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James Beard Award-winning and IACP-nominated food writer. Check out my book @rulesofdining. Inquiries: newrulesofdining@gmail.com

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Margarita, Up, Pop Rocks Rim?

Margarita, Up, Pop Rocks Rim?

Festivities on the rim of a cocktail glass have historically been reserved for Margaritas and Sidecars (as we…

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Stop Calling It Tipping Fatigue. Just Tip Your Server

Stop Calling It Tipping Fatigue. Just Tip Your Server

Some people say they're sick of tipping. But tipping is the only way to cover workers' income. When I was a f…

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Mark Ladner Is Out at Babbo

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By Adam Reiner
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Less than a year after Stephen Starr reopened Babbo with Mark Ladner running the kitchen, the chef has left, according to sources inside the restaurant. Ladner’s involvement was considered a major coup for Starr when the word broke last year that he had purchased Babbo and its sister restaurant, Lupa, from former owners Joe and Lidia Bastianich.
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Does Hospitality Suffer When a Top Cocktail Bar Goes All-in on Reservations?

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By Adam Reiner
| VinePair Verified
See more of VinePair in your search results. By 5 p.m. on most nights, a healthy line of anxious hopefuls coalesces outside the entrance of schmuck. in New York City’s East Village. For those who didn’t have the forethought to make a reservation, their only hope to procure a coveted seat is to arrive early and join the queue. When schmuck.
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I’m Done Pretending the Guest Is Always Right Original

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By Adam Reiner
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Will Guidara had a mantra that he often shared with the team at Eleven Madison Park: “Their perception is our reality.” I remember hearing this trope uttered often in my restaurant days, where I spent over two decades working as a server in New York City hotspots like Babbo, Carbone, and The Grill. Try-hard managers always seemed to derive joy from reminding staff that no matter how great we thought we were, the quality of our service was always defined by the recipient.
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