their world-class service to Ottawa’s tapestry. ZenKitchen is a rare gem!” the campaign’s creator, Luis Miguel Huapaya, wrote on its webpage.
In addition to this web-based effort, Loan is working with potential investors. As well, a June 10 fundraiser is planned to take place at the Korean Palace restaurant, another Somerset Street West business.
The $100-a-person event was pitched to Loan by Ottawa chef Tarek Hassan, who operates the Gongfu Bao food cart beside Confederation Park. Hassan, who said he was shaken up by the ZenKitchen closure, hopes to enlist a half-dozen Ottawa chefs to cook vegan dishes in support of ZenKitchen re-opening under Loan.
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“I’m very optimistic,” David Loan said. “This is great news. This is all being done because of the support of the community.”
His five-year-old business, which offered vegan fine dining, closed suddenly a week ago after the CRA seized its bank account. The business was behind in remitting Harmonized Sales Tax that it had collected.
Loan thought his days of running ZenKitchen were over. But Friday, Loan said that he can continue with the restaurant if he can pay the CRA a sum “in the tens of thousands of dollars” before July 1. He must also pay debts to suppliers and staff. “That is a barrier to a quick opening as well,” Loan said.
Buoying Loan in the last week has been an outpouring of support from the restaurant’s customers, including an online crowd-funding campaign that since Monday has raised more than $5,500 toward a $20,000 goal.
“We just want ZenKitchen to remain in business and continue adding their world-class service to Ottawa’s tapestry. ZenKitchen is a rare gem!” the campaign’s creator, Luis Miguel Huapaya, wrote on its webpage.
In addition to this web-based effort, Loan is working with potential investors. As well, a June 10 fundraiser is planned to take place at the Korean Palace restaurant, another Somerset Street West business.
The $100-a-person event was pitched to Loan by Ottawa chef Tarek Hassan, who operates the Gongfu Bao food cart beside Confederation Park. Hassan, who said he was shaken up by the ZenKitchen closure, hopes to enlist a half-dozen Ottawa chefs to cook vegan dishes in support of ZenKitchen re-opening under Loan.
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