Restaurants turn to food trucks to get through pandemic
BOSTON, MA (WBZ) With more and more people going outside, so are business owners banking on food trucks to have a big spring and summer.
“With the pandemic situation what it was, we thought, ‘let’s try to broaden our horizons and do something we’ve never done before,’” said Matt Chelko, Executive Chef of Summer Shack’s new food truck. The seafood chain has been in business for over 20 years, with locations in Boston, Cambridge, and Mohegan Sun. They launched their first-ever food truck on April 16.
“You don’t have to put down tables six feet apart from each other. By the nature of the truck being what it is, people are going to be a lot more distanced from the people coming in,” said Chelko. “That’s a nice change of pace from having to worry about stuff like that in a restaurant.”
Pinta Acoustics and Marie Aigner Promote Sustainability with Recycled PET Furniture Collection
January 2, 2021
By Interior Design Staff
Having long worked with German manufacturer Pinta Acoustics on large-scale acoustic products, sustainability-conscious architect Marie Aigner turns her attention to smaller sound-absorbing objects with Knock Out, a furniture collection in recyclable PET. But just because the portfolio is acoustically engineered and ecologically responsible doesn’t mean it can’t be fun. The witty and colorful pieces include Elton, a Greek temple obliged to serve as a table; Cactus, a coat stand sparked by a child’s cacti collection; a floor lamp, Rocketman, straight out of a comic strip; two chairs, Dumbo and Peter, that evoke riding on an elephant and sitting on Maurizio Cattelan’s solid-gold toilet, respectively; and John, a table inspired by Max Bill graphic designs. Painted items are available in