All Cities: Helping Out

The Road Back

Now Is a Great Time to Become a Restaurant Regular

Becoming a regular at your favorite local bar or restaurant isn’t something that just happens overnight. It takes multiple visits,…

By Deanna Ting March 9, 2021

Helping Out   London

Through the Pandemic, Restaurants Have Supported Others. They Deserve the Same Support in Return

It’s been a challenging year for those working in restaurants. But despite setback after setback, those working in hospitality have…

By Ravneet Gill November 20, 2020

Helping Out

25 Reasons Why We’re Thankful For the Restaurant Industry in the Year 2020

2020 will be remembered as the year that the restaurant industry fought for its life. A year that saw the…

By Noëmie Carrant November 4, 2020

Helping Out   Los Angeles

Feeding Each Other: Restaurant Workers and Food Insecurity

Over the two decades that I have worked within the restaurant and hospitality industry, I have noticed and experienced a…

By Nyanyika Banda August 31, 2020

Chinatown USA   New York

In Chinatown, a Block of Outdoor Dining Seeks to Revive the Neighborhood

After months of empty streets, it looks and feels as though Chinatown is slowly coming back to life. You only…

By Noëmie Carrant July 30, 2020

Resy Spotlight

‘Baltimore Can Be a Model For the World’: Irena Stein of Alma Cocina Latina on Transforming the Restaurant Industry

Before the novel coronavirus disrupted travel, Baltimore restaurateur Irena Stein would visit her childhood home of Venezuela every four months…

By Julekha Dash July 29, 2020

The Road Back   Houston

I Thought The Pandemic Would Kill My Restaurant, But It’s Only Made It Stronger

As part of an ongoing series hoping to explore the experiences of restaurant owners and workers during the COVID-19 pandemic…

By Chris Williams July 22, 2020

Helping Out

A Louisville Community Kitchen Aims to Heal a Divide. Its Best-Known Chef and a Rising Star Are Behind It.

“I’ve been waiting on Louisville to have this uprising,” Nikkia Rhodes says. “I’m surprised it has taken this long.”  Rhodes…

By Adrian Miller July 8, 2020

Helping Out   Chicago

For Black People Eats Founder Jeremy Joyce, Helping Black Restaurants Is Everyone’s Job

It began with a June 1 Instagram post by Chicago food site Black People Eats, checking in on the city’s…

By Maggie Hennessy June 17, 2020

Helping Out   Boston

The Boston Medical Student Who Rallied to Raise Millions for Restaurants and Their Employees

Natalie Guo vividly recalls the weekend everything changed.  It was the middle of March, and the coronavirus was tightening its…

By Ellen Bhang April 29, 2020