Welcome 2015! In the restaurant business, this doesn't really mean much to us except that we survived another year. But did you realize that something else has survived that has slowly been eating away at the core of your team? There's a great period I like to call the "honeymoon" period and it can happen in any Read More
Restaurateur
Tipping Nightmare: Adding Kitchen Tip Line To Receipts
Are you prepared for restaurants to even the tipped wage war by adding another tip line for kitchen staff? Chef Zack Pollack of Alimento, an Italian Restaurant located in Silver Lake, CA has done just that. I'm going out on a limb to stand up and applaud his efforts; here's why. First of all, California is a state Read More
Check Please: Tablets At The Table Reducing Server Engagement
I proposed a question on my Facebook page asking people how they felt about tablets being at the table to use for entertainment, facial recognition for ordering drinks at the bar, and paying your bill at the end of your meal. The results on the thread were astounding to me. Tablets are going to be infiltrating bars Read More