"Diana Dich runs her parents’ South Sacramento Chinese takeout spot called Happy Takeout, known for its Chinese-American classics like honey walnut shrimp and special beef and green beans over chow mein. Dich says she feels “scared and worried” about the coronavirus pandemic — but also lucky that the restaurant was already set up for takeout and delivery before this all happened. “In the beginning of March, we were extremely slow. I thought I’d have to cut the employees’ hours,” Dich says, noting that a few customers even asked if any of her employees had been to China recently. “None of us even have relatives in China,” she says. But in recent weeks, business has picked up again, perhaps thanks to Instagram influencers and their #sacrestaurantchallenge, or maybe just because people got tired of cooking for themselves. In fact, Dich says she’s so busy now — in part because she’s covering shifts for a few employees who have decided to self-isolate — that she’s having a difficult time keeping up with demand." - Illyanna Maisonet
