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Mary Gostelow

We were in a unique ambience, Copenhagen’s former railway repair warehouses, Lokomotivvaerkstedet, converted into an event space large enough to host cocktails in an area curtained off from the dining area and substantial ‘back of house’. To go with this, servers poured glasses of Hermitage Blanc Chante Alouette 2020.

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When Robots Replace Restaurant Workers, We All Lose

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As QR codes, app-based service, and robotic servers become more and more common, that makes the job tougher for the humans working alongside them This story was originally published on Civil Eats. For servers, baristas, and other food industry employees, it can already feel like we’re competing with customers’ phones for their basic respect.

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10 Top Restaurant Technologies To Evolve Your Business

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After that, the most popular back-office technologies were accounting software (52%, up from 31% in 2018) and payroll software (50%, up from 28% in 2018), according to a study from Toast. Your POS system reduces ordering errors, increases front-of-house and back-of-house efficiency, and helps you control inventory.

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I’m Through Being Silent About the Restaurant Industry’s Racism

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As a Black server and diner, I’ve seen how racism in the restaurant industry plays out on both sides of the table This is Eater Voices , where chefs, restaurateurs, writers, and industry insiders share their perspectives about the food world, tackling a range of topics through the lens of personal experience. Alexandra Bowman.

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[Updated for 2023] The State-by-State Guide To Tip Pooling Laws

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One of the most significant changes occurred in 2018 when the Department of Labor ruled that back-of-house employees like cooks and dishwashers are eligible to be included in the tip pool. This means servers who serve food and provide table service, bartenders who make and serve drinks, or bussers who clear tables, etc.),

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Hostility, Harassment, and Low Wages Are Keeping Many Restaurant Workers Home

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And speaking about the health risks, a lot of servers and back of house employees weren’t prioritized for vaccines. On top of all of that, in 2018, we passed a law in Congress that says if you pay the full minimum wage to all workers in the restaurant, you can share tips with the back of the house.

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David Chang’s Memoir Fails to Account for the Trauma He Caused Me

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He is probably the modern equivalent of Norman Mailer or Muhammad Ali in the 1960s and ’70s,” the New York Times ’s Pete Wells wrote in 2018 , “somebody whose success in one part of the culture allows him to sound off on the rest of the culture and where it is heading.”. I love teams.”