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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Restaurants must suspend dine-in services. How are owners and workers coping economically?

Amid coronavirus concerns, LA restaurants are open only for deliveries and pickups.

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By Madeleine Brand • Mar 16, 2020 • 1 min read

Amid coronavirus concerns, LA restaurants are open only for deliveries and pickups. Chefs and other food industry workers concerned about their future and what reopening will eventually look like, especially in LA’s until-now thriving restaurant economy. We hear from two business owners who are scaling back their food service operations.

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