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Sun kissed cuisine
“Sol em Sol” (Sun on Sun) is a mobile kitchen and restaurant that cooks food with solar ovens. Using seven ovens, they can cook for up to 40 people and meal prices range between 9 to 11 euros . The owners are planning to tour Portugal to get people from across the country to taste their sun-filled cuisine.
Why it matters
The concept of an outdoor, affordable, eco-friendly restaurant is an attractive one. All that is required to export the concept to other markets is sunshine and clement weather. Are they on to a recipe for success?
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