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Massachusetts restaurants may soon be packing up mixed drinks to-go with your takeout order. The measure, part of a broader restaurant relief package, is making its way through the legislature. The bill would allow cocktails to be sold in sealed containers with take-out food orders with a 64-ounce limit. Chef Michael Schlow owns 16 restaurants across the country, including several…

A measure included in a House bill allowing restaurants to serve mixed drinks to-go with food orders would be an “important lifeline” for business facing financial hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic, a group representing distilleries said Wednesday. The provision is part of a broader restaurant relief package that representatives unanimously approved Wednesday. A law passed earlier this spring allowed beer and...

In mid-March, just before Gov. Charlie Baker announced the restaurant shutdown, Marc Hurwitz received a warning from a friend in the restaurant industry to brace himself for a big announcement that would change everything. As the founder and editor of the well-known website Boston’s Hidden Restaurants, Hurwitz is tapped in to the local food restaurant scene, and he had...

Restaurants across Massachusetts will finally be allowed to offer outdoor dining as early as June 8, nearly two months after the coronavirus lockdown began, but the experience will feel a bit different from what it once was. Gov. Charlie Baker has said he’ll issue an order on Monday allowing restaurants and other reopening Phase 2 businesses to bring staff in…

Massachusetts restaurant owners who have been awaiting guidance on reopening got some new answers Friday. Gov. Charlie Baker said he would issue an executive order Monday allowing restaurants and other businesses to start bringing back employees as phase 2 of the state’s reopening nears. When eating at restaurants resumes, it will start al fresco. “Outdoor dining will begin at the…

Vermont gyms, nail salons and in-home services got the green light from Gov. Phil Scott to reopen Friday with capacity limits. “I’m very pleased to see our trends moving in the right direction and we feel comfortable taking additional steps today,” Scott said. “This has affected each and every one of us and we’re showing that together, we can...

As Massachusetts restaurant head toward reopening, owners are reimagining how dining will look during the pandemic. They know restrictions will make their spaces look different, but they still want to make sure their customers feel comfortable. To help with the task, Sam Kanter of Sam Kanter Events is now offering what she calls “COVID Consulting.” Her goal is to help…

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said restaurant owners could get more information on reopening guidelines as soon as Friday.

There is growing frustration in some parts of Maine after a decision by Gov. Janet Mills to delay the full reopening of restaurants in three counties. Citing an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations over the past two weeks, Mills announced Wednesday that restaurants in Cumberland, York and Androscoggin counties would not be allowed to be open to dine-in customers…

Some restaurant owners in parts of Maine are voicing their frustrations after Gov. Janet Mills delayed the dine-in option in the state’s reopening plan.

Restaurants across the globe are beginning to reopen, but since coronavirus cases are still being confirmed daily, many eateries are using unique concepts to encourage social distancing among customers and employees.

As restaurants around the world look for ways to safely reopen, some restaurants in France are experimenting with plastic domes to help keep restaurant workers and diners healthy.

Vermont is studying how and when it can open to tourism from neighboring states as coronavirus rates fall in places such as Massachusetts and New York, Gov. Phil Scott said Wednesday. In a news briefing, Scott said his administration was developing benchmarks to determine when it would be “smart and safe” to welcome back out-of-state travelers. “I know how incredibly…

As many restaurants and bars struggle during the pandemic, several business owners are calling on the state to let them sell liquor and cocktails to go. Massachusetts currently allows beer and wine to be sold with takeout and delivery orders, but liquor and mixed drinks don’t apply. Boston bar director Jackson Cannon is hoping to change that with his...

A new panel formed as part of Gov. Charlie Baker’s reopening plan is working on a set of guidelines it hopes will allow restaurants to open in Massachusetts as early as June 8. Many restaurants have remained open for delivery and takeout, but reopening for outdoor service wasn’t even included in the first phase of Baker’s plan. Instead, they’ll...

We are now in the middle of Phase 1 of the gradual reopening of Massachusetts as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and while Phase 2 will mark the opening of restaurants (with restrictions) and Phase 3 will mark the opening of bars, how, exactly, does Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration define what a bar is in this case? It doesn’t seem as…

Some businesses and parks will be allowed to reopen in Massachusetts on Monday — with restrictions in place — as the state cautiously moves to resume some activities amid the coronavirus pandemic. The spate of reopenings are part of the first phase of Gov. Charlie Baker’s plan to resume activities in the state. That plan has four phases en route…

Some businesses and parks will be allowed to reopen in Massachusetts on Monday — with restrictions in place — as the state cautiously moves to resume some activities amid the coronavirus pandemic. The spate of reopenings are part of the first phase of Gov. Charlie Baker’s plan to resume activities in the state. That plan has four phases en route…

Restaurants can reopen immediately in Vermont with outdoor seating if they’re ready, Gov. Phil Scott announced Friday. “I understand it won’t be possible for all restaurants to start today,” Scott said, “but this lets them open up after a very long two months of sacrifice and with bills still coming in and with no income.” The order to reopen...