May 15, 2020 California restaurant owner charged with allowing dine-in customers, foregoing mask, other coronavirus violations A Northern California restaurant owner is facing misdemeanor charges for allegedly defying state and county lockdown orders by allowing table service inside the eatery and for failing to wear a mask.
May 15, 2020 Restaurant owner offers glimpse of what bars and restaurants may look like after reopening from coronavirus shutdowns As restaurants and bars begin to reopen to sit-down customers this week, most are wondering just how different the patronizing experience will be.
May 15, 2020 CDC releases official guidelines for safe practices when restaurants, bars reopen As states begin to lift restrictions for non-essential businesses, restaurants and bars are grappling with how to reopen while keeping both employees and customers safe.
May 14, 2020 Pennsylvania Red Lobster customer gets into scuffle with staff over long wait for food A backlog of orders at a Pennsylvania Red Lobster apparently resulted in an altercation between a patron and employee on Mother's Day as customers outside the seafood restaurant chain endured long wait times for meals.Â
May 14, 2020 'Papa' John Schnatter shows off giant 'castle' home on TikTok, including massive 'eagles mating' clock His tour has not been met well on social media.
May 14, 2020 Texas Republican says Austin, other liberal cities becoming 'drunk on power' with coronavirus restrictions Austin and other liberal Texas cities are "drunk on power" by enforcing stricter coronavirus measures than those being implemented under state reopening orders, Texas Republican Rep. Lance Gooden said Thursday.
May 14, 2020 'COVID-19 surcharge': What it means and why restaurants are adopting it Though businesses around the country are getting the green light to partially return to service, the coronavirus pandemic has crippled the restaurant industry.
May 14, 2020 Are buffet restaurants in trouble after coronavirus reopening? The days of piling as much food onto one plate as it can hold may be coming to an end.
May 13, 2020 Georgia small-business owners wary of reopening too quickly as coronavirus restrictions lifted About three weeks after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s controversial decision to begin reopening the state’s economy, confirmed coronavirus cases throughout the state have decreased -- but many small-business owners and consumers remain nervous about the potential for future outbreaks.
May 13, 2020 Michelin-starred Virginia restaurant reopening, using mannequins to fill empty dining room The crowd is getting a little stiff at one Virginia restaurant.