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Feast on Sushi, Steak, and Globalization at Iraq’s American-Themed Buffet

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and France) established a no-fly zone over their territory following the Persian Gulf War, Iraqi Kurds leveraged the situation to create the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG); the 2003 U.S. (along with the U.K. invasion allowed the KRG to further assert its autonomy. Compared to the U.S.,

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The Restaurant World Still Has a Child Care Problem

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Just recently, KNEAD Hospitality + Design , which operates more than a dozen restaurants in the DC area, introduced reimbursement of childcare costs — up to $1,800 per quarter — for salaried employees, which comprise 110 of their 920 staff members. Which, as an employee is one thing, but once you get into management, the stakes get higher.

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To-Go Mixed Drinks Mean More Opportunities for Both Revenue and Liability

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The law assesses “noticeable intoxication” from the viewpoint of employee who served the last drink when the employee served the last drink. 748, 750 (2003). That said, this new to-go dynamic creates more risk because of the brief interaction time between the customer and the employee involved with to-go orders.

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3 Reasons Not To Open a Restaurant, and the 1 Reason You Should

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A 2003 study by Ohio State University found that 60% of restaurants fail within their first 3 years of operation, and 80% fail before the 5th year. Long Hours and High Employee Turnover Late nights…long weekend shifts…sleep deprivation. What to know about opening a restaurant. Sound familiar?

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3 Reasons Not To Open a Restaurant, and the 1 Reason You Should

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A 2003 study by Ohio State University found that 60% of restaurants fail within their first 3 years of operation, and 80% fail before the 5th year. Long Hours and High Employee Turnover. An ideal profession, right? Late nights…long weekend shifts…sleep deprivation. Sound familiar? You’ve probably worked in the restaurant industry.

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Stone Barns Claims It’s Fixing Agriculture. Former Employees Say the Farm Was Plagued by Dysfunction.

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Former apprentices and employees say they faced working conditions they considered unsafe, while numerous former livestock employees describe what they view as unnecessary animal suffering within Stone Barns’ holistic land management system. The farm is run by Jack Algiere, who was hired as the center’s first employee in 2003.

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The Criminal Antics in ‘Bad Vegan’ Almost Feel Too Tame for TV

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In fact, there is a whole category of stories related to criminal activity in the restaurant world, ranging from wine-drenched Ponzi schemes to a restaurant fraudulently serving Popeyes chicken to alleged pistol-whippings. It is, to be sure, a wild tale, but in the world of restaurants, wild tales are not rare.

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