“A program in Newark, New Jersey, that is serving up hope. … Newark Working Kitchens pays 25 restaurants here to keep their doors open, stoves on, employees paid, cooking for those who need food most.”
“New Jersey has been hit especially hard by COVID-19, and Newark—the state's biggest city—is disproportionately at risk”
“It’s a moment when you have to use your relationships to drive traffic. I thought, Who do I have in my phone book? I called [Audible founder] Don Katz, I called Michael B. Jordan. And I called some cooks and dishwashers.” - Marcus Samuelsson
“I jumped at that opportunity, knowing that it would be the last thing and probably the only thing that would get us going,” he says. “To be honest with you, it saved our business.”
“New Jersey’s restaurants were hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic," said Governor Phil Murphy.
“NWK’s mission is to simultaneously keep the restaurant industry afloat and feed those in need.”
"This is keeping the lights on, honestly," said Sean McGovern, third-generation co-owner of McGovern's Tavern on New Street. "If we weren't doing this, in terms of our bottom line, we'd be completely boarded up.”
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