'Without a change in leadership, many of our businesses simply will not survive to see the end of this crisis,' says the letter, which is signed by 150-plus chefs and restaurant owners
In a show of support for presidential candidate Joe Biden, more than 150 chefs and restaurant owners across the country signed ancondemning President Donald Trump’s handling of COVID-19, which, they say, created an “existential crisis” for restaurants.
Included on the list of signatories are dozens of respected and well known chefs whose restaurants and bars represent both fine dining and more casual establishments. Among the signers are celebrity chef Elizabeth Falkner, television star and baker Duff Goldman, chef and cookbook author Anita Lo, Nina Compton of Compère Lapin in New Orleans, Brandon Jew of Mister Jiu’s in San Francisco, and Fran Camaj, owner of the Los Angeles-based Gjelina restaurant group.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, independently owned and operated restaurants have been regularly overlooked and ignored by the federal government, receiving little — if anything — in the way of clear guidance or financial support.
The PPP loan program that the CEOs and chefs were at the White House to discuss at May’s roundtable has faced criticism since its inception. In a first round of PPP funding, franchise locations of major restaurant chains like
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