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A group of people toast with beers at happy hour
Happy Hour Is the Best, So Too Bad It's Illegal in Some States
A waiter approaches a table at a restaurant
Serving Up Pride: Working In Restaurants Freed Me to Live the Life I Choose
A person looks at a person inside of a glass bottle
What I Don't Think About Anymore
Annaleigh Ashford in the 2023 Broadway production of SWEENEY TODD
Food Takes a Starring Role in These On- and Off-Broadway Plays
Glasses of water
I Would Like to Drink More Than a Thimble of Water at a Restaurant, Please
A porter cleans a crate of dishes in a restaurant kitchen
The Weird Customer Request That Is Burned Into My Brain
Rebecca Hopkins
How to Stay Healthy When You Drink for a Living
A person uses a gift card at a restaurant
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Restaurant Gift Cards
The Musket Room
These NYC Chefs Went From Bussing Tables to Running Kitchens
A server entertains two patrons at a cafe
I'm Your Server, Not Your Servant
A dog sits on its owner's lap in a coffee shop
Dogs Are Wonderful, Just Not in the Coffee Shop, Please
Cheddar Bay Biscuits
Want Bread? Extra Lemon Wedges? Drink Refills? You Should Pay for Them
A busy chain restaurant
You Are Not Too Good to Eat at a Chain Restaurant
How to Serve Food at Your Bar When You Don't Have a Kitchen
No Kitchen? No Problem. These Bars Still Make a Menu Work
Interior of a chain restaurant
The Time I Burned My Hand on a Sizzling Fajita Skillet and Other Tales From the Chain Restaurant Trenches
An empty restaurant kitchen
I Asked ChatGPT if It Could Run a Restaurant. It Said Yes
A person dines at an airport restaurant
Embrace the Chaos, Eat Anything You Want at the Airport (No Matter What Time It Is)
A Gross Restaurant Bathroom Can Ruin Your Whole Meal
Gross Restaurant Bathrooms Make Me Question Everything
Rao's restaurant in East Harlem, NYC; Rao's jarred marinara sauce
What Happens When the Grocery Store Is the Buzziest Restaurant in Town?
The Smith 15-Year Party
Have You Thanked a Restaurant Dishwasher Lately?
A server ready to take someone's order
Want to Know What the Server Really Thinks of You? They're Talking About It on TikTok
A person pays the bill at a restaurant
Read This Before You Pick Up the Tab for Your Whole Table
Rajiv Surendra
For His Next Act, Kevin G From Mean Girls Is Teaching You How to Cook
The 8 Essential Items That Keep Restaurant Customers Coming Back
The 8 Essential Items That Keep Restaurant Customers Coming Back
Saltwater taffy
How Do You Tell Your Family That You Don't Like Their Food?
Your Server Knows When You're Lying
Your Server Knows When You’re Lying
Hawksmoor restaurant New York City
Being a B Corp Restaurant Isn’t Easy, But to Hawksmoor, It’s Entirely Worth It
Chef Austin Johnson at Rigor Hill Market
How Getting Fired Fueled This Chef’s Career
Protect Queer Spaces at All Costs
We Must Protect Queer Spaces at All Costs
A tip of a few dollars and cents
This Is When It's OK to Leave a Bad Tip
Ralph Fiennes in The Menu
How Much Would You Be Willing to Pay for the Meal of a Lifetime?
Graza Olive Oil
If You Want Your New Food or Drink Brand to Break Through the Noise, Vibes and Alliances Mean Everything
Ari Miller of Musi
My Restaurant Did Everything Right and We Still Had to Close
The Unbearable Weight of Being Late
What to Do When You're Running Late for a Restaurant Reservation
Empty restaurant prepared for evening meal
Here's What Restaurants Need from You Right Now, According to Chefs
french fries
Your Favorite Chef Is Probably Using These Frozen French Fries
A waiter serving a customer their dish
Please Stop Telling These Jokes at Restaurants
A cash and coins tip on a restaurant table
The Only Tipping Guide You Will Ever Need
Salt and pepper shaker bottles at a burger restaurant
Please Stop Stealing Stuff from Restaurants
Derek Brown
Bartending While Sober Is Pretty Hardcore
Gnocchi
The Best Gnocchi Is Super Basic
How Long Is OK to Stay at the Table After You Paid?
How Long Is OK to Stay at the Table After You Paid?
Southern Smoke founder Chris Shepherd and the Southern Smoke smoker, made by Pitmaker, which was raffled off to raise money.
How to Get Free Mental Health Care If You Work in the Hospitality Industry
Chef Gerald Sombright
I Was the First Black Man in America to Earn a Michelin Star and I Want to Make Sure I'm Not the Last
Could it be that this pervasiveness of gratuities is dulling the senses for tip weary consumers and possibly making them leave less to the people who really depend on it?
Wait, Are We Really Supposed to Tip 25% Everywhere Now?
The view from the bar at a crowded restaurant
The Bar Is (Almost) Always the Best Seat in the House
A restaurant server with their hands in their pockets
Are You Being Rude to Your Server Without Realizing It?
A group of people enjoy rose at a restaurant
How to BYOB and Not Be a Jerk About It
A child holds a gourmet burger at a restaurant
Raise Your Kid to Be a Great Restaurant Diner
A group of people sharing food
How to Share Food with Other People in the Least Gross Way Possible, According to an Expert
A server speaks to a patron and prepares to take an order
If It's Not on the Menu, It's Not an Option and Other Advice from a Longtime Waiter
InstaCart employees fulfill orders for delivery
5 Rules for Being a Better Instacart Customer
A chef puts a basil leaf on a small, bite-size pasta dish
The Fine Art of Leaving a Tasting Menu Early, According to a Chef
A public restroom
Why Is It So Hard to Find a Public Bathroom?
Fries, hot dog, and burgers
How to Send Food Back Without Being a Jerk
A wine bottle opener, a wine glass and a wine cork
How to Behave at a Winery, According to the Professionals
A check presenter with two credit cards on a restaurant table
The Fine Art of Splitting the Check
Two people on a date at a restaurant
The Fine Art of a First Date at a Bar or Restaurant
Illustration of a hotel guest handing a ticket to a bellhop
The Fine Art of Being a Good Hotel Guest
Amir Salar Mohyeddin, chef and owner of Banu, brother of Samira; Samira Mohyeddin, cook and owner of Banu; Salome Mohyeddin, manager and owner of Banu, sister of Samira
The Mohyeddin Family's Radical Restaurant Mission
A chef places the finishing touches on a tray of canapes
The Fine Art of Asking a Chef to Donate to Your Event or Fundraiser
A person types on a laptop
The Fine Art of Writing a Yelp Review
A customer holds up a glass of water at a restaurant
If You Need to Speak to the Manager, Here's How to Ask Without Being a Jerk