Restaurant Industry

Sherry Pocknett finds joy in educating others about Indigenous food and how to care for the Earth. She won a James Beard Award this month for best chef in the Northeast.

The estimated $90 million fund using the state’s existing 1% food and beverage tax would help recover more than 22,000 hospitality jobs and around 1,000 Connecticut restaurants were lost during the pandemic, according to the Connecticut Restaurant Association.

According to a survey of over 4,000 businesses by the Connecticut Restaurant Association, 43% of restaurant owners said business conditions are worse now than they were three months ago and are having difficulties rebounding from COVID-19.

Nearly 80% of Connecticut restaurants report lower revenues than they did in 2019. Unvaccinated state workers in Connecticut could face unpaid leave,…

COVID-19 vaccines now required for SUNY students, Connecticut says wants the unemployed to get back to work, our region’s restaurants worry about their…