Gingko house is a social enterprise restaurant in Hong Kong.
What's so special? It's a French restaurant run by seniors!
Gingko house gives seniors that are looking for a more meaningful life in retirement than just chilling out. The retiring age is quite young in Hong Kong, which means that seniors are looking for things to do, and want to something to do that requires responsibility and meaning.
Wait, seniors retire, why would they want to go back to work?! One of the stories that was moving was about one of the staff that after several years of retirement fell into the deep slump. He was depressed and struggled to find meaning in life. He was close to committing suicide, when he saw on the news about Gingko house and what they did. He went down to apply right away and is now part of the staff. The daily interaction with customers, the new challenges and the friends that he has made means now that he is much happier and now he has something to look forward to everyday.
Gingko house provides this kind of support for seniors. The wait staff were very nice, having a fine attention to detail (they probably came to fill up our water 5 times!), and very generous with the wine! The food was good, moderately priced, and the whole ambiance of the little place was great. I had a cream soup starter, and a sea food tagliatelle.
They have 3 locations in Hong Kong. You can visit them at http://www.gingkohouse.org/.
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