

There’s nothing easy about getting to the place-you can ski a narrow trail and, well, that’s your option-nor even anything easy about getting a seat. Alpino Vino is a 30-ish seat Italian restaurant burrowed into a cliff way above Telluride (a magical place in and of itself). JGĪlpino Vino (Telluride, CO): Some restaurants are worth the hike, literally. Let's all gather here when the pandemic is over. A little while back, when I was teaching a writing course at Drexel University, I used to catch an early train from Manhattan just so that I could get a quick, quiet lunch of injera and stews at Abyssinia before dashing to the classroom. And that's no surprise, because the warmth of the hospitality at this beloved Ethiopian spot makes you feel as though you've joined a family for dinner in their home-even if you happen to be dining alone. Ryan D'AgostinoĪbyssinia (Philadelphia, PA) : "Oh, I love that place." That's what I often hear from Philadelphians whenever I happen to mention Abyssinia. Steamed lobsters, caught that day, with drawn butter in paper cups. Jeff GordinierĪbbott's Lobster in the Rough (Noank, CT): Picnic tables on the grass by the water.
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Because if we lose them, we lose who we are. We also hope you’ll raise a toast to these spots around the country-old and new, scruffy and spiffy-that we consider restaurants that America can’t afford to lose. We love restaurants here at Esquire, and we hope that during this holiday season you’ll consider making donations to Southern Smoke and the Lee Initiative and other organizations that are helping restaurant workers endure the crisis. The threat will only intensify as winter progresses and restaurateurs have to abandon the outdoor dining that has kept them treading water for months. What if those places were to vanish? What if you were to wake tomorrow morning and learn that that remnant of your life-and that portion of your community’s lingua franca-had been erased? Such a prospect has been a real threat all year, with the relentless tragedy of COVID-19 leaving many American restaurants, even established classics, on the brink of bankruptcy. 15 Recipes From Laid-Off Restaurant Workers.The CARES Act Doesn't Care for Indie Restaurants.
