Be Mine Healthy Friends - Helsinki, Finland
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Join Anjelli in this cozy conversation with Jasmine – founder of Be Mine Healthy Friends restaurant in Helsinki, Finland. Be Mine Healthy Friends is a tiny restaurant that serves healthy, nourishing vegan food inspired by Asian cuisine with Thai hospitality. In this episode Jasmine shares her story about starting a business without any previous experience in this field and the challenges she encounters running a restaurant on her own.
Check out Be Mine Healthy Friends here – https://beminehf.fi/
0:28 Jasmine’s background and the initial idea of Be Mine Healthy Friends
2:44 Why plant-based?
4:01 On opening a restaurant during the Covid-19 pandemic
5:11 On effects of energy crisis on the restaurant
7:15 General feel of the restaurant
9:38 What is a star menu?
11:03 Be Mine Healthy Friends customers and dealing with food regulation laws
16:43 What is the deciding factor on what goes to the menu?
18:11 On customer demographics
19:22 Benefits of being a cold kitchen
22:37 On working alone and navigating being new in business
23:47 Future plans for Be Mine Healthy Friends
24:56 An importance of having a purpose to keep things going
26:29 What was the biggest lesson?
28:28 Dealing with bad comments from customers
32:32 On managing administration, marketing and restaurant alone
33:15 The importance of word of mouth and smiley hospitality
35:22 Where to find Be Mine Healthy Friends and working hours
36:44 Advice for people who want to open their kitchen
37:44 What keeps you going?
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