Chef Pierre Thiam on Feeding NYC’s Front Line Workers

This one is for New York. The epicenter for the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. is also home to our greatest heroes. Meet the charismatic Senegalese chef, PierreThiam in this new #TourismStrong story celebrating New York’s healthcare workers through food. Video #3: As New York City was transformed and businesses closed, Pierre and his dedicated team at Teranga restaurant quickly pivoted to become delivery-only, providing nourishing meals to New York's frontline nurses, doctors, and first responders. He also turned his social media feeds into an interactive space for cultural connection. In the process, he's seen how resilient his community can be, and has been inspired by the amazing support he’s received. His experience has brought new meaning to being in the service industry. We hope it feeds your spirit! #TourismStrong #TogetherInTravel Tune in for more #TourismStrong stories at www.glpfilms.com/tourism-strong GLP Films Founded in 2008, GLP Films is the only full-service, award-winning content marketing agency that specializes in quality storytelling and strategic distribution campaigns to support sustainable tourism. GLP specializes in digital content strategy, award-winning authentic storytelling, brand development, stakeholder development and media distribution campaigns. We work with top-tier destinations, media, operators, airlines, hotels and travel brands to develop creative solutions focused on delivering the best ROI in digital consumer and trade content marketing. GLP is the only 3x winner of the #1 Adventure Travel Film and also awarded Travel Weekly’s Magellan Award for Best Marketing Video. We have produced over 200 critically acclaimed digital content (videos to short films) and distribution campaigns for top-tier global brands and media, including Visit California, Maine Tourism, Mexico Tourism, Indonesia Tourism, Georgia Tourism, National Geographic, Travel + Leisure, and many more. Visit http://www.glpfilms.com for more information. For more information, but visit our sites: Website: http://www.glpfilms.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/glpfilms Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/glpfilms YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/GreenLivingProject Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/glpfilms Follow GLP on location and tag your photos/videos with #travelunscripted to be featured on GLP's Instagram page.

“We’re the service industry so we have to be where people want us to be,” says Pierre Thiam, co-founder and chef of Teranga and Yolele Foods. In this video by GLP Films, chef Thiam talks about how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted his work as a chef in New York City.

Big thank you to GLP Films for sharing this video and to chef Thiam and the team at Teranga for feeding workers on the front lines.

Photo courtesy of Chef Pierre Thiam.