When California's first COVID-19 stay-at-home order went into effect back in March, chef Nicola Allegretta, owner of Mama's Meatball and Mistura in SLO, was happy to do whatever he could to help slow the spread. He closed his restaurants to indoor and outdoor dining, temporarily let go of some staff, and started offering robust takeout and delivery services. As things started opening back up, he purchased several costly air purifiers for both facilities, reduced his seating capacity indoors, put more tables and chairs into his outdoor seating areas, and implemented stringent cleaning proc...