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‘No Matter What Happens, People Know They Can Get a Meal From Us’

EATER

To accommodate the extra workload, Conroy expanded his kitchen staff, hiring veteran chefs, cooks, bakers, and bartenders who were suddenly unemployed when Portland’s bars and restaurants shut down. Carrie Clark, a kitchen operations assistant, prepares for the center to open up the food pantry for the day.

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The 20/20 on 2020: Restaurant Experts Weigh In

Modern Restaurant Management

The shift has helped birth kitchen-only models known as “ghost kitchens” or “virtual kitchens,” which were created solely for the purpose of fulfilling multiple online orders quickly and easily – usually through aggregators such as Uber Eats and Door Dash, or through in-house delivery drivers.