It’s a difficult time for the restaurant industry. One estimate predicts a third of all restaurants will close due to the pandemic. But some businesses are changing their models and finding financial success.

Plus, huge fast-food retailers are fighting, sometimes for scraps, over fried chicken. And some of the more innocuous but frightening side effects of COVID-19 are the loss of taste and smell. What does one have to do with the other? And how does it change our perception of food?

Our food and wine experts weigh in on these stories and more, including Jonathon's wine recommendation .

Guests:
Jonathon Alsop - founder and executive director of the Boston Wine School and author of “The Wine Lover’s Devotional.”

Amy Traverso - food editor at Yankee Magazine, co-host of GBH’s “Weekends With Yankee” and author of “The Apple Lover’s Cookbook.”