D&D and the rising pandemic

[Zardnaar]

I think somewhere a point got lost - doing food as a kit is for dishes that don't travel well assembled.



The Michelin stars won't mean a heck of a lot if the restaurant closes. And, if the Michelin organization doesn't look at the current situation and say, "You know, we're going to cut folks some slack this year," then they are Grade-A Fancy Jumbo Free Range Organic Jerkbombs, and their opinions on food cease to be compelling.



That's very nice. Interestingly, those traditions have managed to survive several devastating wars without falling apart. They can survive a year off for pandemic. If you have too much pride to stoop to making a few sandwiches so that your kitchen staff still has jobs in a trying time... maybe the problem isn't the fragility of your traditions.

Pretty much it's adapt or die. Some will adapt and due anyway.

We've ordered two premium burgers and tater tots. Just under $30 with two hour wait time on the delivery.

We're going to to two local joints once lockdown goes to level two for as long as we can. Used to go once a month h probably kick that up to twice a monthbut there's a limit if we both lose jobs.

Beats me what I'ma gonna be doing in 2 months though.

Kick that can down the road and worry about it later. Couldn't pay me to be in the USA though.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I think somewhere a point got lost - doing food as a kit is for dishes that don't travel well assembled.

Ah! I had the wrong end of the stick there!

The Michelin stars won't mean a heck of a lot if the restaurant closes. And, if the Michelin organization doesn't look at the current situation and say, "You know, we're going to cut folks some slack this year," then they are Grade-A Fancy Jumbo Free Range Organic Jerkbombs, and their opinions on food cease to be compelling.

That's very nice. Interestingly, those traditions have managed to survive several devastating wars without falling apart. They can survive a year off for pandemic. If you have too much pride to stoop to making a few sandwiches so that your kitchen staff still has jobs in a trying time... maybe the problem isn't the fragility of your traditions.

I’m not talking short-term. I have no doubt that some of these establishments are doing their part for both their staff AND their communities Some were being good citizens BEFORE the pandemic.*

I’m saying it takes certain economic and physical realities to make a French restaurant (and other high-end dining experiences) viable as a commercial enterprise as we know it.

And there is a very real chance that Covid-19 will undermine the economics, not just for a year or two, but possibly for the foreseeable future.

The truly high end ones can probably simply raise prices. The ones people NOT in the top 1% get to enjoy a time or two per year probably can’t.




* I know of one chef who opened what we would call a soup kitchen, but unlike what most of such places look like, HIS is well-litand run like his restaurant.

 

[Zardnaar]

Half our fatalities are from a single rest home in effect a hospice.

Stuff

i.stuff.co.nz

More expected.

Biggest city has had 0 fatalities.

That's the dumb luck factor I suppose. 5 weeks ago the biggest hot spot was my province due to a wedding and business conference in one if our tourist traps.

Dumb luck and population density/tourism seem to be the universal factors.

 

[Imaculata]

Well this happened:

Wow, I got pretty much what I asked for. This is great.

Now I want a hundred million dollars...

(looks around)

...Nawww!

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Yay, ‘Murica.

City's proclamation requiring face masks in stores and restaurants is amended after threats of violence | CNN

An emergency proclamation issued Thursday in Stillwater, Oklahoma, requiring the use of face masks in stores and restaurants was amended Friday after threats of violence.

www.cnn.com

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

In non-sequitur news, the USA has something new to deal with.

Invasive 'Murder Hornets' Have Appeared in the United States and Officials Worry They're Here to Stay

They attack and destroy honeybee hives, entering a "slaughter phase" where they literally decapitate bees

time.com

 

[The Green Hermit]

Old news. They've been around for a couple of years.

 

[Eltab]

City's proclamation requiring face masks in stores and restaurants is amended after threats of violence | CNN

An emergency proclamation issued Thursday in Stillwater, Oklahoma, requiring the use of face masks in stores and restaurants was amended Friday after threats of violence.

www.cnn.com

The mayor can bemoan the fact that breathalyzers cannot detect Coronavirus, only recent alcohol consumption.
Come to think of it, such a device would address a bunch of bothersome issues and bolster enforcement of 'wear a mask' orders.

 

[ad_hoc]

Yay, ‘Murica.

City's proclamation requiring face masks in stores and restaurants is amended after threats of violence | CNN

An emergency proclamation issued Thursday in Stillwater, Oklahoma, requiring the use of face masks in stores and restaurants was amended Friday after threats of violence.

www.cnn.com

So...they can just threaten to hurt people if they don't like laws or rules?

And they're okay with that?

The thugs must be white.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

It’s not legal, but people get away with that all the time.

Part of that is the simple fact that our courts are backed up enough that, even though the threats may rise to the level of criminality, most DAs are not going to be able to afford to “sweat the small stuff”. So there are no repercussions. And a lack of repercussions emboldens the offenders.