Green grocers and butchers are preparing for a second surge in demand if Covid-19 rules are tightened, after many shoppers returned to supermarkets when lockdown eased.

Diners in Norfolk have shown their support for restaurants through their tips, with owners seeing record generosity from the public.

“We hadn’t been open long enough since Covid-19 when it started. We had a huge 48-page document we had to go through and personalise to our business. There were no definites in it, but we had everything in place as much as we possibly could."

Restaurants and cafés in Norfolk and Waveney say they will continue to offer discounts when the Eat Out to Help Out scheme comes to a close as they fight to keep customers dining out.

For almost every shop, restaurant or café, social distancing has presented challenges.

During a getaway to the north Norfolk coast, Lauren Cope visited an award-winning pub and restaurant for a lazy lunch in the summer sunshine.

Restaurants and cafés in Norfolk have seen a “supersonic” start to the government’s money-off scheme, with some eateries in tourist towns overwhelmed with demand.

While Friday and Saturday nights might have been our go-to for a special meal out, coronavirus has started to tweak our habits.

A Norwich sushi restaurant has backed a campaign urging diners to cancel reservations they can’t attend after seeing no-shows every day since reopening.

‘A small courtesy to ring’ - restaurants’ plea for empathy as no-show diners are criticised Restaurateurs and hoteliers in Norfolk have urged customers to have empathy with the industry after national criticism of no-show diners. Earlier this week, television chef Tom Kerridge criticised 27 people who did not turn up to the Corinthia Hotel in London without letting them know. Just days later, well-known chef Paul Ainsworth also slammed 27 dinners who failed to attend his Cornwall pub in one da

Though the food and drink sector is reopening its doors to the public, it’s certainly not back to business as usual. Here’s a handful of ways it might change going forward.

A grandfather and former IT worker has given up the day job to build his business selling his own bottled hot sauces.

The owner and chef behind a long-standing Japanese restaurant says he is in no rush to reopen and will instead focus on takeaways as the country takes tentative steps towards normality.

It’s not been an easy few months for those working in the food industry. But the challenges have been met with resilience and innovation. Here, we’ve picked eight reasons to celebrate the work of everyone in the world of Norfolk food and drink during lockdown.

Duration Brewing had been open a little shy of three months when coronavirus hit.

Mushy peas on the side. Salt and vinegar on freshly-fried chips. Perhaps a dollop of curry sauce on top.

Our corner of the world is peppered with stand-out local produce and celebrated places to grab a bite to eat.

The colourful stalls of Norwich Market have sat at the city’s centre for more than 900 years.

But months of negotiations between business partners Terry Hughes and Linda Smith and the owners of a Belgian brewery they hoped to work with broke down. They were forced to go solo, but instead of scrapping their vision decided to narrow their focus.

‘22 of 50 guests cancelled’ - the couples and businesses hit as coronavirus cancels weddings Vicky Wackett and Tom Baxter should be enjoying their first days of newlywed life. Instead, they are among thousands of couples who have scrambled to reschedule their big day or remain in limbo over whether it will go ahead. The government lockdown and instruction that weddings should be cancelled, has thrown an industry into disarray. Miss Wackett and Mr Baxter, both 32 and from Dereham, were due to