The lovely lady and stalwart companion peruses the menu in a dining room section we nearly have all to ourselves.
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: over the past several months my wife Anne and I have made infrequent outings to local restaurants using the guidelines I set forth in my previous listicle about how we do pandemic dining without getting killed or killing others. The TL;DR version:
- Masks, masks, masks, masks for for all the reasons
- Multinational chains will survive without us, so aim for locals
- Just the two of us, no guests from other households
- Places that take reservations generally plan better, so make them
- Eat pricey for maximum desertion
- Eat during slow hours when no one else is eating
- Don’t overstay the welcome
Last Sunday morning we stepped out of the house again. In a way, we had cause for celebration. That phrase hasn’t come up for us often during the COVID-19 pandemic.
