Editing Chehalis, Washington (section)

===Cuisine===
In 2021, two restaurants in the city, ''Once Upon A Thyme'', a luncheon diner,<ref>{{cite web |title=Once Upon A Thyme |url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/wa/once-upon-a-thyme |website=foodnetwork.com}}</ref> and ''Mackinaw's'', which caters to fine dining, were featured in back-to-back episodes of the television show, [[List of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episodes#Season 34 (2020-2022)|Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vander Stoep |first1=Isabel |title=Food Network's 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives' Touched Down at Three Woman-Owned Restaurants in Twin Cities |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/food-networks-diners-drive-ins-and-dives-touched-down-at-three-woman-owned-restaurants-in,275336 |access-date=June 4, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=October 15, 2021}}</ref><ref name="MDCRO">{{cite news |last1=Monson |first1=Dori |title=Mandate defiant Chehalis restaurant owner claims LCB agents recently raided Mackinaw's |url=https://mynorthwest.com/3439758/dori-mandate-defiant-chehalis-restaurant-owner-claims-lcb-agents-recently-raided-mackinaws/ |access-date=April 24, 2024 |work=[[KIRO-TV|KIRO News Radio]] |date=April 18, 2022}}</ref>

Mackinaw's, which was located at the Hotel Washington, was subjected to fines, loss of a liquor license, and eventual closure for failing to adhere to [[Covid-19]] protocols for restaurants.<ref name="MDCRO"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Vander Stoep |first1=Isabel |title=Liquor License Reapplication Denied for Chehalis Restaurant That Flouted COVID Closure Orders |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/liquor-license-reapplication-denied-for-chehalis-restaurant-that-flouted-covid-closure-orders,315731 |access-date=June 4, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=March 17, 2023}}</ref> Another restaurant, ''Spiffy's'', continued indoor dining in 2020 during early lockdown laws amid the Covid-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Kirk |title=Restaurants in Washington State defy governor and invite guests inside |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/12/04/world/covid-19-coronavirus |access-date=April 3, 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> The establishment was levied with $400,000 in fines and the restaurant, which existed for 50 years, shut down the following year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bowman |first1=Nick |title=Chehalis restaurant that racked up $400,000 in fines over COVID rules to close permanently |url=https://mynorthwest.com/3065328/spiffys-restaurant-chehalis-covid-fines-to-close-permanently/ |access-date=April 24, 2024 |work=MyNorthwest.com |date=August 3, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Craighead |first1=Callie |title=Washington roadside restaurant that defied COVID-19 rules, Spiffy's, permanently closes |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/spiffys-restaurant-in-chehalis-closes-permanently-16360772.php |access-date=April 24, 2024 |work=The Seattle Post-Intelligencer |date=August 3, 2021}}</ref>