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Including outdoor dining and takeout

In keeping with Eater tradition, our closeout of the year is a survey of friends, industry types, and bloggers. To kick it off in the Carolinas, Eater asked the group eight questions, ranging from the restaurants they frequented for takeout to the saddest surprises of the year. Responses are in no particular order, and readers are encouraged to leave answers in the comments.

Q. What new pivots or innovative ideas have you seen emerge from the events of 2020 that you hope continue into 2021?

Kenneth Andrews, Eater Carolinas contributor, covering SC
I’m just enjoying how the Charleston food scene is really expanding its breadth of options more and more every year. There are few things that a foodie (oh no I said the f-word) loves more than being able to try something they’ve heard of but have never been able to get here. Or even more