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Restaurants revise practices to stay afloat during outbreak By Laura Hayden
A staff member works in the kitchen at Four Seasons by the Lake in Stafford. Photo by Jon Taylor
Take-out, curbside, and delivery services are keeping a number of local businesses and services available in the face of an unprecedented number of closings and social restrictions due to state measures to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. While restaurants and bars have been temporarily closed to in-house dining, take-out and delivery services are available from most eateries throughout the region. Like most eateries that do not have a drive-in window, customers can still walk into The Gathering Ground at 482 Spring St. in Windsor Locks to order, but they cannot eat indoors. Social distancing is practiced inside and outside, with curbside pick-up also available.
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Owner Tom Kupec spoke realistically about the changes he had to make from a business-as-usual day at the Gathering Ground to comply with Gov. Ned Lamont’s COVID-19 directive that went into effect March 23. “We’ve reduced our menu and offer an inexpensive $6.50 lunch,” said Kupec, whose take-out breakfasts and
lunches are still home-cooked. The tweaked business plan so far has allowed him to keep 60% of his workers employed. He emphasized, “We wouldn’t be here without the help of others,” including rent forgiveness by landlords and a utility company that “works with you.”
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