When it comes to keeping restaurant employees safe and paid over the long term, Texas may have answers
SILVER DINING PLAYBOOK: HOW TEXAS IS LEADING ON RESTAURANT WORKER SAFETY
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SILVER DINING PLAYBOOK: PODCASTS HELPING HOSPITALITY WORKERS THROUGH COVID-19
“Even when we go back to work we’re not going to be back to work. I’m not going to have 35 hours at the bar right away, and people can’t sit at the bar.”
HERE COME THE RESTAURANT CLOSINGS. THEY’RE ALMOST ALL BIG-NAME SPOTS.
Most of them seem to be well-known spots, household names that tend to be mentioned often in the media and at times in “best-of” lists.
RESTAURANTS AREN’T OPENING QUICKLY ENOUGH. THEY’RE ALSO OPENING TOO QUICKLY.
It may surprise some that those who argue against restaurants and bars possibly opening in June include a number of folks who are actually in the restaurant industry, but concerns abound.
SILVER DINING PLAYBOOK: KEEPING FAMILY MEALS ALIVE DURING THE PANDEMIC
And while nearly every cook, server, busser, host, and bartender is out of a job right now, thanks to these initiatives, many can still count on family meals.
WITH RESTAURANTS CLOSED, HOSPITALITY WORKERS COOK FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
"If this week goes smoothly, we’ll try to double it again for the following week, and move away from just Beth Israel and send another team to MGH or another hospital."
COVID PHOTOS: RESTAURANTS DELIVER FOR HEALTHCARE & SERVICE WORKERS
Countless tipped as well as hourly wage workers have seen their earnings slashed or vanished. Still, through it all, many local restaurants are providing meals to fellow restaurant workers who are impacted.
WHAT WILL BECOME OF INDEPENDENT RESTAURANTS IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD?
Even if independent restaurants in the Boston area and elsewhere do receive loans from the government, it will still be a bumpy ride for many if not most.
SILVER DINING PLAYBOOK: CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS SUPPORT KITCHEN STAFF
New restaurant initiatives sweeten deals for donors to help “people who aren’t getting help from government sponsored programs.”
PANDEMIC FISH TALES FROM THE BAY STATE’S SINKING SEAFOOD INDUSTRY
“All these boats have supply, but nowhere to go.” “Our shellfish business died overnight.”
