April 5, 2020 German cider restaurant becomes drive-thru to stay open during coronavirus pandemic Thomas Metzmacher was faced with the prospect of having to shut down his Frankfurt restaurant specializing in a traditional tart hard cider due to German regulations prohibiting groups of people from gathering amid the coronavirus pandemic. So he came up with a novel solution.
April 3, 2020 Teen creates funny, elaborate restaurant-style dinner experiences for quarantined family Derek Cannuscio from Massachusetts has been creating the nightly themed-dinners while his sister, Caitlin records and then posts on TikTok.
April 1, 2020 KFC giving 1 million pieces of chicken to franchisees, encouraging them to distribute to communities KFC is aiming to spread some joy during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic — with fried chicken, of course.
March 31, 2020 Indiana restaurant owner cuts hair like Joe Exotic to raise money for workers after coronavirus shutdown Desperate times call for desperate hair styles.
March 30, 2020 Dr. Anthony Fauci honored by Long Island clam bar with linguini dish in his name A Long Island, N.Y. restaurant announced Monday that a linguini dish was being named after Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert and one of the public faces behind the Trump administration's coronavirus task force.
March 30, 2020 Guy Fieri, National Restaurant Association launch relief fund for restaurant workers, offer $500 grants “They’ve been serving us for years, in the restaurant business. Let’s serve them,” Guy Fieri said.
March 26, 2020 Texas Roadhouse CEO foregoes salary for 1 year to pay workers amid coronavirus: reports Texas Roadhouse CEO and founder Kent Taylor will give up his pay for the rest of the year so that the money can go to “front-line workers” amid an industry crunch due to restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19, according to reports.
March 26, 2020 Bakery sells toilet paper cakes amid coronavirus-caused shortage Toilet paper has never looked so appetizing.
March 26, 2020 Cheesecake Factory claims it can't pay April rent because of coronavirus pandemic Uh oh.
March 26, 2020 Arizona pizzeria gets $2,000 from anonymous customer, owner uses it to pay staff's most urgent bills One customer in Prescott, Ariz., gave a large anonymous gift to a pizza shop owner, who is now paying it forward to staff as local restaurants get hit by the coronavirus pandemic.