Wine & Spirits - April 2021 - 46

PA R T I I - S U M M E R T O FA L L

the great
outdOOrs

W

HEN SPRING FINALLY ROLLED
into summer, the season
of outdoor dining officially
began. Until it didn't. And
then it did, again.
Nationwide, the pandemic
kept restaurateurs on their
toes as state health officials would signal an " all
clear, " only to change course when COVID19 cases spiked, receded and spiked. By late
June, most cities had some semblance of a dining scene, much curtailed, socially-distanced,
nearly always outdoors-which slaked a very
pent-up demand. Roderick Daniels of Perle, in
Pasadena, CA, tells the story of one of his first
guests who could barely contain his enthusiasm about the tables on the sidewalk. " 'Are you
kidding me?' he said, 'I'm so excited to be eating out, I'd lean on a fire hydrant!' "
Takeout is built for summer dining, and
many restaurants ramped up to-go options
for guests who wanted to take advantage of
picnic weather, supplementing their meals
with pre-measured cocktail kits and bottles of
pet-nat. " People would just pick up a kit, go
to the park and rock out, " says Erik Tennyson
of Liholiho Yacht Club in San Francisco. Restaurants built tented indoor/outdoor spaces
on sidewalks, in parking lots, rooftops, back-

Wines that
Worked
in 2020
46

WINE & SPIRITS

APRIL 2021

We're all trying
to roll with
the punches-
and then most
of California
was on fire.
The sun doesn't
even bother
to come out. It
was just like
a metaphor for
that entire year.
So, yeah, everyone got drinks.
Liquor sales
were pretty
good that day.
-ERIK TENNYSON,
LIHOLIHO YACHT CLUB, SF

PARKLET DINING AT A16
IN SAN FRANCISCO

lots and patios. Pressed for outdoor space, restaurants installed semi-permanent, protected
outdoor seating areas, spilling into city streets;
overnight, the " parklet " became a new contour
in the urban landscape.
" I went on Thumbtack [an app for services], " says Shelley Lindgren of A16 in Oakland. " I found this Irish guy, who came out
and built our parklet in a couple of days. And
he was so charming that a lot of people would
stop and talk to him. He'd never done one of

ROSÉ

PINOT

Failla

Ameztoi

Emeritus

Getariako Txakolina
Rubentis

Clos Cibonne

Russian River Valley
Russian River Valley
Halberg Ranch

Sonoma Coast
Willamette Valley

Côtes de Provence Cru
Classé

Evening Land
Vineyards
Eola-Amity Hills Seven
Springs Vineyard

Maison Noir
Willamette Valley O.P.P.

Merry Edwards
Russian River Valley
Sonoma Coast

Photograph by MARISSA LESHNOV



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