Some restaurants - like Banff’s Carlito’s Pizzaria - are offering contactless delivery. We owe them our thanks - and, some social media love! @carlitospizzariabanff
Looking for an easy way to help out your local restaurateurs? We can all get pretty wrapped up in what’s going on out there and the last thing we may be thinking of is going out to eat even if your local favourite eatery is only using every other table and scrubbing everything with potent disinfectants…
This new (temporary) reality did make me think that we can all help out the restaurants who are still providing take-out and delivery options by snapping photos of the tasty meals we are ordering in. There’s something kind of exciting about taking that bag of Chinese food or the pizza box or, these days, pretty much anything you could imagine ordering in a restaurant, and unpacking it at the kitchen table. That first scent of deliciousness wafting out of the bag never fails to make my tummy rumble in anticipation!
No, the little sushi train won’t chug right up to your door to deliver your California rolls, but it has a better chance of still being at Banff Sushi House when things return to normal if you try to find ways to support your local restaurants during this period of social distancing.
Here’s Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept
So, here’s a challenge for you. When you order in, snap a photo of your food arriving, or maybe a picture of everything dished out on the table. Do a ‘plating’ video (kind of like an unboxing video) and post that. Maybe get all arty and take your best food photo ever. The most important part of this exercise, though, is not just to distract yourself and show off to your friends that you are still eating… but rather to TAG the restaurant to remind others that our small businesses are still open, still trying to provide us with services, and still in need of our support.
Then, tag us (@tastebanff). We are doing what we can to let the community know who is open, who is delivering, who is serving what… We are active on Instagram and Facebook, so use your platform of choice and help us get the word out and support our neighbours. If you tag us, we’ll repost your posts to our stories and feeds and we’ll be sure we tag the restaurant as well.
We love our local restaurants, coffee shops, and pubs and want them to be around when the dust settles and life begins to return to normal - this is an easy way for us all to help out.
Thanks for reading! And, now more than ever before, thanks for sharing!