The end of independent restaurantsWHAT MATTERS: You You told Bon Appetit this was, "This is the end of the independent restaurant era." We were the envy of the world and every independent restaurant was at the center of communities, of revenue-generating tourism and a dynamic culture that people loved and supported. The pulse of US cities, abandonedWHAT MATTERS: Why can't independent restaurants bounce back after the pandemic winds down? Helping restaurant workers and farmsWHAT MATTERS: You've been an activist trying to raise money to help both restaurant workers and the farmers and producers who supply restaurants. We have fed the public school system families in Louisville, we have given over 30,000 in toys to restaurant workers who could not afford Christmas for their children.

Source: CNN December 18, 2020 18:36 UTC