The Kentucky Department of Agriculture wants to hear firsthand about challenges restaurant owners and chefs faced during the pandemic.
Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles will host a series of “Restaurant Roundtables” in the coming weeks to thank Kentucky small business owners and chefs for sourcing food from Kentucky farms and hear firsthand about the challenges they faced during the coronavirus pandemic. Quarles says no industry has suffered more during the coronavirus pandemic than those businesses in the hospitality space, namely Kentucky’s bars, and restaurants. He said despite those challenges, our Kentucky Proud Buy Local restaurants have continued to support local farmers. Quarles says through these Restaurant Roundtables, I want to personally thank them for being part of the farm economy, hear directly from these small businesses owners about how they survived during the pandemic, and how the Department of Agriculture can partner with them to promote excitement as Kentucky reopens.
Commissioner Quarles will kick off his Restaurant Roundtable Tour with stops in Lexington, Louisville, Bowling Green, Owensboro, and London, Kentucky. Each roundtable will follow recommended Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines for social distancing and mask-wearing.
Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles will host a series of “Restaurant Roundtables” in the coming weeks to thank Kentucky small business owners and chefs for sourcing food from Kentucky farms and hear firsthand about the challenges they faced during the coronavirus pandemic. Quarles says no industry has suffered more during the coronavirus pandemic than those businesses in the hospitality space, namely Kentucky’s bars, and restaurants. He said despite those challenges, our Kentucky Proud Buy Local restaurants have continued to support local farmers. Quarles says through these Restaurant Roundtables, I want to personally thank them for being part of the farm economy, hear directly from these small businesses owners about how they survived during the pandemic, and how the Department of Agriculture can partner with them to promote excitement as Kentucky reopens.
Commissioner Quarles will kick off his Restaurant Roundtable Tour with stops in Lexington, Louisville, Bowling Green, Owensboro, and London, Kentucky. Each roundtable will follow recommended Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines for social distancing and mask-wearing.
