Trinidadian roti wraps and Mexican stuffed sopaipillas: the restaurants that thrived in 2020

In a devastating year for the restaurant industry, some creative owners found ways to survive. In the end, you have to eat'

Eric See started the summer unemployed and adrift. He was among the thousands of restaurant owners across the country who shuttered their businesses as Covid restrictions kept customers home. Depressed and guilt-ridden over laying off his employees, See grabbed his dog, loaded his car and headed home to New Mexico.

Driving through America and being back home helped me understand that no one was alone in the struggle", he said. He reconnected with his family, and their cooking - his mother's breakfast burritos and tacos, fried to perfection.