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The History of Tipping in Restaurants: The Complicated Past, Present, and Future

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When you dine out at a restaurant, you tip your server. But tipping did not take off immediately in the U.S. Eating out was already expensive, so why would struggling Americans have to pay more on top of the bill? And restaurant owners took advantage—paying staff low wages and letting patrons take care of the rest.

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A Fool’s Choice

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Donovan’s first job at McCormack’s Margot Café is a far cry from her time at her first steady restaurant job at TradeWinds, a “22-­seat Italian cigar den housed in a double-­wide trailer on a dirt hillside corner” in Valparaiso, Florida. Lisa Donovan | Photo courtesy of Lisa Donovan. Monica Burton. ax” and “a straight?up

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Eater’s Guide to the Canadian Rockies

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Set in 9,000 miles of pristine parkland, the restaurants of the Canadian Rockies reflect abundant natural resources like wild elk, Saskatoon berries, and fresh trout The Canadian Rockies take everything up a notch. Over the course of 1,000 miles from the U.S.-Canada

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How Both Alinea and Tock Are Thriving Through the Pandemic

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Depends how you count, I guess, but we have Alinea, which is the flagship, and we opened that in 2005. In talking to some restaurant owners there who are on Tock and who were looking to try to figure out what to do, even before any cases were really happening in Seattle that were public, their reservations were down 20% or 30%.

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City Hope Provides Food, Support, and Normalcy for the Under-Housed and Homeless in San Francisco’s Tenderloin

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I walked into City Hope with a job and walked out with a mission. Take a step back from the front porch however, and you’ll note that the building is covered in art with beautiful and inspiring phrases like, ‘today was a good day’. Reading Time: 3 minutes. City Hope - A Beacon of Light.

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Top Restaurants with Private Dining Rooms in Austin

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Check out the twenty-one best private dining Austin restaurants! Uchiko’s chef, Tyson Cole, is a James Beard award winner who effortlessly blends styles for a non-traditional take on Japanese cuisine. Fixe Southern House. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fixe Southern House (@fixesouthernhouse). Lamar Blvd.

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Top-Rated Fort Greene Restaurants You Should Check Out

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If you happen to visit the area, the best way to experience the diversity of Fort Greene is by trying out the local cuisines on offer. The neighborhood has several eateries, but I have picked those that stand out. The neighborhood has several eateries, but I have picked those that stand out. Best Restaurants in Fort Greene.