“You Can’t Speak in Strong Enough Dystopian Words to Describe It”: Why the Coronavirus Pandemic Could Change Dining as We Know It, Forever
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“You Can’t Speak in Strong Enough Dystopian Words to Describe It”: Why the Coronavirus Pandemic Could Change Dining as We Know It, Forever
Sixty-five meals a night (at least in my place) means we'll all be out of work—and fast. Two hundred fifty to three hundred meals a night is more like it when you're talking about a successful New York City restaurant and job security for your posse of well-paid culinarians in the same breath.
Anthony Bourdain • The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones
As shelter-in-place laws start to relax across the U.S., and businesses begin to reopen—or at least to start thinking about it—everyone from retailers, restaurants, hairdressers, fashion boutiques, and building managers are desperate to overhaul their spaces with new safety protocols so they can protect employees and customers —and start making mon... See more
Zara Stone • Inside the Rise of a Hot New Industry: Social Distancing Consultants
Casual dining will become harder to find.
Dru Riley • Cloud Kitchens: Providers, Ghost Kitchens, Virtual Restaurants
This presents a question: once this is all done, will we go back? In normal times, the status quo here is very expensive: we pay a huge premium for business travel versus a phone call, or for university tuition versus learning online. You can’t help but wonder: if we’re forced for an entire year to forego the in-person benefits of these practices, ... See more