Vive la Distance, Terrace Season in the Second Wave

The last days of the French summer that wasn’t

Strasbourg, France: As France cautiously adjusts to the new normal, one summer tradition is ideally suited to social distancing guidelines: outdoor dining and drinking on terraces. Outdoor seating has long been a mainstay of the French dining experience. But as the country entered the first phase of its deconfinement from COVID-19 this June, it became a necessity and a matter of business survival. Restaurants with terraces were the first to be allowed to open, just in time for summer. The…