#indoor-dining

#indoor-dining

The economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States will reach $14 trillion by the end of this year, our team of economists, public policy researchers and other experts estimate.That makes it by far the costliest disaster the country has suffered this century.Putting a price tag on all the pain, suffering and upheaval people here and around the world have experienced from the pandemic is of course hard to do.

The economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States will reach $14 trillion by the end of this year, our team of economists, public policy researchers and other experts estimate.That makes it by far the costliest disaster the country has suffered this century.Putting a price tag on all the pain, suffering and upheaval people here and around the world have experienced from the pandemic is of course hard to do.

Starting in 2020, LA city officials made it easy for restaurants to build outdoor dining structures during the pandemic.Outdoor options exploded and changed SoCal's dining landscape.But in early February 2023, that same department caused an uproar after proposing an ordinance that could make many parklet dining areas go away.

Toronto city council voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to study new taxes and fees as a way to address its mounting fiscal challenges.Councillors adopted a motion from Mayor John Tory calling for a deep dive into the options, including a possible parking lot tax, alcohol tax and vehicle registration fee.

I remember where I was when the New York Times attempted to argue that New York was "turning into Los Angeles" due to a recent uptick in local weed dispensaries, sound baths, and other phenomena simultaneously unfolding in countless non-New York cities across the country and probably the world.

The wait is nearly over for the many fans of Daisies, the adored Logan Square restaurant that in late February closed its original location ahead of a hotly anticipated move into a much larger space a few blocks away.Owner Joe Frillman will throw open the doors at its roomy new digs on Wednesday, March 29, at 2375 N. Milwaukee Avenue, introducing Chicago to Daisies 2.0 - the latest, greatest version of his six-year-old Midwestern cooking destination.

Elizabeth, where Iliana Regan's "new gatherer cuisine" often mixed her love of the woods with unexpected forays into pop culture, will close in December after a decade in Lincoln Square.Owner Tim Lacey says he'll replace Elizabeth with a new tasting-menu restaurant, Atelier, with a new chef next year.

Glitzy seafood spot Catch is returning to Miami Beach next year.The popular New York import, which once had a location on Miami Beach nearly a decade ago, is back with a new ownership team and a new swanky, much-larger locale.Now owned and operated by Catch Hospitality Group partners Tilman J. Fertitta, Mark Birnbaum, and Eugene Remm, this marks the seventh outpost for the popular restaurant group, with locations in New York, LA, Las Vegas, and Aspen.

Skiers and snowboarders at Arapahoe Basin can now take refuge at il Rifugio, billed as the highest-elevation restaurant in North America, which reopened this week for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.Perched at 12,456 feet, il Rifugio serves beer, wine, charcuterie boards and flatbreads to pair with 360-degree views of the Rocky Mountains.

Skiers and snowboarders at Arapahoe Basin can now take refuge at il Rifugio, billed as the highest-elevation restaurant in North America, which reopened this week for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.Perched at 12,456 feet, il Rifugio serves beer, wine, charcuterie boards and flatbreads to pair with 360-degree views of the Rocky Mountains.

Bastardizations of the crunchwrap are literally everywhere right now, so it makes sense that ever-present celebrity DJ Khaled would get in on the action.The man behind delivery-only Another Wing is partnering with another ubiquitous app-specific restaurant Man vs. Fries to debut their own version of the trendy hand-held Taco Bell made famous.