Tipping in Australia: what are the rules for rewarding waiters?
Tourists are generous, young families less so. In a country where wages are robust and egalitarianism is prized, how comfortable are we with tipping?Australia is a nation divided over tipping. In the...
View ArticleOgnisko, London SW7 – restaurant review
‘These are humble ingredients raised to opulent nobility, as comforting and luxurious as a fur mantle’I have been to Ognisko several times, but don’t remember a single visit. Vague flashes of recall:...
View ArticleLas Iguanas faces backlash over ‘grossly unfair’ tipping policy
Online petition calls on restaurant to abandon rule whereby waiters pay their employer 3% of table salesThe restaurant chain Las Iguanas is coming under increasing pressure from staff and diners to...
View ArticleSuvlaki: restaurant review | Jay Rayner
On a visit to Suvlaki to show solidarity with the Greeks, Jay finds fine street food – and a dent in his wallet21 Bateman Street, London, W1 (020 7287 6638). Meal for two, including drinks and service:...
View ArticleInquiry launched into abuse of tipping
Business secretary says it is ‘just not right’ that some restaurants are withholding service charges from staffThe business secretary, Sajid Javid, has launched an investigation into the abuse of...
View ArticleUnion opposes cap on restaurant deductions from staff tips
Unite says capping admin fees would legitimise unfair practice and would be difficult to enforceA union has rejected plans aimed at capping the amount in tips that a restaurant can deduct from waiting...
View ArticleNew San Francisco restaurant replaces humans with iPads
Eatsa in the city’s financial district offers iPad-based ordering, with meals prepared by people whom customers never have to see Those sick and tired of having to deal with their fellow humans all the...
View ArticlePizza Express reverses policy of taking 8% cut from staff tips
Pizza chain becomes latest restaurant to change its policy following a union campaign against the practicePizza Express has become the latest restaurant chain to reverse its policy of taking a cut from...
View ArticleTaberna Do Mercado, London E1 – restaurant review | Marina O’Loughlin
‘It’s like nothing you’ll eat elsewhere in the UK. And pretty much not like anything you’ll ever eat in Portugal’Quite a lot has happened since I first visited Taberna do Mercado: I genuinely can’t...
View ArticleThe Guardian view on tipping: the impulse to give meets the impulse to grab |...
Too many restaurants still cut a slice out of staff gratuities. A few simple tweaks to tax and employment rules could put an end to this disgraceIf you are out for a meal this weekend, tipping will...
View ArticleRaise your dinner game: exclusive recipes from Ottolenghi’s new book
Yotam Ottolenghi and Ramael Scully, head chef at his acclaimed restaurant Nopi, reveal the secret of their tastiest vegetable starters, sides and main coursesLong before I was even vaguely aware of the...
View ArticleContini Cannonball: restaurant review | Jay Rayner
Edinburgh’s Contini Cannonball packs an impressive punch, but the ‘personal touches’ somehow don’t ring trueIt is the height of the Edinburgh Festival and outside the window by our table in this...
View ArticleBrazil's top chefs turn to Amazonian insects for new menu
Chefs in São Paulo are leading a gastronomic revolution by adding creepy-crawlies to their dishes - reclaiming them as part of the national dietWhen people think of an ant in the kitchen, it is...
View ArticleNew York City to require high-salt label at chain restaurants in national first
Board of Health votes unanimously to require menu items with more than 2,300mg to bear salt shaker symbol as restaurant owners raise concernsSalty fare from sandwiches to salads will soon come with a...
View ArticleSalt & Honey, London W2 – restaurant review | Marina O’Loughlin
‘The cooking is mostly just fine, despite name-dropping as enthusiastically as its neighbour Tony Blair, albeit with on-trend ingredients rather than presidents’It’s a long time since this reviewing...
View ArticleParadise Garage: restaurant review | Jay Rayner
It sums up the best of London right now, says Jay. And you don’t even need a car to get to Paradise Garage…Paradise Garage, 254 Paradise Row, London E2(020 7613 1502). Meal for two, including drinks...
View ArticleFuture of food: how we share it
The way we access food is changing, whether it’s your favourite recipe streamed online or home delivery from a Michelin-starred eatery.Read more of our future of food special:What we eat• How we eatHow...
View ArticleWho is Clerkenwell Boy, London’s foodie superhero?
Ed Cumming meets the faceless food critic whose mouth-watering pictures guide the great and the goodYou might have seen him, but you probably wouldn’t have noticed him. Snapping away in the corner of a...
View ArticlePosh nosh: Britain's big appetite for gourmet takeaway
Our appetite for takeaway food is booming. But alongside kebabs and pizzas, many diners are looking for something classier – and different. And plenty of companies are queuing up to dish it out. Emine...
View ArticleHas the brunch 'scene' gone too far?
You can now have your mid-morning meal with a side order of German techno. What’s next? Free massages with your eggs? Naked swingball with your coffee?Brunch – the handy tool for restaurants looking to...
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