Heaping Helpings: As pandemic hit, new Artis restaurant in Schenectady persevered and gave back to community | The Daily Gazette
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Right out of the starting gate, Ja-Dell Whitfield wanted his new restaurant to be giving something back to the community in which he grew up.
Artis Southern Cuisine & Steakhouse opened at 1363 Lower Broadway in Schenectady in February 2020, just weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. But rather than fold his hand in the face of the state-ordered indoor dining ban, Whitfield decided to keep cooking. He donated meals, which otherwise might have been for paying customers, to various essential workers throughout Schenectady County.