The Bay Area’s dazzling restaurant scene has been hit hard by the coronavirus shutdown and changing rules about reopening. While some longtime bistros have shuttered permanently, others have pivoted in wildly creative ways to try to keep the fires burning — and some of those changes may be here to stay. Listen to what our experts had to say about the challenges facing the Bay Area’s restaurants.
Jackie Burrell, Eat Drink Play/Features editor, along with journalists Linda Zavoral, and Jessica Yadegaran tackled this topic on June 4, 2020 and answered some of the questions on our reader’s minds at the time. This discussion hit on the possibility of open-air eating, some of the creative ways other cities are doing it, and how restaurants have pivoted during the COVID-19 crisis.
What is The Newsroom @Home?
For the past year, we have been holding In Real Life events where readers get the chance to meet some of our journalists in person. Since this is not possible with limits on large gatherings and social distancing, we created The Newsroom @ Home to bring you discussions and insights virtually as we all figure out how to navigate the coronavirus pandemic.
Over the past few months, we have brought our readers discussions about restaurants in the Bay Area dealing with COVID-19, diving into the behind-the-scenes stories of how our photojournalists shot some of their favorite photos, a candid conversation with author Robin Sloan and more. To see upcoming events or catch up on any you missed, go to MercuryNews.com/Events, EastBayTimes.com/Events or MarinIJ.com/Events.