Pandemic — Articles — Larissa Zimberoff

A California chef just signed the lease on his first restaurant during a pandemic — here's why he has no doubts.

Seth Stowaway signed a lease for his first restaurant in San Francisco just two weeks ago. While the hospitality industry is still struggling to pay bills and wondering how to reopen, the 36-year-old chef has been meeting with architects, designers and lawyers to open Osito, a live-fire, fine-dining establishment in San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood. "It's scary for sure, but you only have one shot to try," he said.

Grocery Upstarts Race to Exploit Food Delivery Overload

Housebound Americans looking to avoid supermarket anxiety have been bombarding FreshDirect, Kroger, Amazon and others for more than a month now. Incessant clicking in the hope of scoring a slot—followed by sudden cancellations or half-filled orders—are the new normal.

Farmers’ Markets Are Crisis Lifelines to U.S. Growers and Shoppers

California farmers are well versed in extreme conditions. In recent years, they’ve been forced to navigate everything from droughts to wildfires. But Covid-19 is something very different.

BloombergLarissa ZimberoffMarch 27, 2020farmers market, AIM, CUESA, San Francisco, San Rafael, Covid, Pandemic, Shopping

Former Twitter CEO and Pals Help Restaurants Dish Out Free Meals

In mid February, chef David Nayfeld was still planning to take a product sourcing trip to Italy for his chic modern restaurant Che Fico in San Francisco. By March 16, his restaurant was closed because of local, Covid-19 coronavirus-related government restrictions. Nayfield posted a video to his Instagram account, announcing that he was shutting his doors.