Restauranteur Piers Proctor-Irwin has spent the majority of the past year surrounded by empty chairs and tables. Situated in a suburb on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, his restaurant The Local Kitchen Co. shuttered after the South African government announced a nationwide lockdown last March.Restauranteur Piers Proctor-Irwin has spent the majority of the past year surrounded by empty chairs and tables. Situated in a suburb on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, his restaurant The Local Kitchen Co. shuttered after the South African government announced a nationwide lockdown last March.