My first (and last, for now) restaurant meal post-shutdown

A critic considers eating in restaurants while COVID-19 cases spike in California
Bill Addison • Los Angeles Times • June 27, 2020
It was a belated celebration meal for one of those milestones with a zero at the end of it. Your birthday, so you choose the restaurant, I’d told my friend — as long as the place had outdoor seating. It was the first meal back in a restaurant...
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