“We have struggled and fought to maintain our kitchen staff, and even pay them out of our pockets so they can support their families.'
Eating establishments across the country have been forced to shutter to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, but some have found creative ways to keep feeding health care workers in their community.Like thousands of restaurants across the United States, Andiamo, an Italian restaurant in New Jersey, has been crippled by the coronavirus pandemic. Nearly half its staff has been laid off.
“I kind of had the idea that maybe we would pay a restaurant, give [the] restaurant income to send meals to the [emergency room] to give thanks to [hospital staff] for working while the rest of us were at home,” Adler told “Nightline.”Adler connected with a local mom’s group to set up a fundraiser. Then, after raising $1,600, she asked the owners of Andiamo if they would help with the effort to cook and deliver meals to Englewood Health in Englewood, New Jersey.
On March 26, he said the squad was getting ready to prepare 100 meals for health care workers at Englewood Health. Keivan Tayeb, owner of Zendiggi Kebab House in Closter, New Jersey, is helping to feed frontline workers with two other restaurant owners. “In difficult times like these, people want to help and find a purpose,” Di Pietro said. “We found one.”
In New Orleans, Tom Ramsey, chef de cuisine at Galliano, has been hard at work cooking and delivering meals to local hospitals. In Elmhurst, New York, the local Tibetan Women’s Association has been delivering momo dumplings to Elmhurst Hospital, which had previously been called “ground zero” for COVID-19 in New York City. The momos, a comfort food for Tibetans, come with messages of hope.
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