The following is a script for an “EMERGENCY” segment of “Connoisseur’s Corner” which usually airs on WBZ (1030 AM) on Saturdays and Sundays at 9:25 AM and 3:25 PM.

Recent samples can be found at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1002-Connoisseurs-Corner-28654273/.

PLEASE support your local food providers and STAY WELL!

While many major corporations are doing what they can to support those in need, we must also pay tribute and support the family businesses that are doing more than their share to help their neighbors and others who are in dire straits.

In Peabody, the family behind Toscana Ristorante has started an initiative with the hashtag #FeedingHeroes that has been feeding and supporting hundreds of healthcare workers each day. In addition to featuring their delicious and nutritious Nutré meal plans (which were originally created for the patriarch of the family, who suffers from diabetes and which are always perfect for people on any sort of diet who wants great food that helps them feel great too), the program is also featuring the support of other local heroes like the New England Patriots who want to make sure that everyone is fueled in a healthy way so they can help keep others healthy too.

It is a familial labor of love that spans generations and nations and that is accessible to anyone in the area. And the family is even matching every donation so even those who cannot afford the food can still be fed.

So please go to www.gonutre.com/donations. And help one family feed thousands of others.