When Andi Schloss and her family lost their Santa Barbara home to a fire in September 2024, friends and family rallied around them in the most practical way they knew how: with food.
More specifically, they sent DoorDash gift cards.
“Just so much money in DoorDash gift cards,” joked Schloss. “It was insane.”
Schloss and her family quickly put the gift cards to use, eating out for most meals and exploring restaurants they otherwise might never have visited. Because, “when you have free money,” Schloss said, “it’s a lot easier to try new things.”…