In the pandemic age, fine dining delivers

It may not earn them a Michelin star, but some high-end restaurant owners are turning to delivery to help them through the crisis, in more ways than one.

With restaurants out of business due to COVID-19, some high-end eateries have resorted to delivering dishes to doors.

But their innovative approach is not designed to satisfy their financial burdens or quench their future concerns. The motives to think outside the box range between trying to stay sane, keeping staff busy and saving their brand.

Meanwhile, menus have moved on from the fast food associated with takeouts: gourmands can opt for finer dining experiences, even though restaurateurs concur the market is slow-growing and comprised of loyal customers who miss eating out.

[attach id=872024 size="medium" align="right" type="image"]Fine food up for grabs from Infinitely Xara, which is preparing takeouts from its four closed Mdina catering establishments.[/attach]

Some eateries have gone from hundreds of covers a day to zero and a recent report shows they are unlikely to recover fast once it is declared safe to re-open. According to the survey, about 70 per cent of customers would let some time pass before going out to eat,...