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“Everything in our industry kind of changed post-COVID. Everybody wants to make $20 an hour and they want benefits,”said one local restaurateur. “The industry has never really been set up for that.”
As costs for food and labor rise, the owners of dining establishments see a slump in business. Customers facing their own money problems or fear of crime increasingly choose inexpensive fast-food options or eat at home.
Various factors have made “off-premises” options more popular than ever, and local restaurants are adjusting accordingly.
Memphis City Council members advance an ordinance for party buses. Supporters of the ordinance cite a lack of regulations and public disturbance problems for Downtown patrons.
The former pandemic-era pop-up comes into its own with a new location and a menu full of favorites.
Downtown restaurateurs face the same problems their colleagues around town do, but a pared-down office population adds to their woes.
A pleasant surprise on the scale inspires a renewed interest in cooking at home.
Dr. Jeff Warren believes it’s time for mandatory masking; Deni Reilly worries restaurants are going to bear the brunt of high COVID numbers once again.
On “Behind The Headlines,” Memphis Tourism president Kevin Kane and Downtown Memphis Commission board chairwoman Deni Reilly assess the heavy toll the pandemic has taken on the local industry in the last year.
The COVID-19 vaccines now becoming available offer the hope of curtailing the pandemic, but may not be available to the masses for months — and not all automatically trust that the vaccine will be safe.
Dolly versus Marsha; Christmas lights at Shelby Farms, Memphis Zoo and the Botanic Garden; and Don Bryant’s Grammy nomination.
Normally the busiest time of the year, restaurants are instead open for sparsely populated dining rooms. PPP money would help, two local restaurateurs say. And sharing holiday recipes is good for all of us.
Reopening a restaurant as large as The Majestic Grille isn’t in the cards just yet, not when we’re playing a COVID hand, but Patrick & Deni Reilly are getting by with a little Italian place.
Restaurants are not required to close, but Deni Reilly and Erling Jensen say they feel they have no choice, that they are responsible for keeping their employees and guests safe and with quick results, they could reopen faster.
Cocozza American Italian on South Main is the latest restaurant to close after an asymptomatic employee tested positive for COVID-19; it will reopen Aug. 4.
Gov. Bill Lee will receive a recommendation to allow dining establishments, closed one month, to reopen May 1, but area restaurateurs say that’s too soon.
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