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I N - D E P T H 74 NOVEMBER 2020 when COVID-19 lessens. Meantime, other revenue streams may be in the offing. Already, My Place has hosted its first Zoom wedding with a small group of family and friends, and another wedding already has been booked. Then too, they have cut back their days to five instead of seven days a week. "For the first time in 25 years Barbara and I took time off in the summer." Batista-Caswell is considering creative approaches about how food can travel outside on cold nights. "I don't want the experience to be lesser because we are going through a pandemic. "I hope that word of mouth translates to guests all over that basically we are trying our hardest to keep customers safe and we're conscious of their dining experience." When some sense of normalcy returns, Kathi Turner feels confident in a strong comeback. "We know we have the best seafood in New England. It's just getting it to the people." DiFillippo relies on his business savvy and philosophy he's developed over three decades in the food industry: "If you treat your "inner guests" [employees] as well as your "outer guests" who come through the front door, you'll be all set. "Right now, I'm trying to get to the other side. I'm not thinking about profit. We just have to get the vaccine plus eight months. I think we're in this until next fall. I don't think restaurants will come out of this for a long time," DiFillippo says. "Funny how much we don't know and how much we've learned. We'll come out of it. We're tough. It's just going to take some time." Bob Luz concurs. "I'm an optimist at heart, and I know these restaurants will get to the other side of this, and I think in the long run we will get there. We need to get a vaccine and into the public. That's only when things will start to shift to get better." Nancy Batista-Caswell owns Ceia and Brine in Newburyport. contact caswellrestaurants.com; davios.com; myplacebythesea.com; turners-seafood.com 85 Andover Street, Route 114 Danvers 978-774-4080 giblees.com C O M E I N O N C E , YO U ' L L B E A C U S T O M E R F O R L I F E ! INTRODUCING THE CANADA GOOSE BASE CAMP AT GIBLEES VISIT OUR SHOWROOM PACKED WITH CANADA GOOSE FOR HIM + HER