Last March, Jeff Carlson was preparing for another busy day at Harmon Brewing Co. The head brewer had two batches of his Expedition Amber to brew, along with other odds and ends around the brewery in Tacoma, Washington. As he prepared to drain a mash tun, he cracked open its bottom drain and main manway
Kristine Sherred: Where to order a memorable dinner and dessert for New Year s Eve at home
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 12/30/2020 Kristine Sherred, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Dec. 30 A raucous celebration with friends at the bar comes highly un-recommended this year.
The lack of reservations, many prepaid and handsomely so, will hurt restaurants already bleeding from nine months-going-on-12 of quiet dining rooms. According to restaurant technology company Toast, nearly 9 in 10 restaurants welcomed guests on Dec. 31, 2019, raking in 20 percent more revenue that day than others in a typical December already the industry s most lucrative month.
Without those sales, New Year s Eve 2020 will be quieter in more ways than one.