Good news for workers, but bad news for restaurant owners across the state of Washington, as the state’s Department of Labor and Industries announced a 5.9% minimum wage hike. Setting the bar at $8.55 per hour, the state-mandated minimum wage, which will go into affect on January 1st, looks to have a great impact on […]
At every event we catered, there was at least one starry-eyed guest who would happily bounce over to myself or my husband and inquire as to what it’s like running a food service business. “Oh, I just love cooking for other people,” the food-minded guest would gush, “Maybe I should open a restaurant or catering […]
Anyone remember Tom Cruise before he became Cruise-ay? I’m talking back in the Top Gun days, where Tom could sing and needed only his wingman to succeed in life!
Unfortunately, MSNBC is reporting that this morning the San Diego restaurant where the famous Cruise crooning scene was filmed caught fire. According to the San Diego Fire-Rescue […]
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Kate over at Accidental Hedonist had a funny post this week about the worst meal she’s ever been served. Apparently, pasta at a pizza joint isn’t always a sure bet. Be sure to check out the dismayed comments left by others who have been wronged by a […]
It seems that with the increase in gas prices, and the record number of biofuel users, cooking oil, mainly used for biodiesel, has become a hot commodity in some cities! According to The Seattle Times restaurants need to keep their eyes open for a new kind of theft these days - the theft of cooking […]
I noticed this morning that my local food blog, PortlandFoodAndDrink is reporting more restaurant closings about town. While many folks around the Northwest were surprised earlier this week when a number of local Chili’s locations were suddenly boarded up for good (due to tax fraud, natch), I’m wondering if the greater restaurant community is starting […]
Fast food giant Taco Bell has announced this week that they plan to install new water and energy saving electric grills in a move to conserve nearly 300 million gallons of water, and roughly 200 million kwH of electricity, per year. Their new “Grill-to-Order” method is already in place in more than half of their […]
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Written by Jennifer Heigl [email], and R.K. Gella [email] for b5media.
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