Restaurants in the region have faced numerous challenges in 2022, and in order to stay open owners have had to adapt and get creative. According to Harris Welden, owner of Pearl and Bantam Grill in Peterborough, “The story of this year has just been.
Bill Thomas likes to joke that when he retires he might become a dentist or get into brain surgery.While Thomas has no plans to go back to school, let alone perform medical procedures on anybody, it’s an appropriate answer from the Rindge man who has.
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers.
Cordelia s Catering, 225 Woodcrest Drive, Ephrata, May 8. Pass. Sanitizer dispenser at three-bay sink not working. Food handlers not wearing a hair restraint.
Dan s BBQ MFF3, 146 Hess Road, Quarryville, May 8. Pass. No violations.
Jesse s BBQ MFF3, 2008G Horseshoe Road, May 8. Paper towel dispenser empty at the hand-wash sink. A food employee certification is displayed, but the certificate has expired. Food facility has an employee who held a certified food manager certificate; however, the certificate has expired and is no longer valid. Water at the hand-wash sink does not have adequate pressure during inspection. Food employee did not follow proper hand-washing procedure. Single-use towel not available.
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Published: 3/3/2021 12:31:38 PM
Jo-Ann Gustafson of Jaffrey knows there are people out there who need more help than her family does.
The last time Gustafson used a food pantry was before the COVID-19 pandemic began. But by mid-February, she found herself in a situation where she felt the need to ask for help.
Both Gustafson and her granddaughter, who she and her husband are raising, contracted COVID-19 and were forced to quarantine for two weeks.
“It’s been a rough road,” Gustafson said. So she connected with Mandy Carter, Community Resource Specialist/Kinship Navigator at The River Center. Carter began delivering food to the Gustafsons from the Community Meals To Go program on Tuesday and Thursday nights and as Gustafson put it, “it made a huge impact.”