RETURNING
RETURNING TO ASK AND DATA TO HELP THE OWNER OF ROSIE'S CAFE. YOU MAY REMEMBER LAST YEAR
CAITLIN PILLSBURY WAS SERIOUSLY
HURT IN A HIT AND RUN
MOTORCYCLE CRASH. THE COMMUNITY
RALLIED TO HELP THE BUSINESS
AND CELEBRITY CHEF ROBERT
IRVINE AND THE FOOD NETWORK
THREW A BLOCK PARTY. CHEF
IRVINE JOINS US NOW FROM
FLORIDA TO TALK ABOUT A NEW
SPECIAL THAT'S AIRING TOMORROW
NIGHT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF
SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL
RESTAURANTS. GOOD MORNING TO
YOU, CHEF. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO
TALK TO YOU, GET A PREVIEW.
WHAT CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE? OF
COURSE MANY RESTAURANTS HIT
HARD BY THE CORONA VIRUS. HOW
IS ROSIE'S CAFE DOING? HOW'S
ROSIE HERSELF DOING? WELL, I
HAVE TO TELL YOU, YOU KNOW,
DEVASTATING TIMES SINCE MARCH.
OBVIOUSLY WITH ALL OUR
RESTAURANTS HOSPITALITY. BUT
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M
REALLY HAPPY ABOUT IS WE GET A
CHANCE TO COME BACK TO ASK ANDY
THOUGH AND HELP CAITLIN AND
ROSIE'S RESTAURANT. WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO SEE IS A LOT OF HARD
WORK, A LOT OF CRAZINESS
TOMORROW'S SHOW. AND A LOT OF
LOVE AND TEARS AND THAT'S JUST
FOR ME. YEAH. NO, I MEAN I CAN
ONLY IMAGINE DID YOU GUYS COME
BACK DURING THE PANDEMIC? WE
WERE THERE JUST BEFORE FOR YOU
KNOW, A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE
.SO IT WAS NOT. I REMEMBER
MARCH 12TH. I WAS ACTUALLY
SHOOTING IN STATE COLLEGE,
PENNSYLVANIA WHEN THIS ALL WENT
DOWN AND NOW BEING STUCK AT
HOME IN MY BEAUTIFUL HOME I
MIGHT ADD. BUT I NORMALLY SEE
ELEVEN DAYS OF MY HOME. AND I'D
BEEN ALMOST 10 WEEKS AND READY
TO GET OUT AND GET SOME WORK
DONE. YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE YOU
KNOW WE'VE STARTED SOME IN
DINING HERE IN SAN DIEGO. WE
KNOW THAT RESTAURANTS HAVE BEEN
HIT VERY, VERY HARD THIS
INDUSTRY. HOW ARE YOU HANDLING
THIS QUARANTINE TIME? WHAT ARE
YOU HEARING FROM RESTAURANT
OWNERS? WELL, I'M DOING A LOT
OF CHECKING IS MUCH LIKE WHAT
WE'RE DOING HERE WITH ALL
THE RESTAURANTS I'VE DONE OVER
220 RESTAURANTS. SO IT'S NOT
ONLY THE RESTAURANTS WE'VE DONE
THAT WAS SCRAPING AND ZOOMING
AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF BUT
ALSO HUNDREDS OF RESTAURANTS
THAT WE'VE NEVER TOUCHED THAT
I'VE NEVER BEEN TO. YOU KNOW,
ONE THING THAT HAS BEEN
APPARENT IN THIS PANDEMIC IS
WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT.
ELEVEN MILLION HOSPITALITY
WORKERS THAT NEED HELP AND NOT
JUST HOSPITALITY WORKERS,
PEOPLE IN GENERAL. YOU KNOW,
OUR JOB IS TO MAKE SURE WE GIVE
HOPE. WE CAN GET BACK OUT THERE
AND SHOW THEM HOW TO REOPEN.
DOESN'T MATTER HOW SUCCESSFUL
YOU WERE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC IS
WHAT IS GOING TO CHANGE WHEN WE
COME BACK HERE IN FLORIDA WHERE
A 50 PERCENT IN RESTAURANTS
RIGHT OR WRONG? YOU KNOW I'M
NOT A DOCTOR. I JUST KNOW
WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE. THE GYMS
ARE OPEN. MY JOB IS TO GET BACK
ON THE ROAD AND DO AS MUCH AS I
CAN. AND I GOT TO TELL YOU IT'S
LIKE HAVING HANDCUFFS ON IN MY
HOME RIGHT NOW. TALK ABOUT
ANXIETY AND NOT THAT KIND OF
GUY BUT I AM RIGHT NOW. GET ME
OUT. YOU KNOW I HAVE A FEELING
YOU'RE GONNA BE BUSIER THAN
EVER NOW. I MEAN THIS IS
SOMETHING WE'VE NEVER SEEN IN
OUR LIFETIME. HOW ARE THINGS
GOING TO CHANGE FOR YOU AS FAR
AS TRAVEL GOES HOW YOU HANDLE
THINGS? WELL, WE'RE BACK ON
THE ROAD NEXT WEEK VISITING
RESTAURANTS ARE REOPENING
RESTAURANTS BUT WE'RE DOING IT
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. PLUS ALL
THE TEAM IS FLYING INTO FLORIDA
GETTING ALL THE TESTS AND
CORPORATE THREATS AND ALL THOSE
THINGS. THEN WE'RE GETTING ON A
BUS OR A COUPLE OF BUSES. AND
REALLY WHAT THE EAST COAST
FIRST THE WAR STARTING NEXT
WEEK AND THEN WE'LL SEE YOU
KNOW, HOPEFULLY BY THE TIME
THOSE FIRST 12 13 RESTAURANTS
ARE DONE AND BACK UP AND
RUNNING, THEN HOPEFULLY WE CAN
START MOVING AROUND A LITTLE
BIT EASIER. BUT I WOULD SEE
THINGS CHANGING. YEAH. WE'VE
GOT A WRITTEN KEEP THE CREW
SAFE BECAUSE SOCIAL BUSINESS
WE'VE GOT THE MASKS, THE GLOVES
,THE WHOLE NINE YARDS JUST
LIKE ANYBODY ELSE BUT ALSO
THE WHOLE METRO WORLD IS
CHANGING. YOU KNOW, IT'S
BECAUSE IF YOU GO TO PHENIX A
LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO
WEAR GLOVES MATCHES IN
RESTAURANTS. IF YOU GO TO
FLORIDA, EVERYBODY'S WEARING
GLOVES. IT'S JUST IT'S REALLY
INTERESTING THE WAY THE STATES
ARE DIFFERENT. SO NOT ONLY ARE
WE COMING UP WITH NEW
GUIDELINES FOR THE STATE BUT WE
GO ONE STEP FURTHER. WE'RE
GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO DO IT
SAFELY SO THAT THE CUSTOMER IS
IN CONTROL. THE TRUST IT COMES
BACK IN THE CUSTOMER. YES.
GREAT TO HEAR. QUICKLY BEFORE
WE WRAP UP, ARE YOU PLANNING
ANY MAKEOVERS, ANY OTHER
RESTAURANTS HERE IN SAN DIEGO
THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING
FORWARD TO? WELL, YOU'LL BE
THE FIRST TO KNOW ONE SAY WHERE
WE'RE GOING AND HOW WE GET OUT
OF THIS NEXT ROUTINE. I PROMISE
YOU. OK. CHEF ROBERT IRVINE,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
SEEING THE UPDATE ON WHAT'S
GOING ON AT ROSIE'S CAFE AND
CAITLIN THAT AIRS TOMORROW ON
THE FOOD NETWORK. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR JOINING US CARE.
THANKS. YOU TOO. THINGS ARE
CHANGING AND LIKE I SAID, I
THINK HE'S GOING TO BE VERY
BUSY BECAUSE LIKE THIS IS
SOMETHING THEY'VE NEVER HAD TO
DEAL WITH. NOW THEY'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO BE REINVENTING MAYBE IN
A DIFFERENT WAY WITH, YOU KNOW,
50 PERCENT CAPACITY. SO IT'S
GONNA BE INTERESTING TO
REINVENTING HAVE