Jeff Zalaznick, Rich Torrisi, and Mario Carbone at ZZ’s Sushi Bar | Seth Browarnik/WorldRedEye.com The pandemic didn’t stop the New York City-based restaurant group from opening new locations of Carbone, Sadelle’s, Parm, and more For restaurants, 2021 has brought some degree of hope. As workers — and diners — get vaccinated, restaurant dining rooms are beginning to more closely resemble pre-pandemic scenes. But the costs of 2020 linger. Many restaurants are struggling to hire staff . Months worth of deferred rent payments now due could push more to close for good; scores of restaurants already have. And then there’s Major Food Group, the powerhouse restaurant group that’s on an expansion tear. Over the past four months, while restaurants all over the country have slowly attempted to regain their footing, MFG has opened four restaurants and announced plans for several more. The New York City-based group, founded by Mario Carbone, Rich Torrisi, and Jeff Zalaznick, kicked off the ye...