New Effort Underway To Save Philadelphia's Culinary Scene

Matt Petrillo reports.

PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE,ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY, ANDTHE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY.NEW EFFORT IS UNDERWAY TOSAVE PHILADELPHIA'S CULINARYSCENE AMID THE CULINARY VIRUSCLOSURES."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERMATT PETRILLO'S LIVE INNORTHERN LIBERTIES TO EXPLAINTHIS NEW CAMPAIGN, MATT.REPORTER: THAT IS CALLEDSAVE PHILLY INK.COM, AND ITJUST LAUNCHED TODAY.TAKE A LOOK AT HOW IT WORKS.IT IS VERY COOL.IT IS A WEBSITE WITH DIFFERENTDEALS, SPECIALS AND THE IDEAIS TO HAVE CUSTOMERS PAY FORIT, NOW, AND THEN RIGHT DEEMLATER AFTER THE PANDEMIC ISOVER.NOW, ONE PLACE THAT ISPARTICIPATING IS FRONT ANDMORRIS STREET IN, SOUTHPHILADELPHIA.IT IS OFFERING A VERY UNIQUEEXPERIENCE.WE HAVE A PICNIC TABLEOUTSIDE.WE ARE GOING TO BE OFFERING APICNIC TABLE DINNER PARTY,SORT OF A SHARED FORMAT, YOUKNOW, WE WILL FIGURE IT OUTWHEN THE TIME COMES BUT WEWILL JUST COOK REALLYDELICIOUS, TASTY FOOD AND ITWILL BE SHARED ON THE PICNICTABLE.THEY ARE DOING A GIFT CARDWORTH UP TO 30 PERCENTADDITIONAL.YOU BUY $250 GIFT CARD YOU GET30 PERCENT ON TOP OF THAT ANDALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE $50GIFT CAR MIGHT BE A THAN EXTRATEN DOLLARS.WE HAVE STACK THESE COFFEEROASTERS TODAY WHERE THEY AREDOING AN EXPERIENCE ROASTRYTOUR.REPORTER: A LOT OF OPTIONSRIGHT THERE.THAT WEBSITE IS SAVE PHILLYEATS.COM AND WE HAVE TALK TOAN ECONOMIST TODAY WHO TELLSUS THAT OFFERING THESE GIFTCARDS AND REDEEMING IT LATERIS SORT OF LIKE A LOAN.HEAR HIM EXPLAIN WHYBUSINESSES SHOULD TREAT ITLIKE A LOAN COMING UP ON AN IWITH IT INES NEWS US A AT5:00.REPORT LOOKING I HAVE FROM