Red Robin’s ‘ghost kitchen,’ masquerading as separate restaurants, highlights fears over dine-in’s future
Updated Mar 08, 2021;
Posted Mar 07, 2021
Molly Jewkes thought she was supporting a new local Portland restaurant when she ordered from Chicken Sammy s on Postmates last month. She was actually ordering from a ghost kitchen run by national chain Red Robin.
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Molly Jewkes came across a new restaurant prominently featured on Postmates while scrolling through the food delivery app last month.
She decided to order dinner from the restaurant, Chicken Sammy’s, thinking she was supporting a local Portland business.
But her chicken sandwich arrived in a red container with utensils from Red Robin. A sticker with a picture of a chicken was affixed to the plastic bag the food came in.
ChefStable Kitchen Collective brings Portland new ‘virtual food hall’
Updated Jan 05, 2021;
Posted Dec 29, 2020
Alaskan-inspired smoked meat sandwiches are just one of the half-dozen menus available for delivery from ChefStable Kitchen Collective.Courtesy of ChefStable
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Catering companies were our coal-mine canaries for 2020. In February, weeks before most of us realized the new coronavirus had settled in for the long haul, massive corporations, fundraising nonprofits and expectant brides were all working the phones, canceling large events deep into spring.
Catherine Buford Pellegrin watched it happen. As the managing partner at Portland’s ChefStable Catering with decades of experience in the field, Buford Pellegrin typically oversees three events each day, from small private parties to nonprofit gala fundraisers to corporate holiday parties and more.