With a new round of restrictions on restaurants due to COVID-19 many places are allowed only to serve food outside. That’s a problem for restaurants which don’t already have a patio so we’ve seen establishments spread to serve food in the spaces and parking lots right outside their door. Is this good or bad? What does noted Food and Travel Writer John Mariani of the Virtual Gourmet think of all this? After you hear this discussion let us know if you’ve recently ‘dined in a parking lot’ and what you think!