Restaurants try to make the best of their toughest holiday season yet
by Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press
Posted Dec 18, 2020 10:00 am EDT
Last Updated Dec 18, 2020 at 10:14 am EDT
TORONTO — While Karen Ward and her family cook takeout meals at the Grover pub, she often hears a knock at the windows or door of the east-end Toronto bar.
There she finds regulars wanting to say hello or tell her how much they’ve missed the place since it temporarily closed for indoor dining in November, when COVID-19 protocols came into effect.
Not being able to grab a seat and some wings inside is difficult for many, but the holidays have brought an even greater sense of sadness.