Dinner with a mask: How bacon (and margaritas) helped me overcome my fear of dining out again

Monday marked the return of outdoor dining, and this food writer was ready to get back out there.

Sort of. As soon as I could find my purse. And my bra. And my courage.

We made it two blocks before I realized I forgot my wallet. When we finally hit the Parkway, en route to the Drifthouse in Sea Bright, the questions came as fast as the exits:

“Do you put the mask back on between bites?”

“Are they going to take our temperature?”

“How do they manage the bathrooms?”

I reviewed the Drifthouse, from Jersey favorite chef David Burke, when it opened in 2018 and lost my mind over their “bacon on a clothesline,” a treat that quickly became one of the most copied dishes in the country.

“I’ve been dying to go back,” I texted a friend, before realizing my poor word choice.

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