restaurants

Many restaurants that got coronavirus relief loans have spent the money and now find themselves in the same precarious position as in the pandemic’s early days

A Glastonbury restaurant will close for 10 days after an employee tested positive for COVID-19, the owners confirmed on their Facebook page. Bin228 gastropub confirmed Monday that an employee has tested positive for the virus. The restaurant has been temporarily closed and all other employees who may have been exposed have been notified. The restaurant will remain closed or 10…

Tacos 4 Life started with the mission to end childhood hunger. It’s strategy is simple: With every taco purchased, a child in need receives a free meal. The business, which launched as a pizza joint in Arkansas, now has 16 taco restaurants in five states and has provided 14 million meals to kids in countries around the world in partnership...

You can find authentic Philly cheesesteaks in Norwich, Connecticut! So of course Taylor had to try them out.

Taylor found out how business is going at Abbott’s, and of course sampled a lobster roll at the popular seafood spot in Noank.

Vaughan’s Public House has been closed since March 16, the day before St. Patrick’s Day.  It was a cruel twist of fate for this Irish Pub which is eager to reopen. Like many bar owners, Johnny Vaughan was hoping Connecticut’s Phase 3 would allow him to reopen July 20. However, with the governor’s decision to put Phase 3 on...

The Raleigh, North Carolina, restaurant A Place at the Table offers pay-as-you-wish or free meals to its customers. During the pandemic, they have gone from serving about 70 meals per day to now serving up to 300 per day. Owner Maggie Kane explains how she and her staff continue to serve their community.

It’s now been a little more than a week since Connecticut entered phase 2 of the reopening process, allowing for in-house dining at restaurants. Plainville’s J. Timothy’s Tavern had been closed since March but like many Connecticut restaurants, it reopened on June 17 for limited capacity in-house dining, something that’s required some adjustment for the restaurant and for patrons....

It’s now been a little more than a week since Connecticut entered phase 2 of the reopening process, allowing for in-house dining at restaurants.

When dining out, your safety starts long before your plate arrives at the table.  Temperature checks on the food, the freezer, and the fridge are important. To kill a virus, so is the temperature of the water cleaning your plate. Jeff Vecchitto, a sanitarian for the Central Connecticut Health District, tests the temperature of the water in the dishwasher...

Local health inspectors take NBC Connecticut through the process of making sure restaurants and other businesses are complying with the state’s coronavirus guidelines.

If you’re a tourist in New York City, or even a harried local trying to get across midtown Manhattan, you’ve seen it, or maybe eaten in it — the giant McDonald’s on 42nd Street in Times Square with the Broadway-style marquee. No more, though — the company confirmed Wednesday that the location has shut down for good as of...

Restaurants in Massachusetts will be allowed to offer indoor dining and nail salons and other close contact services will be able to reopen Monday as part of the next stage of the state’s reopening from the coronavirus shutdowns, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Friday. The second step of Phase 2 of the state’s 4-phased reopening plan also includes increasing capacity at...

Yale New Haven Health’s Chief Clinical Officer says you should be careful when it comes to siting down for dinner with friends.

The doors are back open, but dinner out looks different these days.

Phase 2 of Connecticut’s reopening includes indoor dining for restaurants and nail salons.

Restaurants in Connecticut will soon be allowed to operate indoor dining with capacity limits and other health restrictions.

Taylor showed us some of the sweet treats Capital Ice Cream in Hartford has to offer.

As the restaurant industry tries to bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic, Dunkin’ is looking to hire 25,000 employees. The coffee chain is launching its first advertising campaign centered on hiring to tout the benefits of working at its restaurants. Dunkin’ said it is partnering with Southern New Hampshire University to offer store employees an online college education. The summer months typically...

Taylor found out how the new safety regulations are being put into place at Max Burger in West Hartford.