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I am still so incredibly anxious about dining out, even if it's literally outside. For now, I'm sticking to takeout (call the restaurant directly & tip well!) Meanwhile, here's a thread from restaurant critics that's helped inform my personal decision. And wear a mask, good god!
“Restaurateurs, despite being pushed into the role, are not our public-health officials." @tejalrao https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/30/dining/restaurant-risks-coronavirus.html
@hooleil with all this: https://www.sfchronicle.com/restaurants/article/Things-you-ll-overhear-while-dining-at-a-15369741.php
"After weeks of thinking about COVID-19, any enclosed space takes on the air of a dastardly murder mystery party game." @hannaraskin https://www.postandcourier.com/health/covid19/our-critic-dined-in-a-downtown-charleston-restaurant-to-see-if-its-worth-it-for/article_13c86e8e-a5ae-11ea-8922-4749497f460a.html
"The low risk of sending a single uninsured waiter to an ICU bed, someone who isn’t really there by choice, in exchange for the pitcher of frozen margaritas you happen to be craving in the late afternoon, is a morally indefensible transaction." @qualityrye https://ny.eater.com/2020/7/1/21310249/against-dining-out-bars-coronavirus-nyc-restaurants
"There are no right answers; I can’t tell anyone which choices to make. I want to be eating in the world and writing about it. But for now — this week, anyway — I stopped making more plans to eat in restaurants." @BillAddison https://www.latimes.com/food/newsletter/2020-06-27/eating-outdoors-los-angeles-restaurants-mastros-tasting-notes
"As much as I trust Maine chefs and restaurant owners to be vigilant about their hygiene and safety practices, it’s customers who have me worried." @AndrewRossME https://www.pressherald.com/2020/06/14/dine-in-maine-when-will-it-be-okay-to-review-a-restaurant/
"You close dining rooms, you hurt people economically, especially those not suited for takeout and delivery. You open dining rooms, you risk hurting people physically." @timcarman https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/voraciously/wp/2020/06/26/i-was-anxious-to-go-back-to-a-restaurant-but-once-i-did-i-remembered-the-real-reasons-i-love-them/
