We conclude our 2021 transaction series with an essay and recipe from celebrated novelist and writer Tom Piazza. In his essay, “Curbside Comfort,” Tom discusses how restaurants utilized curbside pickup to meet dining challenges brought on by mandated social distancing, and how this helped in boosting our spirits. Curbside pickup remains in place, even as… Read More about Curbside Comfort
We’ve heard often during the past year and a half about how the pandemic has particularly hit, and hit hard, the hospitality industry. Food service workers struggled, not just for their livelihoods but for keeping open the restaurants at which they worked. What happens when the restaurant that may not survive is part of your… Read More about From Eddie’s to Lil Dizzy’s: A Family Legacy in Restaurants
With 2020 as a backdrop and with food being a common denominator that brings people together, this year Corporate Realty features both recipes and essays by writers who have thoughts to share about both food and the events of the past year. One focus from the events of the past year was the inequities… Read More about A Cosmic Re-set for Our Nation’s Table
Yesterday the world observed a milestone: one year of the coronavirus pandemic, as it was declared by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. One year ago in the US, the day began with more than 1,000 people infected in 40 states and at least 30 deaths. By that evening, European travel to the… Read More about Beyond the Plate: One Year Later for Our Restaurants
We were all affected by the events of 2020, and, as is our nature at Corporate Realty, we found relief, pleasure, and good times in food. Whether trying out new recipes, sharing dishes, or just ordering our favorite restaurant’s food for curbside pickup, we expressed our feelings at our tables during an undeniably challenging year…. Read More about Introducing 2021 Recipes and Essays: A Miserable Old World, A Better New World