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You’re 11 years old. You’re probably worrying about catching the school bus home, and getting your homework done in time so you can go and play. Not Omari McQueen – this young man has opened his very own pop-up restaurant, at the tender age of 11 years old. The pop-up –which opened in Boxpark food market hall in South London – specialises in vegan Caribbean food, including rice-and-peas dishes, and fried plantains.
假设你十一岁。你很可能担心的是搭不上回家的校车以及尽快完成作业去玩耍。Omari McQueen却不是这样，这个年轻人在11岁就已经开了自己的快闪餐厅。这家店开在伦敦南部的Boxpark美食集市，主营加勒比素食餐，包括豌豆米饭和炸芭蕉等。
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So how and why did this enterprising young man start his culinary journey? It started when Omari’s mum became ill with strong migraines, and no longer able to cook. With Omari’s dad out working and older brother having no interest in cooking, Omari took it upon himself to start rustling up food for his family, from as young as seven years old.
那么，这个有进取心的年轻人是如何以及为什么开始他的烹饪之旅的呢？因为他的妈妈患有严重的偏头痛，再也不能做饭；他的爸爸要外出工作，并且他的哥哥对烹饪毫无兴趣，所以Omari从7岁就开始为他的家准备食物了。
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As for the vegan side of Omari’s business – he decided to ditch his meat-eating ways after seeing vegan campaign videos online, and can now encourage more people to do the same with his green Caribbean cuisine.
至于店铺为什么做素食餐，因为他在网络上看到素食主义者活动的视频后决定放弃肉食，现在想靠绿色健康的加勒比食物鼓励更多的人加入。
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The pop-up debut – which was provided rent-free for the week by the very impressed food market CEO – is Omari’s second venture into Caribbean cuisine. He’s started his own vegan Caribbean sauce company called Dipalicious, the same name of his new pop-up. With cousins and grandparents on hand to help Omari, we’re sure he’ll go a long way one with his eco-conscious Caribbean. But for now – he’s still enjoying his football and video games.
美食集市的CEO为这家快闪店首次亮相免去首周租金，这次亮相也是Omari对加勒比食物的第二个投资。他自己的第一家素食加勒比风味酱公司叫做Dipalicious，和他新开的快闪餐厅同名。在表兄弟妹和祖父母的帮助下，我们相信他会带着环保的加勒比风味食物在这条路上走的很远。
Story via 故事来源 https://metro.co.uk/2019/08/21/11-year-old-boy-opens-up-vegan-caribbean-restaurant-after-learning-to-cook-when-his-mum-fell-ill-10604994/
