Bingo. “Allowed” however does not necessarily mean safe. I simply don’t trust the politicians on either side of the aisle to make science-based decisions.
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DH won’t eat anything not made in house. i.e., no take out. SOOOOO tired of my cooking!
Sooooo fantasize about dim sum! And about having truck tacos 24/7 for a month!
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Do you mean eat in? Around here (California), it depends on whether you are purple or red (no) , or one of the other colors ( yes).
Most that could make it work have been open for curbside and pick up/take out for awhile, but most are not open for eat in. Napa opened for eat in briefly in late May, and again I guess a few weeks ago.
We were supposed to be in Belgium by now, but that’s not happening, and we made a reservation in Napa for tomorrow, but then came the Glass fire and it got canceled.
It’s just wretched. When I saw the title of this thread today, my first thought was pretty morbid.
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Yes. Delivery and curbside pickup were allowed all along, but dine-in reopened in PA in June (with the exception of Philly, which didn’t reopen until after Labor Day). Initially it was 25% capacity, but that was recently upped to 50% (again, except for Philly, which is still at 25%).
Some interesting twists were put in place: no dining at the bar (barstools have been removed from every restaurant I’ve been to), drinks cannot be ordered without food also being ordered and last call is now 10:00 pm instead of the usual 2:00 am. Apparently the thought is if people don’t drink to excess, they’ll be less likely to let their guard down regarding masks and social distancing,
Sorry to hear about your Napa dinner. The coverage of the fires in California is truly frightening and heartbreaking.
The UK has just introduced , last week, nationwide restrictions which require pubs/bars/restaurants to close at 10pm. That’s closed as in closed with customers gone, doors shut, etc. Same reasoning as your local restrictions. It may not be the most subtle (or effective) approach as our metro area mayor’s comment about last Saturday night was that the city centre convenience stores were jammed with folk buying booze, presumably continuing their drinking session at someone’s home.
Much of the infection transmission in the metro area appears to fall into two groups. First, young people (mainly men) in bars. And, second, transmission between extended family groups.
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That’s not an option in Pennsylvania, which has some of the most restrictive alcohol laws in the US. It’s only in recent years that beer and wine sales have been permitted in grocery stores and it’s my understanding that they too are prohibited from selling after 10 pm. Liquor sales are still controlled by the state and the state stores have always been closed by 9 pm.
Many years back, we had a family member who lived in New York state, close to the border with PA. I have a vague recollection that it was common for folk to travel from one to the other because the retail price of beer was much cheaper. From what you say, I presume that was probably PA people driving in to NY to stock up with beer.
We used to have that situation in KC, 2 states with vastly different laws.
The ATF agents used to sit across the state line and bust folks as they crossed back from buying their cheap(er) hard liquor ,
including our next door neighbor one time 
I’m sure it was the PA folks going to New York. I lived most of my life in Philly, not far from a bridge to NJ. At the foot of the bridge was a large liquor store for those coming in to NJ and another across the highway for those leaving NJ, There were occasional stories of police waiting on the Philly side of the bridge to nab locals who had bought their alcohol for a lower price and higher convenience (beer, wine and liquor all in one stop!), but I never had an issue. A friend’s dad was a Philly cop and he told us the District Attorney had told them to stop . . . Philly’s cops and courts had far more pressing issues.
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Yes, Piemont is very beautiful. We have a collaborator in Lake Como.
Yes, the white truffles are quite memorable … This is a dear friend of my collaborator who exports to Dubai Hotels & Restaurants 
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Wow! I am swooning at the quantity and size of those truffles.
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When enough of the “it’s” are over I will travel again.
I love Lake Como, and the whole region. I cannot believe this place, and the place in Las Vegas go by the same name.
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I drove some of the back roads around here yesterday, for the first time since the LNU fires, and just cried.
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These truffles were quite large !
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