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Colo. governor to discuss restaurant support amid pandemic

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Gov. Jared Polis is set to provide an update on Colorado’s COVID-19 response, as well as a discussion around supporting the state’s restaurant industry Tuesday.

Polis will speak from the Boettcher Mansion in Denver about 12:30 p.m. and share the update via a livestream from his official Facebook page.

Polis will be joined Tuesday by Sonia

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For One Food Insecure Family, The Pandemic Leaves ‘No Wiggle Room’ : NPR

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Ja Nelle Pleasure relies on her garden for fresh fruits and vegetables. “Vegetables are expensive at the grocery store,” she says.

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Ja Nelle Pleasure relies on her garden for fresh fruits and vegetables. “Vegetables are expensive at the grocery store,” she says.

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Ja Nelle Pleasure never used to think twice about putting food on the table for her family.

In fact, the Pleasure family revolved around food. One of their favorite activities was to spin a globe, put a finger down and cook a dish from the country where it lands.

“It was a lot of fun because we got to eat all over the place, stuff that none of us would have dared try before, like silkworms,” she says. “They really look disgusting and scary. … But when you eat it, it tastes

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The Rise Of Restaurant Robots Amidst Pandemic Measures

Torri Donley 2 months ago

In a restaurant landscape where lean profit margins are getting even slimmer due to the necessary COVID-19 safety measures of distancing, staying afloat is an increasingly difficult challenge. Small wonder, then, that some operators are using whatever means they can to stand out from their competition. Robot waiters, although not a new phenomenon, are making headlines around the world again, but this time with a socially distanced twist.

A humanoid robot waiter carries a tray of food and drinks in a restaurant. Artificial intelligence replaces maintenance staff. The concept of the future. 3D rendering — How will the restaurant servers of tomorrow look?

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At Claypot Rice, a Chinese restaurant in Calgary, robot greeters and servers chat with guests, take orders and run food from the kitchen. These are typically three distinct roles performed by humans, a fact not lost on owner Alex Guo. “Right now I focus on the kitchen,” Guo told CTV News. “I don’t have time to figure out how to use it (the robot) but even in the future I’m thinking that the

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South Carolina football food vendors limited during pandemic

Torri Donley 2 months ago

CLEMSON, S.C.

It’s not a RiverDogs game without a bag of Tony’s boiled peanuts and a $1 beer, just like it’s not a South Carolina football game without a tailgate in the parking lot beforehand.

Pandemic-era sports have had to adjust this year, and while fans are back in football stadium stands with a limited capacity this season, tailgating is off the table.

With no pre-game cornhole competitions, fresh burgers on the Foreman and ice luge Fireball shots (not speaking from experience here…), all the action will have to take place on the field this season. Food options on the concourse are limited, too, so don’t get your hopes up for the same expansive fare you’re used to snacking on throughout the game.

At Death Valley in Clemson, fans won’t be warming up with hot meals as the temperatures drop for fall games; it’s pre-packaged dining and concession stand basics

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Restaurant collaboration ‘Chicago Let Talk’ brings together women chefs in support of each other amid COVID-19 pandemic

Torri Donley 2 months ago

CHICAGO (WLS) — A team of female chefs and restaurant owners have come together in support of one another during these difficult times due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The group of women are collaborating in hopes of keeping their businesses alive.

Orders will be out of the door soon for Vermilion’s part of a special tasting menu called “Global Extravaganza”

There is a lot riding on these meals as the staff prepares the blackened chili tamarind ribs and Kerala lemon rice with the restaurant’s signature Indian-Latin flavors.

“For us, this is a do or die battle. We are in the middle of the pandemic; we have the economic crisis; our restaurants have been shut down with social unrest,” said Vermilion owner Rohini Dey.

Dey created “Chicago Let’s Talk,” a collaboration of local women chefs and restaurant owners.

Available only during October, the group is highlighting their talents in “Flavor,” featuring

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Food insecurity expands beyond low-income Angelenos during the pandemic

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Food insecurity expands beyond low-income Angelenos during the pandemic — Credit: University of Southern California

More than one in four Los Angeles County households experienced at least one instance of food insecurity—a lack of access to affordable and nutritious food—from April through July, according to a new study directed by Public Exchange, based at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. The study also found that the pandemic has overwhelmingly impacted women, people with low incomes and the unemployed, and Latinos. Higher income groups that don’t typically struggle to afford food were also affected.

Though levels of food insecurity in the county peaked in April, during the early days of the pandemic, it remains significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels.

“For the first time, we’re getting a comprehensive look at how the pandemic has impacted the ability of Los Angeles County residents to afford food,” said Kayla de la Haye, the lead researcher and assistant professor of preventive medicine

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Eric Underwood: Restaurant experiences, pandemic would guide his service to Lancaster County | Elections

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Following that venture, he was hired as general manager at Rodizio Grill in 2014 and eventually became co-owner of the franchise, he said.

Underwood and his wife, Keri, have five children, ages 3 to 13.

He had thought about eventually running for local office, but earlier this year he was encouraged by Lincoln Independent Business Association officials to consider a run for the Lancaster County Board seat.

With the blessing of his wife and his partners at Rodizio, Underwood launched a campaign with an emphasis on providing property tax relief for county residents and improved county infrastructure and assuring public safety and law enforcement support.

Though the district most recently elected Democrat Jennifer Brinkman as its commissioner, Underwood said the previous 30-year tenure of Republican Larry Hudkins gives his candidacy a shot.

Budgets have grown but not necessarily prioritized the county’s needs, he said, and the county has not adequately

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You can help your fave bars bounce back amid pandemic by purchasing drinks in advance

Torri Donley 2 months ago

Filipinos can help their favorite bars and restaurants bounce back from the economic impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic by purchasing e-vouchers giving discounts to liquors that can be enjoyed as soon as such establishments open.

Zomato Philippines has partnered with Diageo, the makers of well-loved liquor brands such as Johnnie Walker, Tanqueray and The Singleton, to keep partner outlets afloat and normalize their operations once regulations ease.

The public can purchase their favorite drinks in advance through Lazada by availing an e-voucher at a participating bar that would be redeemable once community quarantines and liquor bans have been lifted. All of them are valid until December 2020.

Some participating bars include Las Flores, iDarts Dash, Run Rabbit Run, Draft and 205.

Diageo and Zomato will release new guidelines and advisories to the public if there are extensions or

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Whether a restaurant survives the pandemic could depend on an uneasy dance with the landlord

Torri Donley 2 months ago

CHICAGO — Restaurants, their receipts less than a third of what they customarily would take in, are unable to pay rent. Landlords, with mortgages and property-tax bills due, can’t survive without income.

a man standing in front of a building: Albert M. Friedman, chairman and CEO of Friedman Properties, in front of Nonnina restaurant, 340 North Clark Street, in Chicago on Sept. 18, 2020.

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Albert M. Friedman, chairman and CEO of Friedman Properties, in front of Nonnina restaurant, 340 North Clark Street, in Chicago on Sept. 18, 2020.

Since the coronavirus pandemic hit, resulting in the forced closure six months ago of restaurants and bars across the country, restaurateurs and landlords have been forced into an uneasy dance, as both camps fight for economic survival.

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It’s a give-and-take struggle that will last months more, maybe into next summer.

Partners Allan Perales and David Goldberg, whose GoldStreet Partners brokerage matches landlords to restaurant tenants, from big brands such as P.F. Chang’s to single-operator restaurants such as Tzuco and Galit, see the issue from both sides.

“We’re

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Edgbaston cricket ground catering staff face redundancy due to pandemic

Torri Donley 2 months ago

Up to 25 catering staff at Edgbaston cricket ground are at risk of losing their jobs due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on match days.

Workers from the Edgbaston Experience Limited, which is the joint-venture between Warwickshire County Cricket Club and Compass Group UK & Ireland, are part of a consultation process for redundancy.

There has been no catered match days or events taking place for months, which prompted the company to make the “difficult decision” over future cuts.

But it is still hoped that some staff will be redeployed where possible.

An Edgbaston Experience Limited spokesperson told BirminghamLive: “The sports and leisure sector has been one of the most deeply impacted sectors as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“With no catered match days or events taking place, or scheduled to do so for the foreseeable future, it is with deep regret that we have had to

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Colo. governor to discuss restaurant support amid pandemic

For One Food Insecure Family, The Pandemic Leaves ‘No Wiggle Room’ : NPR

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South Carolina football food vendors limited during pandemic

Restaurant collaboration ‘Chicago Let Talk’ brings together women chefs in support of each other amid COVID-19 pandemic

Food insecurity expands beyond low-income Angelenos during the pandemic

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Edgbaston cricket ground catering staff face redundancy due to pandemic

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