Some restaurants bank on heated tents while Montgomery County prohibits indoor dining
Wind can be a factor, since part of tent must stay open By Dan Schere |
December 29, 2020 | 11:17 pm
Heated tents were added to Bethesda s Streetery on Norfolk Avenue and in Veterans Park this month.
Photo by Dan Schere
Restaurant workers in Montgomery County say their heated tents have been popular for meal service, with indoor dining no longer an option.
The County Council, at the request of County Executive Marc Elrich, on Dec. 15 approved an indoor dining shutdown for bars and restaurants. Under the order, takeout and delivery service are still allowed, as is outdoor dining.
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Meals from elite urban restaurants are traveling long distances to reach customers
Meals being delivered by One Off Hospitality. Photo: Isabelle Langheim By Alina Dizik Dec. 15, 2020 11:40 am ET
For months, Kate and Ben Masino had failed to find a time for the 40-minute drive from their home in Devon, Pa., to Philadelphia’s Fork restaurant for a date night. But in the midst of the pandemic, the couple found the next best thing: They ordered Fork’s $90 champagne-braised chicken for two, and picked it up at a local business just five minutes from their home.
It was a win, says Ms. Masino, a 36-year-old health-care executive with two children. The couple had never been to Fork before, and found that the quality was predictably better than the local offerings. “We were sick of the usual suspects in our area,” she says.
Finding the perfect gift is always hard. This holiday season poses a whole new set of dilemmas for people who prefer to give memorable experiences rather than stuff.
Will that spring concert happen, and if it does, will the recipient feel comfortable going? Is a âdate nightâ gift of dinner and a show still exciting if that means a Netflix subscription and DoorDash gift card?
Should you just give up and wrap up another sweater?
Chicago resident Deirdre Crimmins is among this yearâs gift-givers whoâs decided to play it safe. The 39-year-old typically prefers to give and receive experience-based gifts, like the time her parents gave her a weekend getaway at a bed and breakfast, or the tickets to a Pee-wee Herman show this spring she gave her boyfriend. The show was canceled because of the pandemic, and even though she got her money back, she doesnât plan to give anything similar this year.