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Unfinished Business... Or Why I Left My Office Jobs

Amanda Brewington | Posted 06.03.2013 | Detroit
Amanda Brewington

When something needs to be accomplished I would rather stay up late and get something done in one day rather than spend two days doing something. This is why I didn't fare well in an office setting. And now I know why.

What Do Foreign Tourists Think Of The U.S.?

Peter Mandel | Posted 05.15.2013 | Travel
Peter Mandel

It's high time, I think, that we stopped forcing everyone to pore over our own vacation albums and, for once, take a peek at theirs. For example, what do tourists from abroad think of traveling here? Are they keen on American food, comfy in our hotels? Do they find it tricky getting around?

Dealing With Second-String Players

Michael Sanson | Posted 04.02.2013 | Home
Michael Sanson

I ask you, restaurant operators, do you use second- or third-string players on slow nights, hoping they won't mess up too much? If so, how do you avoid major missteps? And readers, do you sense you're dealing with second stringers on slow nights?

Why This Pastor Tipped 50 Percent Today

Bruce Reyes-Chow | Posted 04.02.2013 | Religion
Bruce Reyes-Chow

For the record, we're not all like this pastor.So thank you for serving our food, parking our cars, steaming our milk, cleaning our rooms and doing all the stuff that many "pastors" probablyĀ couldn'tĀ orĀ wouldn'tĀ do themselves.

The 11 Most Annoying Things Waiters Do At Restaurants

Posted 01.24.2013 | Home

It's hard being a waiter. The pay can be low, the hours are long and certain customers can be especially irritating. On the flip side, for those custo...

Chuck E. Cheese Employee Allegedly Stabs Diner Over Salad Plate

Posted 10.10.2012 | Chicago

While disgruntled waiters have been known to spit in frustrating customers's food, an employee at a Chicago Chuck E. Cheese allegedly took the more dr...

Justice Served At Harvard Club?

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 09.22.2012 | Small Business

Servers at the Harvard Club of Boston have schooled their employer in how to treat the help, getting a $4 million settlement in a tipping dispute, rep...

Workers Allege Olive Garden, LongHorn Violated Wage Rules

AP | CURT ANDERSON | Posted 11.07.2012 | Business

MIAMI -- Darden Restaurants Inc. violated federal labor laws by underpaying thousands of servers across the country at Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhou...

PHOTO: Server Begs Kitchen To Not 'F*ck Up' The Eggs Benedict This Time

Posted 06.11.2012 | Home

Restaurant work is hard, people. The wages are low, you're on your feet for many hours a day and sometimes customers can be real jerks. Jennifer f...

5 Signs You've Picked A Bad Restaurant

Food & Wine | Posted 04.17.2012 | Home
Food & Wine

You'll be confronted with a whirlwind of new and unfamiliar dining options hungry for business. Burgers and meatballs will fly, but keep alert and you can avoid the most tragic meals.

Get Hired: Restaurant Biz Adds Half A Million More Jobs

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 04.10.2012 | Home

Here's some good news for the restaurant biz: The National Restaurant Association reports that more than 560,000 restaurant jobs have been added since...

The Truth About $2.13

Saru Jayaraman | Posted 06.03.2012 | Politics
Saru Jayaraman

The one irrefutable fact which restaurant lobbyists seem intent on ignoring is that in the eight states, including California, which do not have tipped penalties on restaurant workers, the restaurant industry is thriving.

Could Technology Replace The Waiter?

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 03.06.2012 | Business

No more waiting for the waiter? A growing number of restaurants are encouraging customers use tablet computers to order food and pay the bill, acco...

Waiter, Don't Take My Plate Away

Adam Roberts | Posted 04.30.2012 | Home
Adam Roberts

At this point, you've probably heard my hit country song "Waiter, Don't Take My Plate Away" (click that if you missed it) and you're now singing the l...

Dave Jamieson

Cain Fought Pay Raises For Working Poor

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 12.27.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Questioning America's minimum wage has somehow become a rite of passage in the Republican presidential primary. Michele Bachmann has...

WATCH: How To Serve 15 Cups Of Tea

Posted 11.12.2011 | Comedy

Normally the Internet is good at showing useless talents, but this server at a tea house in Iran is actually on his A-game. He can stack 15 saucers an...

Tips For Tipping Etiquette [GRAPHIC]

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.15.2011 | Business

The etiquette of tipping has always been tricky, and in this economy, people may be more sensitive to it than ever. Depending on the personal servi...

Tim & Nina Zagat: The Restaurant Industry's Hospitality Problem

Tim Zagat and Nina Zagat | Posted 10.08.2011 | Home
Tim Zagat and Nina Zagat

When you dine out now, there's an excellent chance that your chef has had formal training. Why not your waitress, too?

WATCH: German Waiters, Chefs Race To Be Fastest In Town

Posted 11.15.2011 | Weird News

Hospitality workers in Berlin clad in chef hats and waiter outfits competed in races requiring them to put their profesional skills to use. Chefs race...

Dave Jamieson

Illinois Restaurateur Owes Workers $1 Million In Back Pay, Damages

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 07.31.2011 | Business

WASHINGTON -- Workers got a pretty raw deal at Dolores Onate's two Mexican restaurants in Decatur, Ill. Not only were the waiters and kitchen workers ...

Why Wages Can't Wait This Valentine's Day

Anne L. Thompson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Anne L. Thompson

On Valentine's Day, our nation's en masse dinner date will be made possible by a bastion of poverty-wage earners -- working overtime to provide you with a special evening out.

5 Dining Tips From a Restaurant Insider

Find. Eat. Drink. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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Is Splitting The Check For Teenagers?

bonappetit.com | Andrew Knowlton | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Dear BA Foodist, I was dining out for a friend's birthday, and our group was having a great time...until the check arrived. Not everyone had cash, t...

Restaurant Tipping Around The World: 25 Countries' Gratuity Protocol

The Huffington Post | Joe Daly | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Daniel Maurer at Grub Street recently covered the findings of a new French study that found that people dining to songs with "pro-social" lyrics are 1...

More Restaurant Pet Peeves

Andrew Knowlton | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Andrew Knowlton

After I posted my top five restaurant service pet peeves, readers quickly chimed in with their own dining out dislikes. Many took issue with one of m...