b'A Message To, and About, These Fine RestaurantsIfyouhavemadeitthisfarintothe magazine,youlikelyknowbynow that we have been and are strongly op-posed to the public policies enacted in response to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.Tosummarize,webelieve that China released a virus (intention-ally or accidentally), that has resulted in the U.S. committing economic suicide due to our complete lack of preparation.The dozens of fine, family owned res-taurants that you see in these pages, our neighbors,friendsandCoastalBend family, have been made to sufferand some of them may not return at allwe pray that is not the case.Toyou,ourbelovedreaders,weurge you to stay away from the chains and big-boxfreewayeateries,andinstead supporttheseguys.Theyneedyou more than ever, as we need them to sur-vive and stay in our culinary scene.Please Donate to the Restaurant Employee Relief Fundrerf.us106 THE COASTAL BEND MAGAZINEQ2.2020 TheCoastalBend.com'