Despite expectations that recommendations related to the opening of restaurants would be released by the state today, at his daily briefing on California’s response to the COVID-19 crisis on Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom provided little insight into how the state’s food industry might move forward, and instead said that guidelines for sit-down dining would be released on Tuesday, May 11.

The briefing was eagerly anticipated by restaurant workers all across California; since mid-April, the industry has struggled to figure out