Sam Vlahos owns Pierce Tavern, Fuller House, Billy Bricks and the soon-to-open Bar Chido, all located in the Greater Chicago area. Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/sammyvla/?hl=en ..read more

Joe Fontana is the owner and operator of Fry the Coop, a Nashville Hot Chicken joint with five locations in Chicago and the Greater Chicago area. https://www.frythecoop.com ..read more

Links: Carnitas Uruapan Frontline Foods Chicago Frontline Stories Chicago Info: Marcos Carbajal operates Carnitas Uruapan in Chicago, Illinois. Frontline Foods is a grassroots organization of volunteers working to facilitate donations that empower small, independent restaurants to feed hospital workers during the COVID-19 crisis ..read more

Links: GoCheetah App Instagram Info: Na'ama Moran is the CEO and co-founder of Cheetah, the first restaurant supply app, providing a simple, streamlined and affordable way for restaurants to get their daily supplies ..read more

Links: Big G's Pizza Instagram Info: Jaime Gamez is the owner of Big G's Pizza, a counter-serve pizzeria selling by the slice in Chicago, Illinois ..read more

Links: Modern Asian Kitchen Frontline Foods Chicago Frontline Stories Chicago Info: Jeff Wang is the owner of Modern Asian Kitchen, a counter-serve, fast-casual restaurant with a focus on minimally processed ingredients, in Chicago, Illinois. Frontline Foods is a grassroots organization of volunteers working to facilitate donations that empower small, independent restaurants to feed hospital workers during the COVID-19 crisis ..read more

These are not closing statements. There is no panacea for the enormous challenge restaurants, bars and other establishments in the hospitality business face, and there likely won't be, at least not in the sense that "things will go back to normal." But I believe the industry is doing everything they can to transition into a new world order, and I ultimately think that effort is what's going to keep restaurants alive ..read more

The Malaysian Project - http://www.themalaysianproject.com/ Instagram - @themalaysianproject Abraham Chin, Calvin Leong and Carlos Hon run the Malaysian Project in Queens, New York. They serve classic Malay street food staples from scratch and hope to teach New York about their culture as well as their cuisine ..read more

Manjits Australia - https://www.manjits.com.au/about/ Deep Gujral is the General Manager of Manjit's, a modern Indian restaurant group with multiple locations in Australia, and the Event Director of the Concord Function Centre in Sydney ..read more

Furious Spoon - http://furiousramen.com/ Shin Thompson is a Michelin Star chef and an owner of the Furious Spoon restaurant group in Chicago. Liga Sigal is a private chef, also based in Chicago, and Thompson's partner ..read more