Restaurants in the Time of COVID (Part Two)

It’s one thing to suffer a pandemic-like impact on a restaurant business when that business starts flush with cash, with an irreplaceable menu, an industry-leading reputation, and a few Michelin stars to get people coming back when the world is safe again. It’s another thing when the restaurant is Americana at its best - quick, consumer-priced food, accessible, predictable, and tourist-friendly, serving a tourist economy, and there are no tourists. And no available housing for the staff. We’ll look at survival in the face of overwhelming odds with our guest.

What did restaurateurs of different stripes do to keep their successful ventures going through the pandemic?

This is Part II in a series - this episode: That Mayor in Jaws Might Have Been On to Something.

Guests:

J.B. Blau - Proprietor, EatMV (the Year-Round Restaurant Group)

Sharkey’s Cantina, Copper Wok, Martha’s Vineyard Chowder Company, Sea Smoke Barbeque, Loft Adult Gameroom & Nightclub

Episode Notes:

Link to economic facts of living on Martha’s Vineyard

Show notes:

Theme music by the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder. Other music by the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder, including “Djangly Bits” and “Mr. Chompers” (under license).

Show branding by Peg Fitzpatrick & PMG Group.

P.R. and social media by Carol Lunger, Emily Stern and AB+C Creative.