((PKG)) FEEDING THE FRONTLINES
((Banner: Feeding the Frontlines))
((Reporter/Camera: Aaron Fedor))
((Adapted by: Zdenko Novacki))
((Map: New York City, New York))
((Main character: 1 male))
((Sub characters: 2 females; 1 male))
((NATS))
((Luca Di Pietro, Owner, Tarallucci e Vino))
This is the emergency room of one of the main hospitals in
New York City and we are delivering a hundred meals today
for the emergency room personnel.
((NATS))
Good. Let's go.
((Luca Di Pietro, Owner, Tarallucci e Vino))
My name is Luca Di Pietro and I'm the owner of Tarallucci e
Vino, a group of restaurants in New York City. We have five
locations all over the city. Our locations were all shut down
because of the ordinance from the mayor and we were only
able to do take-out and delivery.
A friend of ours called us saying, “How can we help? Can I
order some food for delivery? Maybe you guys can bring
some food to an emergency room.” She purchased 40
meals and we gladly delivered them to the E.R., you know.
When I actually delivered with my wife, I delivered the food,
the emergency room personnel, they were so grateful for
that food for somebody, about someone thinking about them.
So, I was thinking it through and I said, “How do I keep the
lights on? How do I keep my people employed and how do I
help first responders?”
So, the idea just came organically and I told my daughter. I
said, “Why don't we build a website so people can purchase
meals through us and we can deliver them to emergency
rooms?”
((Isabella Di Pietro, Designer, Feed the Frontlines
Website))
I was finishing up my senior year at Harvard and we got an
email telling us that we all had to get off campus due to the
coronavirus crisis. So, when that happened, I came back to
New York City and when I got home, I saw that my father's
restaurants were struggling.
((Isabella Di Pietro, Designer, Feed the Frontlines
Website))
So, my contribution to Feed the Frontlines NYC was to build
the website. And I was able to do that because I had some
amazing friends who got together when they heard about
this idea and they were all really willing to help out. And I
had a friend help me build the website pretty much
overnight. And so, we put it all together, came up with a
name, got people working on social media and we’ve had an
incredible response since then.
((Jerome Kapelus, Feed the Frontlines NYC))
I'm a donor. It was a very easy decision. It's kind of a win-
win. Luca can keep some people employed and they get
some gratitude and food to frontline health care workers.
((NATS))
((Hospital Staff Member))
We’re very thankful. We have a very big staff of doctors,
technicians taking care of the patients. So, we are very
thankful. We don't know how to thank the people that
donated the food and whoever cooked it. We are extremely
thankful and blessed.
((Luca Di Pietro, Owner, Tarallucci e Vino))
We're coming back every day for as long as you need us,
okay? We have so many people that want to participate in
this effort. So, we're coming back every day.
((Hospital Staff Member))
Thank you so much. Thank you so much.
((Luca Di Pietro, Owner, Tarallucci e Vino))
Thank you. Be well. Stay safe.
((Luca Di Pietro, Owner, Tarallucci e Vino))
As this effort is going on, more restaurants are reaching out.
And also, food vendors, coffee vendors. As demand grows,
we will bring more restaurants in.
((NATS))
Thank you so much for the donation. We really appreciate
it.
Thanks guys. All good? Take care. Alright, alright. Bye.
Have a good one. See you later.
((Jerome Kapelus, Feed the Frontlines NYC))
Tarallucci, so far, is keeping people employed and most
importantly, getting food to frontline workers. I hope other
restaurants can do it.
((NATS))
((Banner: Feeding the Frontlines))
((Reporter/Camera: Aaron Fedor))
((Adapted by: Zdenko Novacki))
((Map: New York City, New York))
((Main character: 1 male))
((Sub characters: 2 females; 1 male))
((NATS))
((Luca Di Pietro, Owner, Tarallucci e Vino))
This is the emergency room of one of the main hospitals in
New York City and we are delivering a hundred meals today
for the emergency room personnel.
((NATS))
Good. Let's go.
((Luca Di Pietro, Owner, Tarallucci e Vino))
My name is Luca Di Pietro and I'm the owner of Tarallucci e
Vino, a group of restaurants in New York City. We have five
locations all over the city. Our locations were all shut down
because of the ordinance from the mayor and we were only
able to do take-out and delivery.
A friend of ours called us saying, “How can we help? Can I
order some food for delivery? Maybe you guys can bring
some food to an emergency room.” She purchased 40
meals and we gladly delivered them to the E.R., you know.
When I actually delivered with my wife, I delivered the food,
the emergency room personnel, they were so grateful for
that food for somebody, about someone thinking about them.
So, I was thinking it through and I said, “How do I keep the
lights on? How do I keep my people employed and how do I
help first responders?”
So, the idea just came organically and I told my daughter. I
said, “Why don't we build a website so people can purchase
meals through us and we can deliver them to emergency
rooms?”
((Isabella Di Pietro, Designer, Feed the Frontlines
Website))
I was finishing up my senior year at Harvard and we got an
email telling us that we all had to get off campus due to the
coronavirus crisis. So, when that happened, I came back to
New York City and when I got home, I saw that my father's
restaurants were struggling.
((Isabella Di Pietro, Designer, Feed the Frontlines
Website))
So, my contribution to Feed the Frontlines NYC was to build
the website. And I was able to do that because I had some
amazing friends who got together when they heard about
this idea and they were all really willing to help out. And I
had a friend help me build the website pretty much
overnight. And so, we put it all together, came up with a
name, got people working on social media and we’ve had an
incredible response since then.
((Jerome Kapelus, Feed the Frontlines NYC))
I'm a donor. It was a very easy decision. It's kind of a win-
win. Luca can keep some people employed and they get
some gratitude and food to frontline health care workers.
((NATS))
((Hospital Staff Member))
We’re very thankful. We have a very big staff of doctors,
technicians taking care of the patients. So, we are very
thankful. We don't know how to thank the people that
donated the food and whoever cooked it. We are extremely
thankful and blessed.
((Luca Di Pietro, Owner, Tarallucci e Vino))
We're coming back every day for as long as you need us,
okay? We have so many people that want to participate in
this effort. So, we're coming back every day.
((Hospital Staff Member))
Thank you so much. Thank you so much.
((Luca Di Pietro, Owner, Tarallucci e Vino))
Thank you. Be well. Stay safe.
((Luca Di Pietro, Owner, Tarallucci e Vino))
As this effort is going on, more restaurants are reaching out.
And also, food vendors, coffee vendors. As demand grows,
we will bring more restaurants in.
((NATS))
Thank you so much for the donation. We really appreciate
it.
Thanks guys. All good? Take care. Alright, alright. Bye.
Have a good one. See you later.
((Jerome Kapelus, Feed the Frontlines NYC))
Tarallucci, so far, is keeping people employed and most
importantly, getting food to frontline workers. I hope other
restaurants can do it.
((NATS))
