New Effort Underway To Reenergize Philadelphia's Culinary Scene

Matt Petrillo reports.

WELCOME BACK.CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS BEENTOUGH ON BUSINESSES ESPECIALLYOUR RESTAURANTS BUT INPHILADELPHIA, A NEW EFFORT ISUNDERWAY TO REENERGIZE THECULINARY SCENE.MATT PETRILLO TELLS US ABOUTTHE SAFE PHILLY EATS CAMPAIGN.SAVE PHILLY EATS.COM JUSTLAUNCHED.IT LISTS LOTS OF SPECIALEXPERIENCES, FOR CUSTOMERSFROM RESTAURANTS ALL ACROSSTHE CITY LIKE THIS ONE INSOUTH PHILADELPHIA.IT IS PLANNING A BIG PICNICTABLE DINNER PARTY.TASTY FOOD AND SHARED ONTHE PICNIC TABLE.REPORTER: FEW DOZEN OFFERSNOW AND SAVE PHILLY EATS WILLHAVE MORE DEALS AS MOREBUSINESSES, JOIN.PURPOSE HERE IS TO ALLOWTHEM TO GENERATE REVENUE WHILECLOSED.CUSTOMERS BY NOW AND REDEEMWHEN EVERYBODY DOES.REPORTER: ANOTHER WEBSITESHOWING BROTHERLY LOVE TOCUSTOMERS IS, LOVE YOURLOCAL.ORG.IT BUNDLES E GIFT CARDS, THEMORE YOU BUY, MORE YOU SAVE.TOGETHER UNITED WE CAN MAKEA BIGGER IMPACT.REPORTER: OVER INUNIVERSITY CITY, MANY FOODRESTAURANT CAN STARTRESTAURANT WEEK THERE EARLIERTHANKS TO DIGITAL DINING DAYS.WE HAVE ABOUT 70 LOCALBUSINESSES, THAT ARE STILLOPENED.REPORTER: IT IS ALSOOFFERING GIFT CARD SPECIALS.SO WHY ARE SO MANY PLACESPUSHING GIFT CARDS?WELL, THEY ESSENTIALLY ALLOWBUSINESSES TO BUREAU MONEY,WITHOUT THE INTEREST SAYSTEMPLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESSPROFESSOR.YOU ARE GIVING A LEN TO THEBUSINESSES BECAUSE YOU ARENOTING TO GO USE THEM RIGHTNEW.NOT A LOAN SO MUCH AS ANACTUAL PURCHASE.IT IS GOING TO THE RESTAURANTYOU LOVE WHILE THEY AREREPORTER: A LOT OF WEBSITESTO CHOOSE FROM WILL HAVE THEMLISTED ON OUR WEBSITE AT CBSPHILLY.COM N NORTHERN