More fine-dining restaurants will die in 2021. Takeout food will blow up, restaurant menus will slim down, virtual eateries will multiply and outdoor patios – considered prime dining real estate – will expand. And don’t expect masks or sanitizer to disappear from dining rooms anytime soon.
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Blake and Bill Admire dine with Henry Thomas and Yazmin Esfahani at the newly redesigned Papa’s Raw Bar on Thursday Nov. 19, 2020 in Lighthouse Point, Fl. To get through the pandemic, the restaurant made many changes including adding a 50-seat outdoor dining area, buying a liquor license and creating a speakeasy-themed cocktail bar.
How do we know this? Answer: It’s already happening. The pandemic has already caused over $1 billion in revenue loss in Broward’s hospitality industry, and the first widespread use of COVID-19 vaccines is months away. Until South Florida is