Today we bring you a bonus episode from our sister show, The Mother Jones Podcast. The coronavirus pandemic is devastating the hospitality industry. Millions of Americans are in lockdown. Events are being cancelled. The day before the release of this podcast episode, New York City's restaurants and bars have been forced to stop sit-down service. In the midst of a crisis, the worst thing that could happen to the restaurant industry has happened. This week, we talked to restaurant owners in the Chinatown in Flushing, Queens. This is a thriving immigrant community, and food-lover’s paradise, that has been turned upside down by COVID-19. For restauranteurs already operating on slim profit margins, staying open during the shutdown was already near-impossible. The question is whether they’ll be able to reopen at all. Also on the show: you share with us your stories about stepping up to help others through the crisis, and they are seriously inspirational. Tune in for all sorts of strategies, big and small, for giving your community a helping hand.
40 – She Packs Your Brussels Sprouts and Lives in Fear
39 – Songs That Make Food Taste Better
38 – W. Kamau Bell and the Case of the Racist Skittles
37 – The Agony and Ecstasy of Eating 330 Hamburgers
36 – Farmers Are Living Dangerously
35 – We Watch “Game of Thrones” for the Food Porn
34 – You Are What You Eat, Donald Trump
33 – Inside Silicon Valley's Race to the Best Fake Meat
32 – As a Fat Person, "I Felt Like I Always Had to Apologize for Myself"
31 – Everything You Love About Food Means Nothing to This Guy
30 – Sex, Drugs, and Oysters: What It's Really Like to Work at a Fancy Restaurant
29 – This Simple Advice Completely Changed the Way I Eat
28 – What a Cool New Podcast About Shipping Can Teach You About Coffee
27 – The Bizarre, True-Crime Story of New England’s Seafood King
26 - The Science of Why People Don’t Believe in Food Science
25 – Is Your Favorite Restaurant Standing Up for Immigrants?
24 - Somali Refugees Make Better Pancakes
23 - Save the Chocolate
22 - You Don’t Get Fat For the Reasons You Think
21 – The Secret Lives of Chefs
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