Ruby de Luna
Reporter
About
Ruby de Luna is a features reporter at KUOW. She had originally planned to go into TV, but ditched the idea after discovering public radio. Ruby has reported on immigrant communities and healthcare. She currently covers food and how it intersects with health, communities and culture. Ruby is a transplant from Taipei, Taiwan. She holds a BA in communication from Seattle Pacific University. In the age of computer/digital audio editing, Ruby is proud to be one of the few old–schoolers who can still edit tape with a razor blade. In her free time she practices her knife skills on new recipes.
Stories
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KUOW Newsroom
How King County's Somali community is keeping people fed during Eid
This weekend Muslims around the world celebrate Eid (eed) after a month of fasting during Ramadan. On Eid, people come together to pray and feast. But the pandemic has upended that tradition. Here’s how King County’s Somali community has adapted.
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KUOW Newsroom
Working at a Seattle grocery store amid a pandemic
Ever since he was a kid, Sam Dancy thought working in a grocery store would be fun. He followed that dream and has been in the industry for three decades. The 61 year old works at the Westwood Village QFC. Dancy says the pandemic has changed his work. The days are hectic and they go fast. It has also created new challenges and work norms.
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KUOW Newsroom
Restaurants to keep log of dinner parties for coronavirus contact tracing upon reopening
Restaurants planning to welcome guests again will be required to keep a log of parties who dine in. That’s one of the requirements under Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee's reopening plans.
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KUOW Newsroom
Restaurants look forward to reopening
It’s the moment that many have been waiting for -- the chance to go inside a café or a restaurant. Starbucks is using its experience in China to help guide reopening here, and cities like Hong Kong offers us a glimpse of what dining out in the near future could look like here.
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Coronavirus In Seattle
'We don't know what restaurants are going to look like yet.' Seattle restaurant workers ponder post-pandemic future
Restaurants are gearing up for Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s gradual reopening plan. For restaurant workers, reopening still presents a lot of uncertainty. There’s a sense that restaurants, bars and places of gathering won’t be the same.
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Coronavirus In Seattle
Cooked too much food? Start a pandemic meal exchange
So you’ve been cooking and baking up a storm ever since the pandemic shutdown. Now what to do with all that food?
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KUOW Newsroom
Overwhelmed, food banks struggle to fill shelves
As Washington residents struggle with unemployment, more people than ever are turning to food banks for help. State officials say the demand for food assistance will continue in the coming months.
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KUOW Newsroom
A year after buying a restaurant, how do you lay off 90 percent of your staff?
Voices of the pandemic features people in the Seattle area who are on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak. Desirae Aylesworth, owner of Wild Mountain Café in Seattle’s Crown Hill neighborhood, shares her reflection.
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KUOW Newsroom
Local flower farmers struggling to survive coronavirus shutdown
Farmers markets are slowly returning, but in a limited way. Only food farmers and producers will be selling. Flower farmers, will not. Yet, they’re one of the hardest hit businesses by the coronavirus shutdown.
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle farmers markets' gradual return, with new safety protocols
Farmers markets are slowly re-opening. Beginning Saturday, the U-District market will start selling again. So is Ballard on Sunday. But before you go, there are a few things you need to know.