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“To be a ‘lion’ is simple, it’s about serving,” said Andrew Stern, GHLC membership chairman. “It’s about having a mindset of giving back.”
By Matthew Broderick Like many restaurateurs in Connecticut and across the country, the past year has been a near endless struggle for Chip Kohn, owner of West Hartford’s Beachland Tavern, Beachland Smoke and Rockledge Grille. As capacity limits dropped over the past year while expenses for government-required safety measures rose, the calculus of Kohn’s focus shifted from worrying about profits to simply minimizing his financial losses. “Even with takeout orders increasing significantly, [business] was nowhere near where we were pre-pandemic,” he said. “It’s not a s...