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Long hours, health risks and ‘ghost applicants’ lead to desperate staffing situations at Michigan restaurants
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Danielle Scott never thought she’d be turning customers away from her restaurant, but without a full staff behind her, she’s had to limit the hours at Lucy’s Cafe in Grand Rapids.
The dine-in restaurant experience was sorely missed through the worst of the pandemic, and with few entertainment options fully restored, customers are flocking back to Michigan’s eateries but workers are not.
“Some days I just want to cry,” Scott said. “We’re doing so well. Business is great, but we don’t have enough staff so I have to pull [dinner].”
Northern Michigan brewery closes its kitchen: ‘We are all bummed to abandon such a killer menu’
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The most popular special at Biere de Mac Brew Works in Mackinaw City, Michigan: Mighty Mac & Cheese,” with a five-cheese béchamel sauce, lobster, squash, green chives and bread crumbs.Courtesy of Danny Ranville
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On Sunday, they served their last meals. The kitchen is closed.
“It was not an easy decision, but at the end of the day, we have to look at what makes the most sense for the business,” said head brewer/operations manager Danny Ranville, who opened the brewery with his dad George Ranville in 2017.
See 32 Michigan beers readers loved in 2020
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
Over the last several days, Amy Sherman and I have been writing about our favorite Michigan craft beers of 2020.
Hey, it’s what we do as Michigan’s Best reporters at MLive! (Yes, we know we have the best jobs in the world.)
On Tuesday we named Biere de Mac Brew Works’
Fleur de Mac as our No. 1 pick for Beer of the Year. The French/Belgium biere de garde style beer was a collaboration with Mackinac State Historic Parks to to help celebrate the park’s 125th anniversary. It was released in July.