>>VIC MICOLUCCI: WITH MANY RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES CLOSING IT IS NOW MORE THAN
EVER IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOULD
TRY TO SUPPORT LOCAL OPTIONS SO
JOINING US THIS MORNING TO
TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO
RIGHT NOW TO HELP THESE LOCAL
RESTAURANTS IS KATE STRICKLAND,
THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF WONDER
MEDIA COMPANY GOOD MORNING TO
BE OKAY. ONE OF THE THANKS FOR
HAVING ME SO WE HAVE SO MANY
PEOPLE THAT ARE STRUGGLING
RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY IN FOOD
AND BEVERAGE THEY ARE OUR
NEIGHBORS, THEY’RE OUR FRIENDS.
WE CAN DO TAKE OUT WE CAN TRUMP A YOU KNOW TO BUY GIFT CARDS, BUT BUT SOMETIMES YOU KNOW THEY
NEED A LITTLE MORE FOR THAT
POST.
>> YEAH, THERE’S NO DOUBT I
MEAN IT’S IT’S GRIM OUT THERE
RIGHT NOW WE’VE ALL HEARD THE
STORIES OF THE GOVERNMENT
MANDATED
CLOSURES AND AND THESE FOOD AND
BEVERAGE RESTAURANT COMPANIES
HAVING TO LAY OFF LARGE CHUNKS
OF THEIR TEAM I THINK
IT’S NOT ALL BAD I THINK THAT
THIS CRISIS IS REALLY
SORT OF GIVEN AREA
RESTAURANTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ADAPT AND REACT TO THE NEEDS OF
THEIR CUSTOMERS THE KIND OF
INTERESTING
TO WATCH.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: SO AS THE
CUSTOMER WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND
DOING
RIGHT NOW WE’RE GOING INTO A
HOLIDAY WEEKEND. HOW CAN YOU
SHARE THAT LOVE AND TAKE PLACE
OF A YOU KNOW TAKE PART IN
THIS.
>> SURE I MEAN THERE ARE
SEVERAL WAYS FIRST OF ALL YOU
KNOW A FEW OF OUR AREA
RESTAURANTS ALL BLACK SHEEP.
TO BURN A THEY’VE
CREATED EMPLOYEE RELIEF AND SO
THAT’S A GREAT WAY TO JUST
DIRECTLY HELP THOSE WHO NEED IT
MOST A LOT OF
THESE FUNDS.
>> ARE GOING TOWARDS THOSE
EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN FURLOUGHED
OR LAID OFF DURING THIS TIME.
THE OTHER ONE OBVIOUSLY THAT
YOU MENTIONED TAKEOUT DELIVERY
CURBSIDE IT’S ALL WONDERFUL
STUFF SOMETHING TO KEEP
IN MIND AND THAT WILL DELIVER
SERVICES LIKE AND DOORDASH
THEY’RE VERY CONVENIENT AND I
LOVE
THEM MYSELF IF YOU KEEP IN MIND
THAT IS JUST SOMETHING ELSE
THAT EATS AWAY AT THE MARGIN
AND THESE RESTAURANTS NEED TO
OPERATE AND SO AT
ALL POSSIBLE GOING DIRECTLY TO
THE RESTAURANT PLACE YOUR ORDER
AND GET YOUR TAKE OUT IS THE
WAY
TO GO AND THEN THE LAST THING I
WOULD SAY YOU KNOW IN TERMS OF
OF GETTING BACK IS REALLY SORT
OF THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
WHEN IT COMES
I’M HEARING A LOT OF OUR OF OUR
RESTAURANTS TELLING
US THAT. THEY’D ENJOYED PEOPLE
PLACING BOTH ORDERS WHETHER
IT’S FOR SENDING LETTERS TO
THEIR CLIENTS OR THEIR
COLLEAGUES OR THEIR VENDORS AS
JUST APPRECIATIVE WAYS OF
SAYING
THANK YOU. IT’S ALWAYS NICE TO
ON TO SORT OF ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT
EVERYBODY’S DOING DURING THESE
HARD TIMES AND YOU CAN CHECK 2
BOXES BY DOING THAT FOR A LOCAL
RESTAURANT.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: SO WE’VE GOT
SOME GIFT BASKETS WE’VE GOT
SOME GIVEAWAYS OF THE ESSENTIAL
AS YOU KNOW TOILET PAPER
CLEANING WIPES MASKS AND THINGS
LIKE THAT. ALSO VIRTUAL COOKING CLASSES FOR A LOT OF THESE RESTAURANTS WHERE YOU CAN
ACTUALLY INTERACT WITH THE CHEF
FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN
HOME OR SHALL I SAY KITCHEN AND
LEARN SOME OF THE TRICKS OF THE
TRADE.
>> ABSOLUTELY IT’S IT’S IT’S ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO SEE THE WAY SOME OF THESE
RESTAURANTS HAVE HIT IT A
LITTLE BIT THEY’RE DOING THINGS
THAT
PERHAPS ARE SOMEWHAT OUTSIDE
THEIR COMFORT LEVEL AND OUTSIDE
THEIR ORIGINAL BUSINESS MODEL
BUT BUT IT’S A IT’S A WONDERFUL
LEVEL OF RESPONSIVENESS TURNING
SOMETHING
LIKE THIS. I DON’T KNOW IF
YOU’RE FAMILIAR WITH MILLION
TALKING COMPANY. THEY’RE
HEADQUARTERED UP IN A MILLION
ISLAND PUTTING TOGETHER A HAND
SANITIZER WHITE GIFT BOXES FOR
HOMEBOUND EMPLOYEES. SO THAT EMPLOYERS CAN SEND THEM OUT UM AS A
THANK YOU TO TO THEIR STAFF AND
YOU MENTIONED THE VIRTUAL
COOKING CLASSES, BLUE BAMBOO IS
HOSTING ONE TODAY
IN FACT AND THEY DO IT EVERY
FRIDAY, SO IT’S A GREAT WAY TO
GET THE FOOD, YOU LOVE
AND PUTTING IN A LITTLE BIT OF
EXTRA ELBOW GREASE WHAT’S THE A
COOKING CLASS. AND TO EARN A RESTAURANT IS PARTNERED UP WITH MASS FOR JAX WHICH RATE OF
ENSURE THAT GIVES A THOSE
WHO ARE PLACING TAKEOUT AND
DELIVERY ORDERS FROM HER NAP.
THEY GET A COMPLIMENTARY FACE
MASK TO KEEP THEM SAFE DURING
ALL ALL THIS TIME OF
UNCERTAINTY.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: WONDERFUL KATE
STRICKLIN THANK YOU SO MUCH IT
REALLY IS ALL ABOUT BEING A
GOOD NEIGHBOR
SUPPORTING THOSE WHO ARE
HURTING THE MOST RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE WHEN WE GET OUT OF
THIS QUARANTINE WE WANT THEM TO
BE OPEN. WE WANT THEM TO BE
THRIVING AND THAT CERTAINLY IS