More Restaurants Are Passing Credit Card Fees On To Customers
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Restaurants often pay up to 4% per transaction for credit card payments, which can add thousands of dollars to weekly costs. With rising labor and food prices, restaurateurs face a tough choice: raise menu prices or pass credit card fees on to customers. More and more are opting for the latter, adding a credit card surcharge to the check. They usually offer an electronic payment option too. These days, it may be cheaper to pay your dinner bill via Paypal or Venmo.
Michelin Releases California Guide And Earmarks Atlanta
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Six restaurants joined the Michelin-star ranks in California this year, including 1-star ratings for San Francisco's Thai spot, Nari, and Napa's hyper-local, hyper-seasonal Auro. Despite no new 2-star or 3-star ratings, California still has the most Michelin-starred restaurants in the country, followed by New York. The Michelin Guide also announced that Atlanta will be the newest US city to receive star ratings in a city-wide guide releasing this fall.
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The Best Restaurant In The World Is Central In Lima, Peru
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The "World's 50 Best" organization has been ranking restaurants around the globe since 2002. This year, the top spot was taken by Central in Lima. Others in the top 10 include Disfrutar in Barcelona, Diverxo in Madrid, Asador Etxebarri in Atxondo Spain, Alchemist in Copenhagen, Maido in Lima, Lido 84 in Gardone Riviera Italy, Atomix in New York City, Quintonil in Mexico City, and Table by Bruno Verjus in Paris. If you're traveling to any of those cities this summer, now you know where to eat!
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Michelin Guide Nods To San Francisco, Miami, New York, and Philadelphia
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It's Michelin season, just in time for summer travel. Last month, the Michelin Guide added 19 new restaurants to its California guide, all in the San Francisco Bay Area. Actual stars are yet to be revealed there, but the additions hint at what's to come. Meanwhile, in Florida, Michelin inspectors added four new one-star spots to that city's guide, all in Miami. In New York, 17 additional restaurants were announced, and in Philadelphia, which has never been recognized with Michelin stars, a new Michelin Green Guide was issued, featuring can’t-miss destinations such as tourist sites, parks, restaurants, and hotels. The guides are worth a look if you're traveling this summer.
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Restaurants Increasingly Opt For Service Fees Over Tips
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While tipping is deeply ingrained in the American restaurant experience, the practice is changing due to pay disparities relative to state and federal minimum and subminimum wages (for tipped workers). In many cities, restaurants have implemented 20% service fees instead of tips to ensure that workers receive fair wages year-round regardless of tipping fluctuations. Restaurant guests are still adjusting to the fees, but it's generally understood that if your bill includes a service fee, additional tips are completely optional.
