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For the last year, we have had endless conversations about what changes restaurants and service industry establishments had to change to keep up with COVID-19 restrictions. Now that those guidelines are easing up, what might we see stick around?

MPR News host Tom Crann spoke to Steph Shimp, co-owner of Blue Plate Restaurant Group, about the setbacks her organization faced throughout the pandemic and what they might keep moving forward. 

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For the last year, we have had endless conversations about what changes restaurants and service industry establishment had to change to keep up with COVID-19 restrictions. Now that those guidelines are easing up, what might we see stick around? 

Steph Shimp is the co-owner of Blue Plate Restaurant Group. She joined MPR News host Tom Crann to discuss the changes her organization was forced to make during the pandemic and what might stick around as restaurants adjust to life post-restrictions. 

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Appetites: What does restaurant life look like following the pandemic?

Blue Plate Restaurant Group co-owner Steph Shimp breaks down what changed — and what will stay — following a tumultuous year in the restaurant industry 

Appetites: What does restaurant life look like following the pandemic?

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