The Pivot: How 13 Restaurants Reinvented Themselves In 2020 - The Infatuation

"“Canlis is a place where servers walk around with portable irons to smooth out rogue tablecloth creases. But when the pandemic began, this fine-dining landmark transformed over and over again - into a takeout burger joint, a drive-in movie theater, a morning bagel shop, and they even threw some sand in the parking lot to create a summertime crab shack. Their most recent pivot was Canlis Community College, in which they offered virtual courses like ‘Wine Drinking 101’ and lumpia-making lessons. There were also socially-distant field trips, university-style merch, and fancy TV dinners to-go. Now, Canlis is planning a yurt village for the winter. What are they going to do next? Your guess is as good as mine, but it’s probably going to be pretty f*cking cool.” Canlis opens up reservations in three-month blocks, so keep tabs on the restaurant's Tock page where they'll announce the date and time when the next month's batch of reservations will open up. If that doesn't work, check 48 hours in advance, as that’s when reservation deposits become non-refundable. And if all else fails, you can just walk in to sit at the bar for cocktails and snacks." - team infatuation