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Catering halls resume parties after a year of mostly silence. But what will they look like? | Pamela’s Food Service Diary
Updated Mar 16, 2021;
Posted Mar 16, 2021
Fried zucchini returns to The Staaten as it reopens this week in West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)Pamela Silvestri
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. With no parties, catering hall owner Jack LiGreci of The Staaten has been walking a lot, hitting Clove Lakes Park pretty much daily for a four-to-five-mile stroll. But his routine should be changing this week, as restrictions on catering ease up.
At this moment banquet facilities can hold up to 35% capacity or 150 guests and, come Friday, up to 50% capacity. There are mandatory temp checks in place, contact tracing and crowd controls.
Catering hall owners gear up for weddings of 150 people starting March 15
Updated Jan 31, 2021;
Posted Jan 30, 2021
Cate and Daniel Morales were married earlier this month at a small, 20 person wedding at the Hilton Garden Inn, Bloomfield. (Courtesy of the Nicotra Group)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Let the parties begin.
That was the sentiment among Staten Island catering hall owners upon hearing wedding receptions can resume March 15 at 50% of a facility’s capacity or up to 150 guests. And everyone needs to present a negative coronavirus (COVID-19) test result at the door, said Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday. He was not specific about the timeframe for taking the test before an event.
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