The only Welsh branch of Woky Ko - the popular Asian food chain set up by Masterchef star Larkin Cen - has ceased operating.
Woky Ko:To Go, the long-awaited takeaway based in Newport, opened to rave reviews last November and was the reality show finalist's first culinary venture this side of the Severn since his restaurant based at the nearby Celtic Manor Resort was replaced in 2019.
Cen, whose original takeaway Hokkei on Cardiff's Crwys Road went into administration in 2016, currently operates three noodle and bao bars and a lunchtime market stall in Bristol.
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And it's these on which he said he wants to concentrate as Covid restrictions continue to ease.
A recent statement on the Woky Ko:To Go website read, "As we work to re-open our restaurants in Bristol will be pausing our takeaway service in Newport.
"Progress updates will be posted via our social media channels."
Cen, who first shot to TV fame in 2013, grew up in a tiny flat above Mansang Chinese takeaway on Michaelston Road in Ely, which his family had run since 1981.
His parents had arrived in South Wales from the Chinese city of Guangzhou just the year before.
Cen initially studied law and became an employment lawyer in Bristol before applying to become a contestant on Masterchef in order to demonstrate his passion for Asian cuisine.
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