Burlington, Ont., the team is hard at work cooking hundreds of hot meals.The restaurant is closed to indoor dining to comply with COVID-19 guidelines so the tables are empty, but the workers are busy.There is chicken roasting, salad tossing, and baklava and water bottles being carefully placed in shiny black boxes.
Soon, the lunches will be packed into several waiting vehicles and delivered to three long-term care homes in Hamilton and Burlington.
Coronavirus: Fundraiser aims to feed front-line health-care workers, support Hamilton restaurants “It’s a meal of gratitude, we call it, because we’re so grateful for what they’re doing,” said Mohamad Fakih, founder and CEO of the Canadian restaurant chain.Fakih has partnered with SEIU.