Some say “efforts are no substitute for direct assistance”
AID VS. ADS: OFFICIALS SPEND BIG ON MARKETING MASS RESTAURANTS
Restaurants
TAKEOUT FIT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
Catering to the moment, many spots are now offering family-sized takeout boxes.
GHOST STORY: VIRTUAL KITCHENS APPEAR TO BE THE NEXT BIG THING, BUT AT WHAT COST?
Ghost kitchens simply don’t have a need for hosts, servers, bartenders, bussers … What happens to those jobs if virtual kitchens continue to flourish?
OAK + ROWAN STILL GOIN’
Seaport restaurant innovates through new regulations
CALLING IT AN EARLY NIGHT
A look into the Baker administration’s decision to close restaurants and bars at 9:30 pm—including its tie-in to the 10 pm stay-at-home advisory—and the ripple effect it may cause.
SILVER DINING PLAYBOOK: MORE THAN SIX MONTHS INTO SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS DURING AN INDUSTRY CRISIS
The many ways that service workers have used creativity and collaborations to survive the pandemic.
MORNING STORM A METAPHOR FOR GREATER BOSTON RESTAURANTS
If restaurants are going to weather these storms, they'll need as much support as you can give 'em.
WHAT RESTAURANTS (AND CUSTOMERS) ARE DOING RIGHT—AND WRONG—DURING THE PANDEMIC
What restaurants (and customers) are doing right—and wrong—during the pandemic.
A PANDEMIC EMPLOYMENT SURVEY FOR GREATER BOSTON SERVICE INDUSTRY WORKERS
A survey about life and livelihood in local area bars and restaurants, and what we need to make both of those things a continued possibility in the not-too-distant future.
COLD COMFORT: RESTAURANTS ARE IN FOR A LONG WINTER. HERE’S HOW THEY MIGHT SURVIVE
Even considering some of these options before the pandemic might have seemed preposterous
