The social distancing measures in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus have hit bars hard. Here's how to help. FWPro
, with the caveat that the sales must be accompanied by food, thus limiting the actual number of places that can participate. Bars are quickly figuring out how to adjust, like PDT, a celebrated New York City speakeasy, started selling bottled craft cocktails, but smaller operations are also getting in on the action.
Centeno, who also works as a brand ambassador for St-Germain, says the company is looking for ways to support bartenders and maintain morale. They’re currently starting to partner with bars delivering cocktails to send drinks to out of work industry members. “Bars are places for people to come together during hard, weird, confusing times,” says Katie Richey, co-owner and manager at King Mother, a 20-seat natural wine bar in Brooklyn that opened at the beginning of this year. “It sucks we can’t be that right now. We look forward to making it to the other side and hope our community shows up big when that happens.
Winery tasting rooms, which serve as popular destinations for tourists and locals alike, are also shutting down. “In California, all winery tasting rooms are now closed,” says Sonoma-based wine writer Elaine Chukan Brown, “Many wineries have found small ways to help their employees.
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