Restaurants have had an incredibly difficult time during the COVID-19 pandemic. For a good chunk of 2020, in-person dining wasn’t available for customers due to safety precautions mandated by the state. Some restaurants closed for good, and others managed to stay afloat by pivoting.
One result of this topsy-turvy year for restaurants has been the growing popularity of meal kits. Think full, family-style meals featuring all the ingredients (plus instructions) you need to create a restaurant-quality dinner at home. To be clear, you’re not diving deep into cooking—in most cases meals are already partially prepared, and you just need to put together some finishing touches. These meal kits have become a reliable piece of business for local restaurants while offering customers an alternative to eating indoors as restrictions on in-person dining have loosened.
And it’s not just food that’s going home with diners. Willmott’s Ghost at The Spheres offers up a nice collection of take-home cocktail kits. Try the Willmott’s Negroni (Gin, Campari, Mancino Sweet Vermouth, Martini & Rossi Ambrato) or go big with the Aperol Spritz Kit (two bottles of prosecco, a bottle of Aperol, and citrus garnishes). You can get delicious take and bake frozen Roman pizzas and a variety of Italian pantry items from Willmott’s Ghost, too.
