Food

Fine Dining Restaurants Adapt to Takeout

Gabriella Gershenson

As chefs scrambled to respond to shelter-in-place orders, those working in fine dining quickly realized that the days of elaborate tasting menus were over, at least temporarily. Like everyone else forced to face the realities of how the pandemic would affect their work, they transitioned to cooking takeout meals at accessible price points to nourish locals instead of destination diners, and stay in business. 

For many chefs, this period of transition has made...