Restaurants

I have huge respect for anyone who reinvents themselves to stay in the fight especially with COVID. So many of our local restaurants have found a way to hang on and help us do the same. Thank you for your innovation, flexibility and frankly, your fight. I see you. Here are some local places doing it up right this winter!

An Assembly committee Wednesday endorsed a six-bill package aimed at helping restaurants and other small businesses.

A week after an unexpected veto, lawmakers approve a revised plan for extending outdoor dining rules through November 2022.

The New Jersey Senate Republican caucus have sent a letter to Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin asking them to schedule votes in both houses of the Legislature as they hope to override a bill Governor Phil Murphy vetoed which would help save New Jersey’s struggling restaurant industry.

In June, restaurants were told for a week they could reopen for indoor dining, only for Gov. Phil Murphy to change his mind three days before doors opened.

Fees levied by third-party delivery services like DoorDash and GrubHub to restaurants would be capped in COVID-19 emergency under bill passed by Legislature.

Industry official indicates more than 3,000 restaurants are expected to fail. Outdoor dining starts next week after three months closed. Indoor? Who knows.

The New Jersey Restaurant and Hospitality Association has released a step by step plan that guides New Jersey establishments on how to safely reopen after COVID-19 is over.

The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee approved two pieces of legislation, one of which would allow licensed restaurants and bars to sell alcoholic beverages through takeout and delivery while also allowing distilleries to sell alcoholic beverages through takeout.

Monmouth County Freeholders are coming to the rescue of local restaurants that have been significantly impacted by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.