Northshore magazine showcases the best that the North Shore of Boston, MA has to offer.
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69 NOVEMBER 2020 to 90 percent indoor capacity throughout the winter. "It's really about safety. That's how we think." Since menus are unchanging, Davio's uses laminated menus sanitized after each use. At Lynnfield, staffing was never a problem. "We have more people now than before COVID-19." DiFillippo, in fact, shuffled workers over the summer from other restaurants. "Most people I work with couldn't wait to get back to work." To Nancy Batista-Caswell, owner and hands-on proprietor of the Caswell Restaurant Group, "July felt like I was opening three restaurants in completely different styles and programs, and creativity was a big part of our month." With two restaurants in Newburyport, Ceia Kitchen + Bar, a coastal European bistro, and BRINE, an oyster bar, along with Oak + Rowan at Fort Point Seaport in Boston, her challenges were filled with a series of pivots in uncharted business practices. "I truly believe that restaurants are a combination of all things: great food, good service, and ambiance," she says. With Brine she was unsure how guests would take to eating out on the street. "Cars are passing. There are emissions. It's a consideration when you're trying to build an atmosphere of people's restaurant experience." Batista-Caswell still retained the use of printed, single- use menus. "I didn't want people to feel uncomfortable. I still feel food and the experience of going out needed to be special. It couldn't be just basics." Turner's in Melrose opened before Mother's Day with takeout, followed by dining in June. Almost half of the tables were removed, and there was no bar seating. Limited seating Kathi Turner of Turner's Seafood Nazir's offers 50+ years of experience in fine jewelry, watches, clocks and repairs. We specialize in custom designed high end diamond and colored stone pieces. 135 MAIN STREET • WENHAM, MA 978.468.6366 • nazirsfinejewelry.com Emily Mehta: emily.nazirsfinejewelry@gmail.com Certified GIA Diamond Graduate Nazir Shamsuddin: snazzy01@msn.com FAMILY, OWNED AND OPERATED BUSINESS SINCE 1984 Nazir's F I N E J EW E L RY & G I F T S PR I VAT E F I N E J EW E L RY C ONC I E RG E SE RV IC E