F&W Pro Communal Table Podcast: How to Use Your Voice and Ask for Help Restaurant workers help everyone, all the time, but they're the last to ask for help themselves. Now is the time to get over that and get loud. By Kat Kinsman Kat Kinsman Instagram Twitter Website Executive Features Editor, Food & Wine Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Published on March 18, 2020 Share Tweet Pin Email Chefs and restaurant workers take great care of everyone else, but often they need a little help themselves. Each week, Food & Wine senior editor Kat Kinsman talks with hospitality pros about they manage their business, brain, and body for the long haul. Is there a topic you'd like to know more about or a guest you'd love to hear from? Tell us at fwpro@foodandwine.com or tweet to Kat @kittenwithawhip, and subscribe to the weekly Food & Wine Pro newsletter. Subscribe to the new Communal Table YouTube page and never miss an episode. Catch up on previous episodes here. Episode 58: How to Use Your Voice and Ask for Help Restaurant workers are usually the last people to ask for help because they're too busy serving others. On today's Communal Table podcast, as COVID-19 spreads across the country, Food & Wine senior editor Kat Kinsman shares resources and coping strategies for chefs, servers, bartenders, and other hospitality people who are fighting for their lives and the industry they love and rely on, and some sage words from Matt Jennings. Note: Because the podcast had to be recorded in a less than ideal setup, the sound quality may not be as crisp as usual. We're all doing our best. Links and Resources Matt Jennings: It's Time to Demand Government Action to Save the Restaurant Industry Now What: Business Ops Guide for Restaurants The F&W Pro Guide to Coronavirus: What Restaurants Should Know Industry United Gig Workers Collective: Resources state-by-state Unemployment Benefits and Sites by State Unemployment Office Locations Tenant Protection During the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Feeding America Find Your Local Food Bank Bar Methods—The Plan National Relief Funds One Fair Wage: Emergency fund for coronavirus affected tipped workers and service workers RWCF COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund United Way Community Response and Recovery Fund Bartender Emergency Assistance Fund Children of Restaurant Employees Another Round Another Rally Mental Health and Recovery Resources Ben's Friends Chefs With Issues In The Rooms Crisis Text Line: Text #741741 any time for quick and free crisis counseling. Headspace Meditation App Calm Meditation App Insight Timer App How to Find and Contact Your Government Officials USA.gov has this tool to look up your officials by zip code. Resistbot is a free text, Facebook messenger, iMessage, Twitter, and Telegram service that helps you locate and contact your elected officials. If you like what you hear, subscribe to, comment on, and rate Communal Table on these platforms or wherever you get your podcasts: YouTube iTunes Stitcher Player FM Spotify Soundcloud Previous episode: Restaurant Workers and Owners Scramble to Figure Out Next Steps As Coronavirus Spreads Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit