Winnipeg Free Press By: Anita Balakrishnan, The Canadian Press Posted:
Toronto restaurateur Erik Joyal knew that his restaurants would need to do something different this New Year s Eve as the COVID-19 pandemic crashed everyone s party plans.
A bartender prepares a drink at a restaurant during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississauga, Ont., Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic limits the New Year s Eve pub crawls, restaurants are banding together online in hopes that Christmastime s shop local mentality can save the once-lucrative holiday.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Toronto restaurateur Erik Joyal knew that his restaurants would need to do something different this New Year s Eve as the COVID-19 pandemic crashed everyone s party plans.