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These Are The Things Restaurant Servers Notice About You Right Away When You’re Dining Out
“Let’s just say they can tell a lot about the dynamics at your table.” Source: These Are The Things Restaurant Servers Notice About You Right Away When You’re Dining Out
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“Equity within the whole restaurant”: The problem with the tipped wage | Salon.com
“We’re the only industry where half of the workforce has to rely on a customer’s goodwill” By Maggie Hennessy, Published September 18, 2022 5:30PM (EDT) Even though he came up in professional kitchens starting as a line cook, Ron Hsu didn’t internalize the implicit inequity and racism of the tipped wage system until he became…
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What Is Hospitality? The Current Answer Doesn’t Work. – The New York Times
The host-guest relationship puts all the onus on the server, particularly during the pandemic, and points to the dysfunction at the heart of the business. One of my last restaurant meals before the shutdowns started last year was at Swan Oyster Depot in San Francisco. I waited on the street by a fishy-smelling puddle until…
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How Much Should I Tip Restaurant Workers During the Pandemic? | Condé Nast Traveler
In our Ethical Traveler advice column, we tackle the tricky moral dilemmas and questions that arise when traveling during a pandemic. By Ashlea Halpern, March 4, 2021 It’s a hot take I can’t get off my mind: Last July, Grub Street’s Chris Crowley argued that anyone who can afford to eat out during a pandemic…