Rick Bayless, Chicago chef and restauranteur said the reopening will breathe much-needed life to a deflated industry. I will tell you there were so many people on our staff here that were actually in tears when our first customers came back in, Bayless said, who is the owner and chef at Frontera Grill.
His staff has been tracking regional COVID-19 positivity rates in anticipation of getting customers back indoors. When the rumors started swirling around our staff that it was going to be able to happen, there was a spike in everybody s eyes to be able to know that we re going to be able to do what we do best once again and that s an exciting thing for us in the hospitality profession, said Casey Cora, Frontera Grill spokesperson.
Illinois Adjusts COVID Metrics Thresholds Required to Loosen Restrictions in Health Care Regions
Health officials in Illinois have announced adjustments to the metrics used to determine whether health care regions can roll back coronavirus mitigation rules, allowing the majority of the state’s regions to loosen restrictions as the state takes steps to increase hospital staffing.
The state is stepping up efforts to increase staffing at hospitals, and as a result officials have determined that the percentage of available hospital beds will no longer be used as part of the metrics required for a region to roll back coronavirus restrictions.
It is month three of an indoor dining ban in Illinois and while some restaurants have found success in takeout, many others have closed or say they are days away from shutting down.
It is month three of an indoor dining ban in Illinois and while some restaurants have found success in takeout, many others have closed or say they are days away from shutting down.
LOMBARD, Ill. (WLS) Doug and Kim White settle down to all the comforts of sitting inside their favorite restaurants. There s table settings, some ambiance, and good company.
Since October, the couple from Lombard has been dining out in their converted transit van, transformed into a personal dining room for two.
With restaurants shuttered to indoor dining due to COVID-19 and struggling to survive, a Lombard couple converted their van into a mobile dining room to best enjoy their favorite s You can get the take-out. It puts it in a little box, and you bring it home, you re eating out of the box, where s the spirit in that? Kim White said.