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Here in the New York metro area, I have heard the same complaint from a number of restaurant owners in recent weeks: can't find any help! Now that Covid protocols are being relaxed, restaurants are...

by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

" . . . While guests are allowed to remove their masks at their tables to eat and drink, they're required to wear facial coverings upon entrance, while waiting for seating and when moving around th...

by Melanie Wong 2 years ago

" . . . One other way of handling a horrifying guest is to follow the 'shun, don't shame' advice of Daniel Buccino, the director of the Johns Hopkins Civility Initiative. 'If somebody calls that yo...

by Beach Chick 12 years ago

I just refused service from a server who was sneezing and her nose was running and she was taking her arm to catch the drip..so frigging gross. Isn't there a law against serving food to the public...

by Melanie Wong 3 years ago

" . . . The five former employees alleged, among other claims, that they had been forced to work 10-hour days without overtime pay, and were denied sick leave. Their accusations led to an investiga...

by Gastronomos 4 years ago

This is one side of a story found on the interwebz: "I would like to address the post about Jamis Kitchen and the Fishermans Platter that was served under par Thursday evening . I appreciate any...

I'm a server at a casual dining restaurant and make about $100-$150 a night on average. I'm considering a job running food or bussing at a Del Frisco and was wondering if anyone knew how much they ...

by TheTrout 13 years ago

My wife and I had a great anniversary dinner last Friday evening at Sage. The food, as expected, was excellent. We chose Sage because we've been fans of the restaurant since Anthony was cooking in ...

by johnb 6 years ago

Seems to me that's asking for transmission of germs. In some restaurants different people do these jobs, but I'm sure not in all. Are there any laws directed at this? I can't say for sure this is...

by PhilD 6 years ago

An interesting perspective that may shed light on this old misconception.

With the never ending posts about tipping and food servers, there are some questions that come to my mind. In all service industry jobs there is a training period and skills that need to be deve...

by Capone 6 years ago

Looking for hopefully answers from servers or former servers on questions about wine that stand out because of the frequency with which they were asked or because they were unusual or interesting i...

by opinionatedchef 6 years ago

I am not a very experienced drinker, but years ago, I discovered Cosmos, which I really love, mostly because I am MAJOR into fresh citrus and not sugar; I often order Asian influenced foods and I d...

My father (from NZ where tipping is *NOT* the norm) is insistent on leaving the tip in cash when on holiday in N Am so that it can't be pocketed by management (he usually pays by credit card). But ...