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Jul 31

Eleven Ways Servers Can Lose Their Tip

From Purple Slinky,  by Jo Oliver Re-printed without permission These are sure fire ways to decrease or lose a tip. Correct sequence when serving courses. Drinks……appetizer……salads…..main course……dessert. Don’t bring me an appetize (read full article)

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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 01

IRS Cracking Down on Tip Reporting

By John Dimsdale – Reposted from PublicRadio.org The IRS figures the food and beverage business should be sending in some 200,000 tip disclosure forms every year. But only about a quarter ever show up. The IRS wouldn’t go on the record, (read full article)

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Dec 01

IRS Extends Food Industry Tip Reporting Program

IR-2009-110, Dec. 1, 2009 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today extended for an additional two years its program that simplifies the record keeping burden for reporting tip income in the food and beverage industry. The Attributed Tip Inco (read full article)

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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 20

Shoes for Crews – Comfortable, Slip Resistant Shoes

Tip20 is pleased to welcome Shoes for Crews to it’s list of officially endorsed products! Shoes for crews has been in the business of creating comfortable slip resistant shoes for the service and hospitality industry for over 25 years. Weather (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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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 01

August Special Food & Drink Days (American).

National Catfish Month National Peach Month National Brownies at Brunch Month National Apple Week 2nd Week National Mustard Day 1st Saturday National Raspberry Cream Pie Day August 1 National Ice Cream Sandwich Day August 2 Nation (read full article)

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Jul 01

July Special Food & Drink Days (American).

National Baked Bean Month National Culinary Arts Month National Hot Dog Month National Ice Cream Month National July Belongs to Blueberries Month National Canned Luncheon Meat Week 1st Week Sundae Sunday 3rd Sunday National Hot (read full article)

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Jun 20

Garnishing of Tips to Pay Charge Card Fees Sparks Controversy

Nation’s Restaurant News , Feb 18, 2008 by Dina Berta, Reproduced with permission. Amid a swirl of controversy, some restaurants have scuttled plans to deduct portions of credit card processing fees from servers’ tips as a way to offset w (read full article)

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Jun 17

Are You Obligated to Pay Automatic Gratuity?

Ask Tip20! Question: Hello, when visiting an establishment in the US which automatically adds a 20% tip to your bill, are you obligated to pay the tip portion of the bill? I’m asking this after visiting such an establishment where the service w (read full article)

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