Restaurants and bars may not count as “essential” services in the face of a shelter-in-place order, but a fancy pizza, or a warm, well-made sandwich can at least show overworked hospital workers that they are appreciated
In Seattle, Matador has been delivering meals to the staff at Swedish Medical Center in Ballard. “We’re keeping people employed and refreshing all of our stores,” owner Zak Melang, noting that donations to the hospital allow him to use food that otherwise would have gone to waste. He and his wife are also hoping to train other restaurateurs in the city on how to package meals for hospitals, so more businesses can use their food and offer their employees more hours.
“When we realized it was in the best interest of public health for restaurants & bars to close, we knew we couldn’t replace those sales,” says Yasuaki Saito, a partner atin Seattle. “My business partner Katherine Anderson was talking to her longtime friend Emily who is a nurse & mentioned that a small gesture during stressful times often made all the difference while serving the community.
The London Plane began boxing daily deliveries for the Montlake and Northgate locations of UW hospitals. At first, Saito says it was a quick way to use up food and give staff some more hours. But now, it may be its own revenue stream. “Making 1,600 meals per day allows us to continue purchasing from vendors, maintains hours for some of our staff, gives hours to others in the industry who have been laid off, and collaborate with partners on a project of goodwill to uplift our whole community.
Individuals have also found donations to be a way to support both hospital workers and the reeling restaurant industry. Marissa Berg recently organized a massive delivery of Russ & Daughters for the ER staff at a hospital in New York, where she is friends with one of the doctors. Berg emailed friends asking them to chip in for an order and was overwhelmed.
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