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Jul 30

Happy National Cheesecake Day!

New York style Cheesecake with Strawberries In the United States July 30 has been unofficially declared National Cheesecake Day. Cheesecake is a dessert consisting of a topping made of soft, fresh cheese on a base made from biscuit, pastry or sponge. (read full article)

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Jul 25

If there was no tipping, what should servers make?

Our first Tip20! Poll addresses something that is neglected in most tipping vs. no-tipping arguments. If you don’t like tipping, what do you think a fair hourly  wage for servers should be? Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, plea (read full article)

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Jul 23

Be a Professional Flair Bartender or Just Look Like One

We have decided to occasionally feature a product from our extensive Tip20! Bar Store now and then. Found in the Flair Briefcase Tool Kit Today we are featuring our “Top of the Line” Flair Briefcase Tool Kit. If you are a Flair bartender (read full article)

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Mar 03

Mandatory Health Charge on Your Restaurant Bill

From chicagotribune.com by Ed Perkins, Tribune Media Services The latest hidden mandatory add-on is a “health” charge added to restaurant bills. This scam cropped up first in San Francisco, but you can count on it to spread. Nothing succeeds in t (read full article)

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Feb 25

Tips On Tipping

From the Tip20! Forum by ~anonymous~ Tip20! Forum Contributor Please take a minute to read. Tipping your server at a restaurant has been a long-standing American tradition. While tipping 15% of the total bill has been the standard for a long time, (read full article)

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Jan 22

Smoking Ban in Restaurants has had Little Effect In Galveston

Smoking ban hasn’t led to any citations The Daily News By Rhiannon Meyers GALVESTON — After more than two weeks, Galveston’s smoking ban has gotten a little hazy. While some bars and restaurants are complying with the new law banning smokin (read full article)

Consumer, Galveston, Restaurant, smoking ban

Dec 05

Whiskey No Ice is a Shot – Not a Glass Full of Liquor

By Marta Daniels of How To Be A Better Restaurant Customer - Reprinted with permission. If you order a cocktail with no ice because you don’t want your drink watered down, I get it.  That’s smart.  If you order your drink with no ice be (read full article)

Bartender, Consumer, Drink, ettiquette, glass, pour, shot, Whiskey

Dec 04

Annual & Holiday Tipping

  by Alexis Jeffries MONEY Magazine – Money Poll It’s an annual dilemma: What’s an appropriate holiday tip for the people who serve you throughout the year? Etiquette expert Peggy Post recommends a gift of a week’s (read full article)

Consumer, guide, holiday, holiday tip, standards, Tipping, tips

Dec 01

December Special Food & Drink Days (American).

National Fruit Cake Month National Egg Nog Month Cookie Cutter Week 1st Week Lager Beer Week 2nd Week National Egg Nog Week 4th Week National Pie Day December 1 National Fritters Day December 2 National Apple Pie Day December 3 N (read full article)

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Nov 25

Couple arrested for not tipping – continued…

Continued from “Jipped on the Tip” by Doreen Linder of the Allentown Headlines Examiner Last week told the story of two college students who got arrested for not paying their gratuity.  Well as anticipated, the charges have been dropped.  Nor (read full article)

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Nov 21

Couple arrested for not tipping…

“Jipped on the Tip” by Doreen Linder of the Allentown Headlines Examiner When John Wagner and Leslie Pope visited the Lehigh Pub in Bethlehem, they never thought they would be leaving in a police car.  They never thought their service (read full article)

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Nov 04

Another Point & Counterpoint on Tipping

POINT Add 10% or 15% to the bill? I think not Posted By DENNIS THOMPSETT of TheSunTimes My mother was a waitress at the Trio for years, but even so, I must admit, I don’t understand the idea of giving tips to people in restaurants. Or anywhere (read full article)

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Nov 01

November Special Food & Drink Days (American).

Georgia Pecan Month National Peanut Butter Lover’s Month National Pepper Month Raisin Bread Month Vegan Month National Fig Week 1st Week National Split Pea Soup Week 2nd Week National Turkey Day 4th Thursday National Stu (read full article)

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Oct 01

October Special Food & Drink Days (American).

Eat Country Ham Month National Apple Month National Applejack Month National Caramel Month National Chili Month National Cookie Month National Dessert Month National Pickled Peppers Month National Pizza Festival Month Na (read full article)

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Oct 01

Tipping: Two sides of the argument – You be the judge.

WARNING: BOTH VIDEOS CONTAIN STRONG LANGUAGE The Complaint Response Video (read full article)

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Sep 18

Hi! I’m the waitress at your local nudie bar.

From the “Best of Craigslist” Date: 2004-01-13, 2:13PM PST Welcome to your neighborhood nudie bar! Come in, have a seat, check out all the pretty girls. Oh, look! Here comes one now. But why is she fully clothed? I’ll tell you: beca (read full article)

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Sep 01

September Special Food & Drink Days (American).

National Biscuit Month Better Breakfast Month National Chicken Month National Honey Month National Mushroom Month National Organic Harvest Month National Papaya Month National Potato Month National Rice Month National Wa (read full article)

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Aug 27

What’s Thrifty and What’s Cheap?

Found in Seattle Weekly. Article By Maggie Savarino in Ask the Bartender It’s that time of week when we answer the questions you’re too drunk or shy to ask…This question comes from Eric: We went out after a late show, but we weren& (read full article)

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Aug 17

EDDT.com to go up for Auction

The internet domain EDDT.com will be going up for auction on Bido.com August 19th at 1:30 EDT. As an acronym for Eat, Drink, Dance and Travel this domain would be great for a food or travel company in an increasingly popular niche market on the inte (read full article)

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Aug 15

Waiter and Waitress Job Description – Video

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