Car keys, mask, hand sanitizer. OK, I’m ready for my next dining experience. Oh, not quite. First, I have to make sure I have a QR code reader app downloaded on my smartphone because now, many restaurants offer new ways to see a menu, order and pay the bill, all designed to keep us safer from those COVID-19 cooties. On second thought, I’ll ditch those car keys and open up that Lyft app instead.
Shopping & dining
Ordering up our groceries and restaurant meals online and either having them delivered or ready for pickup was part of our technology repertoire before the pandemic, but while inside dining and that familiar restaurant experience is coming back, many have made dining at home on restaurant dishes a more frequent occurrence than pre-pandemic. That makes sense. It’s just one example of how our lifestyle has changed permanently.