Ghost Kitchen

At Fieldtrip in Harlem, NYC, James Beard award-winning chef JJ Johnson fights to keep his restaurant open as long as possible amid the spread of COVID-19. Now that Fieldtrip has had to cut its staff, Chef JJ evaluates the best way to serve his community.

With the spread of COVID-19 in New York City, Chef Greg Baxtrom has been forced to lay off over 60 employees and close his Brooklyn restaurant, Olmsted. In response, he partners with the LEE initiative to find new ways to feed his community in crisis.

After welcoming a baby amidst the coronavirus pandemic, Field Failing, the founder and CEO of the NYC fast-casual restaurant Fields Good Chicken, is inspired to support the medical community that's risking their lives to keep their communities safe.

After seeing how important workers like Uber drivers, delivery people and police officers were to helping them keep their own business running, the staff of Patisserie Chanson, a French bakery in NYC, wanted to do what they could to give back.

The Lee initiative, founded by Chef Edward Lee and Lindsey Ofcacek, leads a restaurant workers relief program that provides free meals for people out of work during the COVID-19 crisis.

Baltimore's Mera Kitchen Collective is a co-op focused on the empowerment of refugees and immigrants through food entrepreneurship. After COVID, Mera pivoted their business toward feeding as many people as they can for free.

San Francisco's La Cocina is an incubator focused on the empowerment of women, immigrants and people of color who are entrepreneurs in the restaurant space. After COVID, La Cocina began coordinating free legal help, financial advice and mentorship.

A favorite haunt of celebrities, politicians and professional athletes, the legendary Rao's in East Harlem, New York, is one of the most exclusive restaurants in the world.

The palatial Chinese Tuxedo in Manhattan's Chinatown is located on the historic Doyers Street and built inside the remains of an old opera house, but Chinese Tux is just as renowned for its modern take on Chinese cuisine.

Located in the heart of Harlem, Sylvia's -- also known as the "Queen of Soul Food" -- has been one of the most popular restaurants in New York City since its doors opened in 1962.

With a location in Brooklyn and a seasonal outpost in Rockaway Beach, New York, Caracas Arepas Bar has been serving homemade Venezuelan food with welcoming, family vibes in New York City since 2003.