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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.
Anna Boiko-Weyrauch/ for Marketplace
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The Marketplace Quiz

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.
Courtesy 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. 
Tim Boyle/Newsmakers
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Shelf Life

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.
Brian Ach/Getty Images for New York Magazine
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How aprons took Ellen Bennett from line cook to CEO

by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova
Jun 2, 2017
Ellen Bennett founded Hedley & Bennett to create uniforms that give chefs "a sense of dignity and pride."
“We’re a full-blown manufacturing company…And people can come and visit. This is totally open to the public,” says Ellen Bennett of Hedley & Bennett
Robert Garrova/Marketplace
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How the rise of food delivery is changing restaurants

by Reema Khrais
Sep 9, 2016
Restaurants face new challenges with the boom in apps like DoorDash and Postmates.
A Kokuho Rose brown rice dish from the restaurant Squirl. The plate contains sorrel pesto, poached egg and watermelon radish, along with several other ingredients. 
T.Tseng/Flickr
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A backlash may be brewing against no-tipping policies

by Sally Herships
Jun 9, 2016
It turns out diners like being able to reward staff themselves.
A dish at Sushi Yasuda in New York, a restaurant with service-included prices.
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Kitchens — it's where the jobs are

by Bill Zeeble
May 3, 2016
With restaurant jobs expected to grow 12 percent over the next decade, culinary school is a smart career choice.
Different cooking teams are preparing everything from gazpacho to cucumber soup with dill leeks. 
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Coming soon to your plate: Georgia oysters

by Marketplace Contributor
Apr 27, 2016
Georgia's first oyster hatchery aims to put the state on the shellfish map.
Farmed oysters from a hatchery grow in bags on the left, just across from wild oysters, growing in clumps on the right.
Molly Samuel/WABE
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