Pandemic

Has the pandemic changed our food habits?

Mitchell R. Lajoie 6 days ago

To help highlight the changes Americans made surrounding their food, nutrition and shopping habits over the past year, the International Food Information Council in Washington, D.C., conducted their 16th annual Food and Health Survey.

Whether you became a creative sourdough bread baker or you excelled at holding flawless Zoom meetings, a few of your newly acquired pandemic practices may have made their way into your ongoing daily habits. While I’ll bet there are also some restrictions you couldn’t wait to ditch quicker than you can say “social distance.”

For better or worse, one thing for certain is that COVID-19 has shaped many of our food-related decisions. What foods to stock at home, how to shop and how to get in and out of stores quickly became the focus of our attention. To help highlight the changes Americans made surrounding their food, nutrition and shopping habits over the past

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Barstool Sports helps keep NYC food joints cooking with bailouts after pandemic pain

Mitchell R. Lajoie 1 week ago

Barstool Fund raises over $36M to save small businesses; Barstool Founder joins Maria Bartiromo’s ‘Wall Street’ to discuss

The birth of his daughter should have been a joyous time for Brooklyn bar owner Jonathan Ehrlich — instead, it was nearly the beginning of the end for his beloved watering hole.

“I had quite the f—ing roller coaster,” he told The Post.

Molly was born in March 2020, just four days after Gov. Cuomo shut down indoor dining due to COVID-19, closing Ehrlich’s Jackbar in Williamsburg in the process.

That’s when Ehrlich, like 24 other New York City businesses, sought help from an unlikely source: Barstool Sports, more known for Twitter snark and viral videos than philanthropy.

Barstool has now given nearly $40 million to almost 400 businesses across the country, after founder Dave Portnoy launched the financial support for small business owners in December.

“With the pandemic,

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Navigating Health And Fitness In A Pandemic

Mitchell R. Lajoie 2 months ago

Be sure to read their excellent article, “An Oral Myofunctional Exercise Prescription for Obstructive Sleep Apnea.” I need to learn it once more . When it involves therapies for medical conditions, it may be tough to tell useful products and services from people who don’t work or aren’t protected. The Y actively promotes a tradition free from bias and injustice. We are devoted to eradicating institutional and systemic barriers that end in oppression and racism. The Y’s weight reduction approach is sensible, efficient and sustainable. No gimmicks, restrictive approaches or quick fixes – simply encouragement, a supportive neighborhood and the tools you have to reach your targets.

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From Food Truck To Phenomenon: How Chef Teach Found Nationwide Success During A Pandemic

Mitchell R. Lajoie 3 months ago
From Food Truck To Phenomenon: How Chef Teach Found Nationwide Success During A Pandemic

2020 was a devastating year for the restaurant industry. According to the National Restaurant Association, restaurant and food-service sales were $240 billion below its 2020 pre-pandemic forecasts. 

Despite the impact that COVID had on the industry, there were a few who swiftly made changes to their business model and found success, even when the world seemed to be crumbling around us. Chef Derrick Turton (also known as Chef Teach) of World Famous House Of Mac, for example, was one of them. The South Florida restaurant helped to provide food for first responders, offering delivery of mac and cheese beyond the city, to Brooklyn, Los Angeles and Tallahassee. 

The former music manager of Pitbull was inspired after the death of his father to change the direction of his life. Teach attended culinary school in 1998, but began his professional career in the music industry, where he managed Pitbull for more

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