{
  "id": 238703,
  "title": "VIDEO: I’ll give you discount, Hilda Baci woos passersby into restaurant",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/video-ill-give-you-discount-hilda-baci-woos-passersby-into-restaurant",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-06T22:18:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/video-ill-give-you-discount-hilda-baci-woos-passersby-into-restaurant/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Celebrity chef and restaurateur Hilda Baci has garnered attention for her innovative strategy to draw in customers to her restaurant. In a video that went viral on Instagram, Baci was shown extending a personal invitation to passersby outside her establishment, My Food by Hilda, to partake in lunch. Sporting a welcoming smile, she waved and declared, \"Hello... It's lunch time... I'll give you discount.\" Her charm proved effective, as one man accepted her offer and entered the restaurant, followed by several others, transforming a moment of potential quietness into a steady flow of patrons.\n\nBaci, who has set a Guinness World Record as the woman who cooked for 100 hours straight, admitted in the video that she was prepared to do \"whatever it takes\" to ensure her restaurant thrived. As each customer was welcomed into the establishment, she greeted them warmly, saying, \"Welcome ma, welcome sir. I'm so happy to see you. Thank you so much!\" Her light-hearted demeanor was further highlighted when she playfully reminded her media team, \"Please don’t look at my client. Paparazzi… no, no, no,\" eliciting laughter from those in attendance.\n\nThe video capturing her efforts has been widely shared, showcasing Baci's commitment to customer service and her creative approach to boosting her restaurant's business.",
  "summary": "Watch celebrity chef Hilda Baci personally invite passersby into her restaurant, My Food by Hilda, offering discounts in a viral video. See her unique mark Read More: https://punchng.com/video-ill-give-you-discount-hilda-baci-woos-passersby-into-restaurant/",
  "key_points": [
    "Hilda Baci offers discounts to passersby outside her restaurant.",
    "Video shows her welcoming customers warmly, saying \"Welcome ma, welcome sir.\""
  ],
  "editors_take": "Hilda Baci's personalised outreach to passersby and offer of discounts signals her hands-on, customer-centric approach to ensuring the success of her restaurant, My Food by Hilda.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}