
Food & Drink
Do something good for Philly: Order #LatinoTakeout this weekend
Latinx workers and businesses are projected to be disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. A Philly group wants to help by helping you eat well.
5 years ago
Should we order in tonight? Questions about food safety in the time of coronavirus
Many of us worry: Do we need to sanitize groceries, stop ordering takeout? Probably not, as grocery stores and restaurants increase safety efforts.
5 years ago
Suddenly ‘out of a job’ Philadelphians line up for boxes of free food
The city of Philadelphia and its nonprofit partners are distributing boxes of free food at a growing list of sites located in neighborhoods across the city.
5 years ago
Food donations flood hospitals as pandemic surge begins
As the COVID-19 pandemic ramps up, Philly area hospitals begin accepting daily donations of food for staff.
5 years ago
Listen 3:45Yes, you can go to your community garden; City deems farms ‘essential’
Philadelphia has given community gardens and urban farms the green light to operate during the COVID-19 shutdown with new safety and social distancing measures in place.
5 years ago
Sweet: Peeps production stops, but Easter is taken care of
The Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based Just Born confections company said its production facilities there and in Philadelphia closed Wednesday through April 7.
5 years ago
Emptier grocery shelves help cultivate a growing interest in home gardening
Many people have become interested in growing their own vegetables during this pandemic, to try and feed themselves and those around them.
5 years ago
Listen 1:22When you shop, don’t leave mothers using WIC empty-handed
The federal benefits can only be used for certain sizes and brands — and shelves are running dry.
5 years ago
6 ways to help Philly restaurants survive the devastating corona-slam
Don’t let the city’s vibrant food scene fall victim to COVID-19.
5 years ago
Local food rescuers save tons of produce from going to waste
At the same time, business owners find themselves with food that will never be served, more children and adults find themselves in need of meals.
5 years ago
Dogfish Head pivots from beer to hand sanitizer
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery is switching from making beer to cranking out hand sanitizer for the state of Delaware.
5 years ago
Ban on dine-in service has Del. eateries struggling with ‘uncertainty’ during pandemic
Gov. Carney is limiting restaurants to take-out and delivery service for the time being. Many are closing completely, but some are open with skeleton crews.
5 years ago
Grocery store worries: Low supply, high demand, deep anxiety
Lines around stores, people buying $300 worth of food and other items at a time, cleaned-out shelves … welcome to pandemic shopping.
5 years ago
Restaurant workers have each other’s backs as layoffs and confusion abound
One chef offers free, daily ‘family meals’ to industry workers, whose futures are uncertain due to restaurant and bar closures, layoffs and confusion.
5 years ago
Listen 3:48How the coronavirus outbreak canceled one tradition and inspired another
Sunday dinners were a tradition for Andrea Lawful-Sanders. But the coronavirus has caused her to cancel the gatherings and think of new ways to build community.
5 years ago