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Eating out during the pandemic is a dilemma. Outdoor dining appears to be the most safe. | Craig LaBan

There are levels of coronavirus risk at every part of the food chain. Outdoor dining and takeout appear to be the safest —  and most ethical way — to support restaurants.

Melanie Santiago of Roxborough (second from left), her husband, Ricky (right), and their sons, Cole (left), 12, and Quinn (second from right), 9, eat pizza outside Jake's and Cooper's Wine Bar on Main Street in Philadelphia's Manayunk section on Friday, June 12, 2020. The city allowed outdoor dining to resume Friday for the first time since the city's coronavirus shutdown.
Melanie Santiago of Roxborough (second from left), her husband, Ricky (right), and their sons, Cole (left), 12, and Quinn (second from right), 9, eat pizza outside Jake's and Cooper's Wine Bar on Main Street in Philadelphia's Manayunk section on Friday, June 12, 2020. The city allowed outdoor dining to resume Friday for the first time since the city's coronavirus shutdown.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
    by Craig LaBan | Columnist
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