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Other countries are ahead of us in terms of timing, in being allowed to serve meals in restaurants again. How restaurants will amend their food offering and service will depend in part on the law of the country\/state concerned, and the hygiene expectations of restaurant patrons.<\/p>\n
After weeks of home-cooking, and tasting the first luxury of Restaurant Food Delivery to \u00a0Homes, will locals still want to return to restaurants? This question can only be answered if restaurants reassure their patrons that the strictest hygiene protocols are being adhered to.<\/p>\n
New York Times Restaurant Critic Pete Wells wrote an article last week, about the safety of restaurants, and how the perception around food and hygiene safety will influence patrons supporting restaurants in general, and individual ones in particular. \u00a0As it contains pointers for restaurants around the world, all having been in the same COVID-19 boat, I have posted it in full below:<\/p>\n
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\u2018Restaurants are slowly returning in many states. Just because you can eat out again, though, does not mean that you should. And if you decide to go back before the virus is under control, it will not necessarily be clear which dining rooms are safest.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \u2018Restaurants will have to navigate a situation that is new to them and to the rest of the world. <\/span>New guidance for restaurant operators<\/a>\u00a0from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention favors broad principles (\u201cIntensify cleaning, sanitization, disinfection and ventilation\u201d) over specific standards.<\/span> \u201cThere really is no scientific study\u201d on the best ways for restaurants to reopen following a Covid-19 outbreak, said Dr. Robert W. Amler, dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice at New York Medical College. Nevertheless, doctors and public health experts have some suggestions for handling the risks of dining out while the virus is still a threat.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Dining rooms are open again in several states that have not met the criteria for progress against the virus suggested by the White House<\/a> for a phased reopening. The states\u2019 reopening is a public-policy decision, but going out to eat is a personal one. At the very least, you should check the latest data on coronavirus cases in your city or county before making up your mind.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI would certainly want to have some awareness of how much transmission seems to be going on in my community,\u201d said Craig W. Hedberg, a professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota. \u201cSo if you know that there are new cases continuing to be occurring every day in your community, you have to assume there\u2019s going to be a risk for transmission in public settings.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/i><\/span><\/p>\nCheck your community\u2019s health.<\/i><\/span><\/h2>\n
Know your personal risk.<\/i><\/span><\/h2>\n