I was out to breakfast last week with my family at a tourist area in my region (Oregon). My grandson was appropriately offered a high-chair but when I placed...
The National Restaurant Association Reacts to Minimum Wage Increase, Tax Relief Package Included in Iraq Spending Bill May 24, 2007 Contact: Chrissy Shott...
Efforts to educate public about Hepatitis A could give industry’s image a shot in the arm (NRN Editorial 5.28.07) Alan J. Liddle MANAGING EDITOR Nations...
Tipped workers may get back pay after wage increase By Peter Wylie ~ Southeast Missourian June 2, 2007 http://www.semissourian.com/story/1214945.html A recent...
Waitresses at last get starring roles By Craig Wilson, USA TODAY 6.13.07 http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-06-11-waitress_N.htm?csp=34 LAKE GENEVA,...
Hello! I got another inquiry from some professional waiter peers who were dining in and also encountered this practice. Here's an excerpt from the email: "It...
There's a SPECIAL public event just days away to celebrate all of us who work in the foodservice industry: FIRST ANNUAL NORTHWEST BARTENDERS, COCKTAILERS & ...
Ariz. enacts immigration law that could cost restaurateurs their license Nations Restaurant News - Breaking News http://www.nrn.com/breakingNews.aspx?id=342700...
The Tipping Point Tilts Where some waiters feel the pinch By Kate Maier http://www.easthamptonstar.com/DNN/Default.aspx?tabid=2727 (06/27/2007) Julie...
The year is 1907. One hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some of the U.S. Statistics for the Year 1907: The average life expectancy...
NOTE: I SERVE ON OREGON'S FOOD SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND RECEIVED THIS URGENT NOTICE TODAY. AT THE END OF THE ARTICLE IS ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION FOR...
I have been waitressing for 25 yrs . But this job i work at is the has a sickness called lazy coworkers. I work at a big chain and we are very busy all the...
... I'm not sure which 'big chain' you're working for, but if you have the experience I would leave the 'chain' environment. In most chains, people aren't...
... the has ... are very ... doing ... with me. ... just ... there ... the ... restaurant ... end ... Following suit... I have had the same experience in...
I definitely agree with John on this matter. Having worked in many "chain" restaraunts, I found a lot of the staff may sometimes not take their job as...
Does any one know WHEN and WHY American dining etiquette switched from the European style of permanently holding the knife in the right hand and the fork in...
Dear Paul and Fellow Servers: Below is an answer I gave to someone who Asked Professor Service. But, in talking to my fellow Service Trainers it seems the...
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The International Union of Gaming Employees (IUGE) is setting up a Committee to Prevent Employers from Seizing Tips, from now on to be known as the PEST...
Area restaurants served with lawsuits Plaintiffs contend 'tip pools' allow employers to skirt wage laws by Jean Kwon ABJ Staff Austin Business Journal - ...
HELLO! MY FRIEND PATTI DIVITA IS BEING INTERVIEWED BY A LOCAL TV STATION IN MILWAUKIE, WI THIS MORNING AT 8:30 AM. (I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH CHANNEL!) IT'S ABOUT...
COMMENTARY: DOES NY ONE IN OUR GROUP WORK AT A "DOGGY DINER"? WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR EXPERIENCE? THE DENVER LAW INDICATES THE NO FOOD OR BEVERAGE CAN BE SERVED IN...
Applebee’s wages fight over nontipped duties Suit alleges workers were shorted for side work The Applebee’s chain faces a thorny legal challenge because of...
Patti DiVita, a professional career waiter, is speaking at the Chain Leader Conference in Newport Beach, CA this Friday 10/26/07. If you would like more...
Minimum wage cooks up more controversy Inflation takes center stage in the latest minimum wage debate; scheduled increase to $6.65 takes effect Jan. 1 By Cory...