"Dave Beran, Dialogue/Pasjoli in Santa Monica: “It’s a challenging time to open. We spent the last month nitpicking every potential situation in order to create a safe environment. Our goal is the safety of the staff and the diner. The dramatic spikes recently and the lack of continuity in standards among restaurants really called for a reset. Hopefully people take this time to put all of the necessary systems into place.”" - Matthew Kang