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NorthJersey.com A cataclysmic event like the pandemic that has forced people to stay in to work, study, socialize and shop can't help but transform a business that is all about getting people to dine out.  But how will restaurants look, feel and be when the pandemic — fingers crossed — is finally in our rearview mirror?  "It's never going to be the same," said Bob Wagner, who owns Ott's Restaurant in Medford, Berlin and Sewell and Braddock's Tavern in Medford. "We are never going back to normal. We are never going back to 2019." March 16 marks the first anniversary of the cl...

Shutterstock 2020 was an undeniably big year for food delivery. As the pandemic limited access to restaurants and the government dragged — and continues to drag — on providing financial support for small businesses, consumers were given few options outside of takeout and delivery to eat a meal that they didn’t cook themselves. Not only was it convenient, it was also an ethical imperative: If you wanted to see your favorite restaurant survive, you needed to order out. Benefitting the most from this disruption to an already broken food supply chain are third-party delivery apps, such as ...

NJ chefs tell us what, how we'll be eating in 2021 As a new year begins, food-loving folks delight in thinking about the delicious things to come.  We search for restaurants serving the next "it" dish (this year, it's Cantonese steamed rice noodle wraps, or cheung fun) and track down trendy ingredients (watch for ajvar, a Serbian red pepper and eggplant condiment, and Chili Crunch, made with fried chili flakes mixed with oil, garlic and vinegar). We  download new recipes and snap up reservations at new restaurants. It's all so optimistic, as fresh starts should be. But on the heels of a...