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A new rule proposed by the Labor Department would allow employers to require waitstaff and others to share their tips with kitchen staff. But labor advocates say it could allow bosses to take advantage of their workers.

Restaurants Would Get More Flexibility With Workers' Tips Under Proposed Rule

Oct 07, 2019
The rule would allow employers to require waitstaff and others to share their tips with kitchen staff. But labor advocates say it could allow bosses to take advantage of their workers.
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As the gig economy grows, more people are seeking temporary work spaces, and restaurants and coffee shops are seeking to cater to this need, using tech apps to help them.

Working In While Eating Out: The Evolution of Doing Business While Dining

Aug 26, 2019
Though it may seem like the gig economy has ushered in the mobile work style from restaurants and coffee shops, the fact is that working and eating have been intertwined since ancient civilization.
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Japanese steakhouses often serve a creamy orange-pink sauce alongside a steaming meal. The popularity and intrigue around the sauce led one teppanyaki restaurant owner, Terry Ho, to start bottling it in bulk under the name Yum Yum Sauce.

Yum Yum Sauce: The Making Of An American Condiment

Jul 29, 2019
Japanese steakhouses often serve a creamy orange-pink sauce alongside a steaming meal. Online, fans obsess over hacking the recipe for this "Japanese classic," but its roots are firmly American.
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In less than 100 years, thousands upon thousands of diamondback terrapins had succumbed to the American appetite, depleting the species.

Our Taste For Turtle Soup Nearly Wiped Out Terrapins. Then Prohibition Saved Them

Jul 18, 2019
By the turn of the 20th century, America's love affair with diamondback terrapin soup — a subsistence food turned gourmet fare — had left the turtle's population teetering. Booze ban to the rescue.
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Eat City

Blind date: Dining in the dark at Blackout restaurant

May 21, 2019

Two intrepid foodies get a feel for dining with the lights out at a curious concept restaurant

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Chef Patrick Mulvaney talks with his kitchen staff as they prepare dinner at B&L restaurant.

California Chef Aims To Help Restaurant Workers Prevent Suicide

Feb 11, 2019
The restaurant business can be tough on your mental health, and has led some chefs to suicide. Chef Patrick Mulvaney is helping Sacramento kitchen workers learn the warning signs and ask for help.
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The City Observed

2018 Was the Year ...

Nov 30, 2018

... that we wrote these short pieces about what 2018 was the year of — from big-city realities to shifts in fine dining to (gulp) politics, and more

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A member of the staff walks through Luke, one of the restaurants still owned by John Besh, on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans.

Work After #MeToo: A Restaurant Company Tries To Change Its Culture

Nov 20, 2018
It's been a year since sexual harassment allegations toppled celebrity chef John Besh. His restaurant group, now led by a woman, has been trying to change a toxic workplace one policy at a time.
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Betsy Leyva is co-owner of a Brooklyn, N.Y., bakery that has an online-only restaurant, with deliveries by Uber Eats.

Uber's Online-Only Restaurants: The Future, Or The End Of Dining Out?

Oct 23, 2018
Uber has helped create about 800 "virtual restaurants" in the U.S. — eateries that only exist online. Uber says its delivery service helps restaurants grow, but some in the industry see downsides.
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Randall Clarke Dennis, left, an instructor at the Harbor School, watches students Timothy Morrison, middle, and Lijasad Maxwell, right, as they send 422 oyster reef structures into the Hudson River.

Oysters On The Half Shell Are Actually Saving New York's Eroding Harbor

Oct 10, 2018
More than 70 New York City restaurants are pouring their discarded shells into the Billion Oyster Project, through which students recycle and transform them into healthy reefs in once-toxic waters.
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A Dutch supermarket sells meat substitutes from The Vegetarian Butcher. The company's products can be found in stores and restaurants.

It's A Plant! Vegetarian Restaurant Lures In Meat-Lovers — And It's Working

Oct 02, 2018
The founder of the Vegetarian Butcher in the Netherlands has devoted his restaurant to creating meaty plant-based dishes to show patrons "they won't miss out by skipping meat one or more days a week."
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A Colombian chef turned social entrepreneur, Leonor Espinosa has made it her mission to revive traditional agriculture, ancestral foodways and culinary know-how among rural, mainly indigenous and Afro-Colombian people.

After Years Of Violence, Chef Offers Colombian Farmers Pride And Profit

Mar 19, 2018
A food activist aims to show the value of traditional agriculture to rural, mainly indigenous people and transform the way they plant, sell and prepare their goods — as well as capture the global eye.
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Bob Bob Ricard, the high-end London restaurant where every table has a Champagne call button, hasn't seen much change in the checks since it has been offering discounts during off-peak hours.

High-End London Restaurant Launches Uber-Style Pricing Model

Feb 06, 2018
Bob Bob Ricard, the luxury London restaurant, is one of the first to try cutting 25 percent off menu prices during off-peak times to attract more budget-minded customers. And it seems to be working.
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Celebrity chef Mario Batali in October in New York City. Batali said Monday he was stepping aside from day-to-day running of his businesses amid allegations of sexual misconduct by women who worked for him.

Mario Batali Steps Aside From His Restaurants Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Dec 11, 2017
Four women described how Batali touched them inappropriately, and others said they witnessed bullying and lewd comments. Batali doesn't deny the allegations, saying they "match up" with past behavior.
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Code Switch

On The Hunt For 'Authentic Ethnic Food'? Be Careful Who You Ask

Nov 21, 2017
So, you're in the mood for some good Indian food. Should you just text the first South Asian person on your contact list?
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Asian Businesses Sense Discrimination In Health Inspections

Oct 25, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Complaints of a lack of diversity, a lack of cultural understanding and subjective grading were brought before Southern Nevada Health District officials during a meeting called by the Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce on behalf of members who own restaurants but feared retaliat

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Asian Restaurant Owners Say They're Being Unfairly Targeted

Oct 25, 2017

Owners of dozens of Asian restaurants in Las Vegas claim they are being unfairly targeted by the Southern Nevada Health District.

On Tuesday, more than 50 restaurant owners and the Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce met with several Clark County officials to discuss those claims.

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Rolled oysters have been a favorite snack in Louisville, Ky., restaurants for more than a century, but turmoil in the oyster industry has caused them to dwindle.

The Rolled Oyster, Louisville's Oddball Bar Snack, Is Tumbling Off Menus

Sep 28, 2017
The softball-size, deep-fried morsels, which have been offered in this Kentucky city's restaurants for more than a century, are taking a hit due to low supply and high costs in the oyster industry.
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Betsy's Pancake House on Canal Street in New Orleans announces its return to business after Hurricane Katrina.

Lessons From Katrina: How Restaurants Can Be Beacons In A Catastrophe

Sep 20, 2017
In good times, restaurants do more than furnish meals. They also provide a place to bring people together. As Louisiana knows all too well, that's what makes them so vital during the worst times, too.
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Greg Gatscher, left, and his son, Evan, prepare the house for Hurricane Irma. Little did they know these metal shutters would later become a cooktop.

Grilled Cheese Cooked On Shutters? After Irma, Floridians Got Creative With Food

Sep 16, 2017
People get hungry during natural disasters, and processed, pre-packaged food can get old fast. But with a little imagination, some folks managed to make themselves some surprisingly good hot meals.
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David Uzzell at work in the kitchen at Marcel's. Uzzell has a written list of daily tasks from chef and owner Robert Wiedmaier at his station, and his ever-present notepad and pencil on the shelf above serves as communication tools for more specific inst

Laser Pointers And Hand Signals: A Deaf Chef In The Kitchen

Aug 31, 2017
David Uzzell is deaf and works as a chef at a Washington, D.C., restaurant. Being deaf makes communication in the kitchen challenging. But Uzzell's colleagues have come up with some workarounds.
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<em>Left:</em> mozzarella and tomato sandwich. <em>Right:</em> pizza biancoverde.

Chris Bianco, 'Pizza Yoda,' Is Sharing His Wisdom In A New Cookbook, He Is

Aug 06, 2017
The Arizona chef, widely regarded as the father of the modern artisanal pizza movement, weaves threads of memory, tradition and family in a book that reflects his evolution as a chef and restaurateur.
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Kyle Riggs

Grocery Stores Draw Millennials With In-Store Restaurants

Aug 05, 2017
While grocery stores had been losing customers to smaller markets and online shopping, "groceraunts" — with seasonal menus and alcohol — are luring back foot traffic to the old-school grocers.
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Different types of tobacco come together inside the wrapper to create unique flavor profiles.

Skittles, Champagne And Cigars: A New Generation Of Flavor Pairings

Apr 13, 2017
Cigar sommeliers are becoming increasingly popular in fine restaurants and hotels, pairing the nuanced flavor of tobacco with beverages, and using tart candies like Skittles to cleanse the palate.
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Diane Gross and Khalid Pitts, owners of the Cork Wine Bar, take part in a press conference announcing their unfair competition lawsuit against the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.

D.C. Restaurant Sues Trump, Claiming 'Unfair' Competition

Mar 09, 2017
The owners of a Washington wine bar say President Trump is unfairly harming local restaurants by promoting his own nearby place: the Trump International Hotel. They want Trump to divest or close it.

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