BR Brand Catering owner Bryant Roybal and his family, wife Debbie and daughters Aliyan and Shayna treating frontline medical personnel to a special lunch Saturday at Los Alamos Medical Center to thank them for their service and dedication. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Medical staff line up for lunch served by Bryant Roybal’s daughter Shayna Roybal. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
BR Brand Catering owner Bryant Roybal and his family treated Emergency Medicine Specialist Dr. Christopher Gutierrez and members of the frontline medical staff at Los Alamos Medical Center to a special lunch Saturday in appreciation for the work they are doing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“My business is suffering right now because there are no large parties, school graduations, funeral luncheons or anything else,” Roybal said. “But I am so grateful to the medical service staff here at the hospital and I wanted to thank them. I also want to thank the community for their generous support every year during the summer concerts. I have really made a lot of money here over the years and I’m very grateful.”
Roybal opened his company in March 2014, which is headquartered at 2 Calle de Romero in Santa Fe. He provides fine catering throughout Northern New Mexico. Menu items include chili and BBQ, smoked meats and red and green chili, smoked chicken, pulled pork, salmon, turkey, smoked ribs, hot link, brisket, enchiladas, green chili stew and more.
LAMC CEO John Whiteside was at the event Saturday helping to set up the serving area in the hospital parking lot. He spoke to the Los Alamos Daily Post about his appreciation to the Roybal family and this act of kindness toward his frontline medical care professionals.
“It’s so generous of Bryant to do this for our medical team … they are doing such a great job and it is wonderful to see them recognized in this way,” Whiteside said. “I want to thank Bryant and his family. I also want to mention how much we appreciate the kindness and compassion the community has shown us. People have donated much needed PPE to help keep our staff and visitors to our facility safe.”
Whiteside encourages residents to continue following CDC guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
“Social distancing and washing hands for at least 20 seconds remains critically important as COVID-19 has now been diagnosed in town,” Whiteside said. “Everyone is doing really good and we can’t thank them enough.”
LAMC continues to welcome donations of PPE. PPE includes masks, gloves, protective clothing, helmets, goggles and other garments and equipment designed to protect health care personnel from injury and infection.
Residents, veterinarians and dentists able to donate unused PPE should call the main number at LAMC for instructions at 505.662.4201.
BR Brand Catering owner Bryant Roybal dishes up lunches for the medical team Saturday at LAMC. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Bryant Roybal and his daughter Aliyan prepare lunches at LAMC. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Police Cpl. David Boe picks up lunch for fellow officers on duty Saturday as part of the special thank you luncheon provided by BR Catering. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
ER Dr. Christopher Gutierrez. right, in front of the sign stating that BR Brand Catering is the 2014 New Mexico State Chili Stew Champion. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Side view of the BR Brand Catering food truck. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
A list of awards BR Brand Catering has earned over the years. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com