Even with a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, many local restaurants are fighting with everything they have to survive until it's available.

Several beloved St. Louis restaurants have closed for good due to the pandemic, and Tara Gallina, co-owner of Vicia and Winslow's Table, is part of a group pushing lawmakers to help the remaining eateries while there's still time.

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She opens up about the seemingly unlimited challenges that pop up for restaurants during the pandemic as owners have to navigate politics, science AND run a restaurant.

She gives her outlook on what the dining scene could look like in 2021 and what people can do now to keep their favorite restaurants afloat until then.