restaurant industry
European Cafe Workers Could Stay in Britain Post-Brexit with a New ‘Barista Visa’
With 15 percent of UK hospitality jobs held by Europeans, think tank Migration Watch UK is proposing a new visa that would allow young EU citizens to live and work in the UK for two years.
What Two Decades as a Restaurateur Has Taught Me
The owner of Philadelphia's iconic Fork and High Street on Market talks about defying expectations and the team that helped shape her success.
Chef Edward Lee Wants to Solve the Nation’s Line Cook Shortage
Young people admitted to the chef's new educational initiative go through a paid program designed to teach vocational skills by working every single job in his restaurants.
Colorado Restaurant Workers Head to Greener Pastures At Dispensaries
Colorado’s legal marijuana boom is in full swing, but the industry is having some unforeseen, negative impacts on other sectors of the state’s economy.
Colorado Restaurant Workers Head to Greener Pastures At Dispensaries
Colorado’s legal marijuana boom is in full swing, but the industry is having some unforeseen, negative impacts on other sectors of the state’s economy.
What Really Happens When a Food Critic Comes to Review Your Restaurant
Most of the time, you don’t know a reviewer from one customer to the next. But when one of the country’s top critics comes in, you fucking know it.
TGI Friday's Apologizes for Asking Potential Employee If He'd Have Sex with His Own Parents
“Would you rather eat chocolate-flavored shit or shit-flavored chocolate?”
Why This Award-Winning Restaurateur Trolled OpenTable
"I was kind of hoping they’d sue us. A frivolous lawsuit would be amazing!"
How to Cope with Closing Your Restaurant
It was hard not to take it personally. I know I’m not a failure but this restaurant failed and having to realize this was hard. It hurt us. We sucked. What did we do wrong? What did we need to fix?
Jamie Oliver Just Closed a Load of Restaurants Because of Brexit
Cheltenham, Exeter, Aberdeen, and others wave goodbye to Jamie's Italian.
Chefs Are Working Themselves Sick on Christmas
Christmas is hardly the most wonderful time of the year for chefs, who are often compelled to work even crazier hours than usual in order to meet the demand for holiday cheer.
Drunk Cooks Nearly Destroyed My Restaurant
I understand the natural sense of camaraderie that arises from this environment, and the need to drink after a long day of work, but it is getting out of hand.