It has been more than a year since the coronavirus pandemic first upended the restaurant industry. Now, with a return to normalcy on the horizon, restaurateurs are celebrating the lifting of restrictions and worrying about an influx of customers during a particularly vulnerable time.
On Monday, Gov. Charlie Baker announced plans to lift almost all COVID-19 restrictions on May 29, allowing restaurants to operate without social distancing or time limits, and inviting vaccinated guests to dine without masks indoors and outdoors. Following the governor’s announcement, Boston acting mayor Kim Janey revealed that the city will follow the state’s plans, lifting restrictions in Boston on May 29.
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Alfredo Alcántara and Deanna Urciuoli moved to a cockroach-infested apartment in Brooklyn to save for a down payment on a piece of farmland in Upstate New York. There, they planned to begin their dream of building a sustainable vineyard using hybrid varieties of grapes.
Matt Niess quit his job at the critically acclaimed Northern California winery Radio-Coteau a couple of years ago to focus full-time on cultivating and farming hybrid grapes, an unpopular move in California wine country.
Erin Rasmussen left a wine job in Sonoma Valley to return to her home state of Wisconsin in an effort to change the narrative and scene around Midwestern wine, upending the adage that Midwesterners only drink sweet wine.
Congresswoman Katherine Clark meets with small business owners about relief funds
A $28.6 billion grant program for restaurants began accepting applications this week
By Janelle Nanos Globe Staff,Updated May 6, 2021, 1 hour ago
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US Rep. Katherine Clark toured the Mighty Squirrel Brewing Co. in Waltham Thursday to discuss Small Business Administration stimulus funds.Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
Just over a year ago, Henry Manice and Naveen Pawar of Mighty Squirrel brewery were feeling giddy. Having recently opened their massive taproom in Waltham, they were putting the finishing touches on the space â in particular, plans for a function room â when the pandemic stopped them in their tracks.
A modern tavern inspired by a historical one
From the team behind La Morra and Heritage of Sherborn, Punch Bowl opens in Brookline
By Devra First Globe Staff,Updated April 29, 2021, 3:37 p.m.
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Where to: Punch Bowl, a âmodern city tavernâ in Brooklineâs Hilton Garden Inn.
Why: Itâs run by Jen and Josh Ziskin, the wife-husband team behind two proven favorites: Italian restaurant La Morra and the Heritage of Sherborn, with its New England farm-to-table aesthetic. A brand new restaurant in a brand new hotel! Nature is healing.
Restaurateurs Jen and Josh Ziskin and executive chef Amanda Lowry at the Punch Bowl restaurant in the new Hilton Garden Inn in Brookline Village.Lane Turner/Globe Staff