Nightclubs are still not permitted to be open due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Concerned for the future, Twisted’s co-owner and operator, Keon Brawn, took matters into his own hands
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Nightclubs are still not permitted to be open. So, concerned for the future, Twisted’s co-owner and operator, Keon Brawn, took matters into his own hands.Twisted Element has been a late-night staple in Calgary since opening in 2004.Before Alberta restaurants and bars were permitted to reopen in May, Mr. Brawn says he inquired to Alberta Health Service about adding tables and adjusting the concept of the nightclub to a pub. The answer was a swift and firm no.
Now known as Twisted Pride Pub, the bar concept operates in about one third of its two-floor space with a capacity of 70 people . Mr. Brawn says they broke even in their first month, which was a relief and a good sign that things will gain momentum. “One of our drag performers – who also happens to be a culinary-arts graduate from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology – expressed the value of us having a fully working kitchen. Tony Penton is now our pub chef and having someone with that knowledge of food costing and menu prepping is invaluable.”
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