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Low pay and long hours: Staffing in the restaurant industry remains a challenge as sales grow

by Laine Kaplan-Levenson
Jul 17, 2018
The National Restaurant association projects that sales will grow by 4 percent this year. Celebrity chefs and Instagram foodie streams all point to an industry on the upswing. But staffing restaurants isn’t easy these days. Susan Spicer runs three restaurants in New Orleans, and says this is in part because her industry gets a bad […]
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For Curtis Stone, the restaurant business is always an inch from disaster

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Jul 6, 2018
And that's part of the reason he loves it.
Curtis Stone (righ) opened Gwen, his Hollywood butcher shop and restaurant, alongside older brother Luke Stone (left).
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Meat consumption expected to hit a new record this year in the U.S.

by Peggy Lowe
Mar 28, 2018
Demand for “clean” protein, a “pork craze” and cheap prices are fueling high meat consumption in 2018.
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How all-day cafes are changing our lives

by Kai Ryssdal and Josie Fan
Feb 23, 2018
Welcome to a place where you can work, eat all three meals and feel extremely welcomed.
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Bay Area restaurants introduce training programs to address their race wage gaps

by Sam Harnett
Jan 10, 2018
In the restaurant industry, people of color are more likely to hold lower-paying, back-of-house jobs, but some restaurants are trying to change that.
Cory Woods went through a training program to transition from the kitchen to the front of the house, where he is now earning far more money.
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Diners aren't showing up as expected near Amazon HQ1, causing some restaurants to close

by Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Jan 2, 2018
Amazon's HQ1 neighborhood empties out at night, so some restaurant owners aren't finding the dining market they expected.
Empty chairs in the recently closed bar, Cantine in Seattle's South Lake Union, look out at neighborhood workers with lunch takeout containers. The bar and several other restaurants closed this year because of lackluster dinner patronage.
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What chefs and restaurateurs have on their holiday menus

by Eliza Mills
Dec 22, 2017
Gusto 54 restaurant group owner Janet Zuccarini and executive chef Evan Funke take the Marketplace Quiz.
Mezzemaniche alla gricia from Felix.
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Your restaurant tips may not go to your server under proposed rule change

by Dan Gorenstein
Dec 6, 2017
The Department of Labor has proposed changes to Obama-era rules about tipping. The changes would let employers pool tip money from workers who earn at least minimum wage and share it with non-tipped workers or use it to “make capital improvements, lower prices, or hire additional workers.” The public comment period is remarkably short, with […]
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How McDonald's serves as a refuge for local communities

by David Brancaccio
Jul 27, 2017
For some, the fast food giant allows them to connect with others.
A 1955 Ford, left, and a 1955 Oldsmobile are parked in the lot of the McDonald's museum in Des Plaines, IL. 
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Why you should listen to Leonard Cohen music when you eat toffee

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Jun 20, 2017
Restaurants and food companies can change the way you think their food tastes, and it has nothing to do with the recipe.
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