Struggling restaurants and chefs lobby to end ‘insane’ European food and wine tariffs
A new group called the Coalition to Stop Restaurant Tariffs is petitioning the incoming Biden administration.
In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, Parmigiano Reggiano Parmesan cheese wheels are stored in Noceto, near Parma, Italy.(Antonio Calanni)
Chefs and restaurant owners from around the country are joining forces to petition the incoming Biden administration to lift some of the financial burden from the struggling restaurant industry.
The Coalition to Stop Restaurant Tariffs, a newly formed group made up of some of the nation’s top chefs and restaurateurs, is making the case that tariffs on European food and wine imports are needlessly crippling already suffering businesses, and it’s time for them to be done away with.
‘It’s heartbreaking’: Richardson restaurant on the cusp of closure as Christmas approaches
Aboca’s Italian Grill is one of thousands of Texas restaurants behind on bills and low on customers.
Artur Pira, owner of Aboca s Italian Grill, stands in Aboca s dining room on December 10, 2020. Aboca s is a restaurant in Richardson, a suburb of Dallas, Texas. (Hunter Lacey / Special Contributor)(Hunter Lacey / Special Contributor)
Artur Pira stands in the middle of the empty dining room of his Richardson restaurant. It’s 10 a.m. on a Monday, and staff polish glassware, fold napkins and chop vegetables to prepare for lunch service.