Five Recent Interesting Food News Stories To Ponder
Stick a Fork In It — Five Recent Interesting Food News Stories To Ponder By Edwin Goei in News Sun., Nov. 1 2009 @ 4:38PM If you'd browsed you'd also find these food stories this past week. Just in case you didn't: - Twilight-themed restaurant planned for Wash. town - Associated Press - Chinese Urbanites Drop Chopsticks for 'Western' Food - ABC News - Lawmaker Wants Oyster Policy Reversed - Food Safety News - One Hundred Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do (Part 1) - The New York Times - Rachael Ray brings the Yum-O to city public school ...

"One Hundred Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do"
Life Is a Feast — The first half of this list comes from the New York Times. Here are a few of my favorites: 2. Do not make a singleton feel bad. Do not say, “Are you waiting for someone?” Ask for a reservation. Ask if he or she would like to sit at the bar. 5. Tables should be level without anyone asking. Fix it before guests are seated. 8. Do not interrupt a conversation. For any reason. Especially not to recite specials. Wait for the right moment. 12. Do not touch the rim of a water glass. Or any other glass. ...

Service Issues, Cont.: The second half of "100 Things...
Eater LA — ... , and like the first 50, there are a few oddballs and a few that every restaurant should already be doing. Some that might prompt discussion: Bring the pepper mill with the appetizer; Never bring a check until someone asks for it; Refrain from touching the wet spots on the guest; and our personal favorite, "Do not play brass — no brassy Broadway songs, brass bands, marching bands, or big bands that feature brass, except a muted flugelhorn." [NYT via ...

Sampler Platter: Make a bacon lamp, meet the White House Crustmaster, testing Campbell's Soup's noodles claim
Daily Dish — ... a.k.a. the Crustmaster. CBS4 Denver --Restaurant groups unhappy that health-care bill requires employers to offer health benefits to part-timers. Nation's Restaurant News --"Emeril Live" may return to TV -- but not on the Food Network. ABC Action News --The 10 most beloved and unhealthy gaming snacks. Topless Robot --100 things restaurant staffers should never do: Part 1 and Part 2. New York Times --Reporter tests Campbell's claim that ...