With right attitude and outerwear, the fun of dining outside in winter outweighs the drawbacks
The pandemic has led some restaurants to extend outdoor dining long past the usual season, appealing to diners with heated patios and private chalets. We explore the al fresco experience when the temperature dips.
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Paul and Elizabeth Piche of Gorham clink glasses as steam rises from Elizabeth s hot toddy. The two were dining under heat lamps at Chaval on a cold February evening. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
At 7:30 a.m., I check the temperature outside (16 degrees) and lay out my clothes on the bed: long underwear top and bottom, two pairs of socks (the outermost of bulky wool), turtleneck, Woolrich ski sweater with snowflake pattern (apt), warm winter hiking pants, REI nylon rain pants, warmest wooliest hat, lined mittens (made from a cast-off wool sweater), down coat that reaches past my knees, wraparound scarf that will wrap three times in a pinch, and snow boots
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