ALTADENA – DoorDash has awarded $10,000 grants to 20 small restaurants impacted by the Eaton and Palisades wildfires in January, the company announced Friday.

The DoorDash-funded Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund aims to provide direct financial support to restaurants impacted by the fires. With support from small business resource Hello Alice, the grants are intended to help restaurant owners cover critical expenses such as rent, equipment replacement, inventory and payroll as they work to rebuild and recover, the food delivery company said.

The announcement was made where Amara Kitchen — an Altadena café that was destroyed by the Eaton Fire — once stood. Local restaurant owners, community members and civic leaders came together to celebrate the resilience of the city’s culinary entrepren

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