The week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Fighting back, round 2
A flash of defiance that led to a special edition two weeks ago has surged into an out-and-out trend of restaurants telling their adversaries, "No more of that." Here's the fight card for Round Two.
Consumer Trends
Stat of the month: women & alcohol
Thirty percent of women spent more on alcohol in bars and restaurants last year, compared to 19 percent of the general population. And many are looking to operators for guidance, a prime marketing opportunity.
Asked to name the restaurant trend of 2015 by Tasting Table, chefs Nick Balla and Cortney Burns of Bar Tartine in San Francisco predicted a move away from tipping. But instead of pointing out unfairness or discrimination as the catalyst, they cited a different motivation: restaurateurs’ desire to find alternative methods of compensation.