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How this top Brooklyn restaurant is able to pay teams more than industry average

7 Shifts

When the pandemic forced restaurant shutdowns, Huang turned his uncle's Fresh Meadows restaurant, Peking House, into a fried chicken popup, also called Pecking House, albeit with a spelling variation. He joined us on the Pre-Shift Podcast to tell us about his new restaurant, paying fair wages, and how he feels about tipping.

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This Restaurant’s Menu Shows It’s Not Just One Chef in Charge

EATER

Since it opened in 2008, Amanda Cohen’s Dirt Candy has been at the forefront of big shifts in how the restaurant industry can operate more responsibly and equitably, like plant-based charcuterie and the elimination of tipping. Now, other chefs behind the scenes will get some of the spotlight. A post shared by Dirt Candy (@dirtcandynyc).

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5 Best Restaurant Tip Pooling Solutions Compared

Cheetah

Founded in 2014, 7Shifts grew to include digital help with the hiring process, notifications and shift trading, task management, health tracking, shift budgeting and more. GraTrack has been in restaurants since 2008 and is one of the most seasoned tip pooling softwares on the market. Toast - Tipping within Your POS.

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5 Best Digital Tip Pooling Solutions Compared

Cheetah

Founded in 2014, 7Shifts grew to include digital help with the hiring process, notifications and shift trading, task management, health tracking, shift budgeting and more. GraTrack has been in restaurants since 2008 and is one of the most seasoned tip pooling softwares on the market. Toast - Tipping within Your POS.

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David Chang’s Memoir Fails to Account for the Trauma He Caused Me

EATER

I am definitely not the intended audience for Eat a Peach : In 2008, I was hired as the corporate beverage director for Chang’s young empire; I held this job for seven months before I was fired without explanation. David Chang’s new memoir grapples with the white-hot fury that defined most of his career.

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My Drinks Company Folded. But That Doesn’t Make It a Failure.

EATER

In 2008 I began bartending at Please Don’t Tell. After launching and then closing Proteau just three years after it hit the market, John deBary has come to realize that sales aren’t the only way to measure success Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about failure. My career in the beverage industry had an extremely auspicious start.

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German Restaurants Are Expanding: 57 Concepts You Should Know

Apicbase

While Germany has long been considered a country offering many traditional dishes, there are now an increasing number of restaurants popping up that are bringing new flavours to the table. You’ll find everything and anything: classic burger joints, steakhouses and pizzerias, but also cat temples and American diners. Nordsee is one of them.