How Cork restaurants are adapting to give diners a Covid-friendly Christmas experience
Claire Nash of Nash 19, Princes Street, Cork, which is teaming up with Ali's Kitchen this month. Picture: Dan Linehan
The pandemic has changed the world of food and hospitality, making it completely unrecognisable compared to this time last year. Where once restaurants would have been heaving as family and friends gather around tables for an annual catch-up or a festive treat, now there are fewer tables at which they can sit, and fewer restaurants opening their doors to diners this Christmas.
Cork is known for its thriving food scene, from Michelin-starred chefs to acclaimed menus in established restaurants and burgeoning bistros filling most streets. This year, however, those behind many of our favourite eateries have decided they feel safer sitting this Christmas out and are remaining shut at what should be their busiest time of year. Others have reinvented the wheel, moving their furniture and, in some cases, moving venues.
