This image released by Food Network shows an Instagram post featuring chef Michael Symon about cooking at home during coronavirus outbreak. Food Network president Courtney White says her channel has seen a double-digit ratings increase in the past week. FoodNetwork.com has also had a double-digit increase in visitors and page views, White says. And many of the channel's chefs have been broadcasting informally from their home kitchens via social media, while viewers pepper th…
March 23, 2020
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Virus sends a nation of restaurant-goers back to the kitchen
Last Tuesday night in Tennessee, bluegrass musicians David and Virginia Blood were busy making sandwiches. In Pittsburgh, real estate agent Michelle Bushee was stirring a pot of homemade black-bean chili in her kitchen instead of shepherding curious buyers through potential dream homes. Marty Prudenti, whose nights are usually spent working backstage at New York City's Lincoln Center, was in his Long Island backyard grilling burgers for his twins.