employees from newark and new jersey, if you can work from home, let s do that until we can get a handle on omicron. thank you for sticking around to talk to us. we appreciate it as the explosion of covid cases is shaking the service industry, which was already pleading for more federal help to recover from the first waves of the pandemic. examples, hamilton, hadestown, aladdin joining other shows that have closed this week, and jagged little pill has closed for good. throughout the country, restaurants are shuttering as outbreaks sideline employees. joining me now, chef tom colicchio, chef and owner of crafted hospitality and head judge on top chef. tom, i just wish we could talk about something else. but here we are again. you re in the business, you re constantly in touch with restaurant owners. what are the conversations like right now, tom? the conversations right now