Easing lockdown: outdoor meetings just one of the back-to-work guidelines
Guidelines seek to safeguard staff in shops, offices, industry, labs, restaurants and vehiclesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOffice workers should consider holding meetings...
View ArticleFast-food chains step up plans to reopen as lockdown loosens
McDonald’s, Greggs and Subway among food firms easing way back to businessCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMajor fast-food chains such as McDonald’s, Greggs and Subway have...
View ArticleUK takeaway food waste rises during coronavirus lockdown
Survey shows food waste generated has risen from £111 to £148 per restaurant per weekCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFood waste generated by UK restaurants dishing up...
View ArticleInto the icy depths! The 10 rules for freezing food – from berries to beef
Scared to find out what’s lurking at the back of your freezer? Here are expert tips for how to get it organised – and what you should never put in thereDo not feel guilty if you neglect your freezer....
View ArticleA pub with no bar: what visiting a pub in NSW will look like now
After the surprise announcement that bars and clubs are able to reopen under eased lockdown laws, some venues are forging ahead – but the experience will be very different The New South Wales state...
View Article'It's been murder': regulars flock back to Sydney pubs and bars as Covid-19...
Locals and owners alike suffered during restrictions, gaining new-found appreciation for the importance of communityKen Bartholomew takes another drag of his cigarette as he waits for his friend...
View ArticleModel companions: restaurant solves social distancing dilemma with mannequins
Virginia restaurant aims to keep guests from feeling lonely while following social distancing guidelines, by placing mannequins at tablesCoronavirus – latest US updatesCoronavirus – latest global...
View ArticleDaydreaming of your first meal out after lockdown?
Well, quelle surprise, it’s most likely to be French. Jay Rayner explores our enduring love affair with the cuisine of France If you attempted, in these shrunken times, to discern the nation’s tastes...
View ArticleMy self-control has gone. I'll take anything that's delivered to my door |...
Fantasies of homemade delights swiftly fell by the wayside for the joys of whatever a moped could bringCoronavirus: latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHelp, I think my Deliveroo habit is out...
View ArticleHow will we ever make people feel at home again, ask Italy's fearful trattorias
Owners say plexiglass panels and social distancing mean they will struggle to survive in a post-lockdown ageCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageArmando al Pantheon, a lively,...
View ArticleServing the people: how the UK food industry has responded to the coronavirus...
From Michelin-starred chefs feeding frontline workers to a gin distillery making hand sanitiser, people have had to move with the timesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus...
View ArticleWelcome to May's Observer Food Monthly
How the food world is responding to coronavirus … and how life in the kitchen at home has changedSome food businesses have simply shut up shop; some are turning their hands to takeaway; others still...
View ArticleCafes in England could soon sell food and drink from street stalls
Proposal is part of plans to reopen sectors of economy during coronavirus crisisCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePubs and restaurants in England could be given permission to...
View ArticleMany restaurants won't make it through Covid-19. Those that do should...
The Australian restaurant industry has been hit with a steamroller, but things weren’t exactly rosy before Covid-19Australian job loss tracker: the industries and places most affected by the...
View ArticleHow the Covid-19 pandemic could reshape restaurants
Cafes, restaurants and pubs are reopening to limited customers as states and territories ease social distancing rules. Alyx Gorman examines the challenges the hospitality industry faces as Australia...
View ArticleBella Italia owner set to bring in administrators, 6,000 jobs at risk
Casual Dining Group runs about 250 restaurants and also owns Café Rouge and Las IguanasCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe owner of Bella Italia, Café Rouge and Las Iguanas...
View ArticleUK's pub gardens could host distanced drinking from 4 July, says trade body
More than half of pubs have outside space and these should be first to reopen, says BBPACoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK has 27,000 pub beer gardens that could host...
View ArticleI'm loving the new national hobby of spying on and judging each other | Grace...
‘The problem with eating in glass houses is other nitpicker diners throwing figurative stones’We may be teetering towards a vague genre of semi-normal – some pubs are serving takeaway pints, Mr Whippy...
View ArticleBillionaire Boparan buys Carluccio’s brand and saves 800 jobs
About 40 outlets - now shut because of Covid-19 - will close for good, with loss of 1,000 jobsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe billionaire Ranjit Singh Boparan has bought...
View ArticleMissing the simple joys of eating out
Ann Pearson, Margaret Driver, David Conroy and Dorothy Brown share Grace Dent’s sense of loss at the lack of social activitiesI sat down this afternoon to enjoy tea and some delicious scones from...
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