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2021-04-22
HIST30060: Anti-Lockdown Pub Menu
This screenshot of a pub's 'freedom menu' captures the way that people's opinions lockdown measures have been expressed in strange ways. It also highlights the unusual propensity for anti-lockdown opinions to elevate their struggle to that of great civil rights movements of history with their persistent use of terminology like segregation. -
2021-01-19
The Happy Little Chef
The media focuses a lot on the losses children are facing during the pandemic. And while I certainly would prefer that the virus was contained and my son would be able to attend school in person, take piano lessons with his piano teacher beside him instead of on a Facetime call, and play with a friend outside of his older sister, my six year old son is genuinely enjoying quarantine. I realize this is a privilege - we have a backyard, space, two working adults who can afford food and technology, and a live-in grandma who can help with any distance learning issues. But my son seems to be thriving in this much simpler and quieter life. We always did a lot together as a family, but we did not spend a lot of time actually at home. Now that we’ve been home together for over ten months, we have settled into this new life that involves my son helping my husband make dinner every night. And he LOVES it. It’s not as though he had never cooked before, but to be able to do it every night, side by side with his dad is an experience he did not have in our pre-quarantine life that was much faster paced and on the go. Many nights, the little chef will bring me a menu that outlines the dinner and asks for my order. He takes such pride in telling all of us what parts of the meal he was in charge of. He assures us he is both the owner and the “cooker” of the restaurant and that his daddy is his employee. When dinner is over, he asks to take my plate, and has recently become very interested in washing all the dinner dishes himself (no complaints here). I certainly long for the day that we can go back out in the world, but I feel very blessed that my son will be able to look back at this year with happiness, even in the midst of such a dire situation. -
2020-12-06
Scan Me!
Instead of using reusable menus, to limit what people are touching, Loretta created scannable and paper menus for guests to use. Guests can scan the code on the paper provided, and a link pops up to bring people to the restaurants menu. This is an important part of the pandemic, because people are encouraged not to touch everything they see, so by limiting what people are touching, Loretta has limited the spread of potential germs. When future historians look back on restaurants during the pandemic, they will see how a lot of establishments created scannable menus for their guests. Some people have a difficult time with the snanable menus, which is why the paper menu is offered. People are typically eager to learn how to use the scan menus though, sometimes out of frustration for it not working, but also because of the growing popularity of scanning items with phones. -
2020-11-09
COVID 19 - QR Codes
The QR code is now seen everywhere after the start of the pandemic in an attempt to help stop the spread of COVID-19. It is used to check-in to locations so individuals do not have to enter the building until necessary because of the importance of social distancing. QR codes have also been utilized by restaurants for customers to scan on their phones and be directed to an online version of the menu, since menus were not allowed to be reused. Moreover, QR codes are even used to pay at stores using PayPal’s app in order to avoid handing over a card or cash and potentially handing over a virus in the process The use of the QR codes requires a mobile device, and its increase of its implementation into our society further shows how technology played a huge part in our day to day lives due to the pandemic. -
2020-04-12
Take-Out Menus for Local Restaurants
Usually, my family tries not to order take-out too often, opting to cook something instead. However, to minimize trips to the grocery store we have been ordering food from local places like End Zone, Dom’s, and Bubbles. Aside from visiting grocery stores less frequently, ordering from local restaurants helps support them financially as well. -
2020-05-04
Pythian Market Updates Jazz Fest at Home Menu Items, New Orleans, LA
The Pythian Market offers new menu items for the Jazz Fest in Place event and thanks for support from the community. -
2020-03-31
New Orleans' Famous Galatoire's Offers COVID-19 Update
Bourbon Streets', Galatoire's, offers a COVID-19 update on the restaurant's website. Information details Family TO-GO Meals and a new menu each day. -
2020-03-23
Menu for grab and go breakfast & lunch at Scales Technology Academy, March 23-March 27, 2020.
When public schools closed across Arizona, some worried that low-income students who normally receive breakfast and lunch at school for free, might face food insecurity. 9 Schools across Tempe, AZ offer a grab and go breakfast and lunch.