人偶、模型、碰碰車……各國(guó)餐廳腦洞大開,確保用餐安全
人體模特、紙板模型、塑料充氣娃娃(其中包括一些成人玩偶)應(yīng)有盡有。不久之前,在公共場(chǎng)合把這些東西中的任何一個(gè)放在餐桌旁,看起來(lái)都可能像是情景喜劇中的一個(gè)滑稽元素。
現(xiàn)在,疫情正在影響著人們的生活,即使是平常最奇怪的社交理念看起來(lái)也不足為奇。餐館經(jīng)營(yíng)者們正在大開腦洞,采取一切可能的措施讓顧客之間保持安全社交距離。只要餐館能夠重新開門營(yíng)業(yè),任何想法,只有我們想不到,沒(méi)有他們做不到的——無(wú)論是在座位之間安裝樹脂玻璃,還是要求顧客戴上游泳泡棉棒,以確保他們彼此之間保持6英尺的距離。
盡管這些道具可能看起來(lái)很古怪,但餐館經(jīng)理和老板們已經(jīng)沒(méi)有時(shí)間可浪費(fèi)了。
為遏制新冠疫情擴(kuò)散,全球酒店業(yè)實(shí)施了歇業(yè)措施,其中給餐館和酒吧帶來(lái)的影響尤其巨大。僅在美國(guó),就有800多萬(wàn)餐館員工被迫無(wú)薪休假或被解雇。隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)的加劇,這一風(fēng)險(xiǎn)波及人群將升至1100萬(wàn)以上。根據(jù)全美餐館協(xié)會(huì)的數(shù)據(jù),三月和四月期間,餐館和餐飲服務(wù)業(yè)的營(yíng)業(yè)額損失超過(guò)800億美元,預(yù)計(jì)到2020年底,這一數(shù)字將達(dá)到2400億美元。
此外,還有最可怕的預(yù)測(cè):近期,OpenTable對(duì)其平臺(tái)上三分之一的餐館展開調(diào)查,結(jié)果顯示,不管疫情何時(shí)結(jié)束,每四家餐館中預(yù)計(jì)就有一家會(huì)在疫情結(jié)束前關(guān)門。
與此同時(shí),如這些照片所示,餐館的就餐方式將與以往大不相同,但是這不一定是件壞事。至少,它可以成為一種新的娛樂(lè)來(lái)源。
譯者:Biz
人體模特、紙板模型、塑料充氣娃娃(其中包括一些成人玩偶)應(yīng)有盡有。不久之前,在公共場(chǎng)合把這些東西中的任何一個(gè)放在餐桌旁,看起來(lái)都可能像是情景喜劇中的一個(gè)滑稽元素。
現(xiàn)在,疫情正在影響著人們的生活,即使是平常最奇怪的社交理念看起來(lái)也不足為奇。餐館經(jīng)營(yíng)者們正在大開腦洞,采取一切可能的措施讓顧客之間保持安全社交距離。只要餐館能夠重新開門營(yíng)業(yè),任何想法,只有我們想不到,沒(méi)有他們做不到的——無(wú)論是在座位之間安裝樹脂玻璃,還是要求顧客戴上游泳泡棉棒,以確保他們彼此之間保持6英尺的距離。
盡管這些道具可能看起來(lái)很古怪,但餐館經(jīng)理和老板們已經(jīng)沒(méi)有時(shí)間可浪費(fèi)了。
為遏制新冠疫情擴(kuò)散,全球酒店業(yè)實(shí)施了歇業(yè)措施,其中給餐館和酒吧帶來(lái)的影響尤其巨大。僅在美國(guó),就有800多萬(wàn)餐館員工被迫無(wú)薪休假或被解雇。隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)的加劇,這一風(fēng)險(xiǎn)波及人群將升至1100萬(wàn)以上。根據(jù)全美餐館協(xié)會(huì)的數(shù)據(jù),三月和四月期間,餐館和餐飲服務(wù)業(yè)的營(yíng)業(yè)額損失超過(guò)800億美元,預(yù)計(jì)到2020年底,這一數(shù)字將達(dá)到2400億美元。
此外,還有最可怕的預(yù)測(cè):近期,OpenTable對(duì)其平臺(tái)上三分之一的餐館展開調(diào)查,結(jié)果顯示,不管疫情何時(shí)結(jié)束,每四家餐館中預(yù)計(jì)就有一家會(huì)在疫情結(jié)束前關(guān)門。
與此同時(shí),如這些照片所示,餐館的就餐方式將與以往大不相同,但是這不一定是件壞事。至少,它可以成為一種新的娛樂(lè)來(lái)源。
譯者:Biz
Mannequins. Cardboard cut-outs. Plastic blow-up dolls (including some of an adult nature). Not so long ago, propping one of these items up at a dining table in public might have seemed like a farcical element straight out of a sitcom.
Now, even the strangest of socializing concepts seems like just another day in the life of living through a pandemic. But restaurants are brainstorming every safe social distancing strategy possible to reopen their doors to diners, and no idea is off the table—whether that be installing plexiglass between seats or asking guests to don pool noodle hats to ensure they stay six feet apart.
As wacky as these props might seem, restaurant managers and owners have no time left to waste.
The global hospitality industry—restaurants and bars, especially—has been particularly devastated by the shutdowns imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19. In the U.S. alone, more than 8 million restaurant workers have already been furloughed or laid off, with the risk spreading to more than 11 million as the economic crisis progresses. The restaurant and foodservice industry lost more than $80 billion in sales over the course of March and April, according to the National Restaurant Association, and that figure is projected to reach $240 billion in losses by the end of 2020.
Possibly the most dire forecast: based on a recent survey covering a third of the restaurants in its network, OpenTable estimates one in four restaurants will close before the pandemic is over—whenever that may be.
In the meantime, restaurant dining will look quite different from ever before, as these photos show, and that isn't necessarily a bad thing. At the very least, it could be a new source of entertainment.