• Chefs get creative just to stay in business during coronavirus shutdown

    Chefs get creative just to stay in business during coronavirus shutdown

    Big Apple restaurants seeking to comply with the coronavirus lockdown are ripping up their menus and slashing prices — in some cases to survive. The statewide ban on sit-down dining has forced some New York City eateries to throw in the towel, as Side Dish has previously reported. But other eateries are keeping the lights …
  • NYC restaurants stop offering takeout due to coronavirus crisis

    NYC restaurants stop offering takeout due to coronavirus crisis

    New York’s once-thriving restaurant scene is fast becoming a graveyard. Less than a week after being ordered to close all dining room service and focus solely on takeout, eateries are pulling the plug on that business, too. Takeout and delivery orders in the face of crescendoing coronavirus contamination fears just aren’t pulling in enough dough …