Delivery apps like Seamless, UberEATS and Grubhub are all now offering contactless delivery to avoid human interaction and minimize the spread of the novel coronavirus — this has saved my life.
I have been quarantining in my tiny teeny West Village studio for almost two months now. The virus and news of anti-Asian attacks in New York and across the country have successfully scared me off the outside world. But there is one problem — my pocket apartment doesn’t come with a kitchen and I can’t really cook. So I have been ordering delivery for nearly every meal.
While I am worried that I might catch the virus from receiving the food from the delivery people, contactless delivery, where the driver leaves the food in front of my door and I express my gratitude by tipping them on the app, has really helped.
This is a look into my unhealthy quarantine diet.
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Grubhub delivery order from Bus Stop Cafe in the West Village outside my door, April 11, 2020. Photo by Keighton Li.
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Pasta Bolognese from Bus Stop Cafe in the West Village, April 11, 2020. Photo by Keighton Li
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DoorDash delivery order from Boka St Marks Place outside my door, April 9, 2020. Photo by Keighton Li
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Kimchi fried rice with spam from Boka St Marks Pl, April 9, 2020. Photo by Keighton Li
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UberEATS delivery order from Blank Slate Coffee + Kitchen in Nomad outside my door, April 18, 2020. Photo by Keighton Li
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Bacon scramble from Blank Slate Coffee + Kitchen in Nomad, April 18, 2020. Photo by Keighton Li
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Grubhub delivery order from Shu Han Ju in the West Village outside my door, April 22, 2020. Photo by Keighton Li
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Mapo Tofu from Shu Han Ju in the West Village, April 27, 2020. Photo by Keighton Li
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Dig delivery order outside my door, April 28, 2020. Photo by Keighton Li
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Charred chicken bowl from Dig, April 28, 2020. Photo by Keighton Li
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UberEATS delivery order from Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen in Chelsea outside my door, April 30, 2020. Photo by Keighton Li
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Fried chicken and a side of biscuit from Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen in Chelsea, April 30, 2020. Photo by Keighton Li
This is a project of Lori Grinker’s NYU graduate photojournalism class.