Queens Night Market Might Be the New Yorkiest Food Fair of All

July 10, 2018 by Leave a Comment

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“Queens Night Market is midway through its fourth season behind the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. When you first arrive a little before the gates open at 6 p.m., the alfresco food bazaar seems, with its concrete lot and frenzied vendors bracing for the mob, much like any other. But as the evening progresses, you start to notice the distinctions: the diverse crowd, both in ethnicity and age; unexpected amenities like portable sinks and a curtained ATM; the calm and patient geniality of the vendors, happy to explain their food and culture; the aromas permeating the lot, uniting farflung points on the globe in one gloriously multicultural cookout.”

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Inspired Indoor-Outdoor Bar in Williamsburg

July 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment

“The Woods Team Expands With ’80s Surfer-Inspired Indoor-Outdoor Bar in Williamsburg. Right under the BQE at 307 Meeker Ave. at Frost Street, the Breakers fills 2,500 square feet with neon signs, saturated colors, and skateboards and surfboards. The style pulls from ’80s surfing and skateboarding looks, with a little dose of disco in the mix, Rosen says. An elaborate mural on the floor, for instance, is inspired by skateboard design.

For drinks, the Breakers goes hard on tiki-inspired draft cocktails. The bar stocks 15 of them, including a zombie, rum punch, and ginger mai tai. All cost $10, with the exception of a Sex on the Beach, which will always be $5.”

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How To Design A Restaurant Menu

July 3, 2018 by Leave a Comment

“Everyone has been to a restaurant where the menu has really stood out from the crowd. But everyone has also been to plenty of restaurants where the menu looks exactly the same as dozens of other menus, just filled with different information.”

“Handling your own restaurant menu design can sound like a daunting task if you don’t have a design background or the funding to bring in the pros, but rest assured that it isn’t anything the average restaurateur can’t handle with a little bit of the right information.”

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Restaurant Owners And Servers Battle Over Proposal To Raise Minimum Wage

July 3, 2018 by Leave a Comment

“A proposal to raise the minimum wage for restaurant servers could reduce sexual harassment in the industry and improve the living standards of workers, or force small, struggling New York restaurants to close their doors—depending on who you ask. Yesterday morning, the Department of Labor held their last hearing on whether or not to raise the tipped minimum wage on par with state minimum wage, and eliminate the tip credit, which allows restaurants to pay a lower minimum wage as long as tips make up the difference.”

“Food Service workers in New York City have a minimum wage of either $8.00 or $8.65, depending on the size of the restaurant (outside the city, the minimum wage drops to $7.50), compared to $15.00 for the rest of New York City workers ($13.50 for small employers).”

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Street Vendors Say Proposal To Oust Them From WTC Site Is Islamophobic

June 25, 2018 by Leave a Comment

The City Council is considering legislation that would expand the restricted vending area around the World Trade Center site, displacing 22 street vendors who say the proposal is racially motivated. City Councilwoman Margaret Chin, who sponsored the bill, insists she supports street vendors, but that the bill is about public safety—the NYPD maintains that street vendor carts could conceal explosives and often contain flammable gases. At a hearing last week, Oleg Chernyavsky, the NYPD’s director of legislative affairs, asserted that a proliferation of food vendors “can soften an officer’s vigilance when similar looking equipment being used to hide explosives is placed near the vendors who legitimately ply their trade,” Patch reports.

The Street Vendors Project, an advocacy group which has 1,800 vendor members, has taken issue with this claim.

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How Much Noise Should We Put Up With In NYC Parks?

June 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment

“A Parks Dept. spokesperson said that so far this year they’ve logged 209 service requests regarding noise-related issues. They could not immediately provide information on how many (if any) summonses have been issued for noise violations in parks.”

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Low price growth signals tight financial times for grocery

June 14, 2018 by Leave a Comment

“As prices fall or stay the same for many grocery items, consumers will rejoice — or they may not notice. But grocers notice in a big way. Already low margins have shrunk even further, and there is less room to cut costs in order to stay competitive. Last month’s prices only increased in one sector. They decreased 1.3% for nonalcoholic beverages, 0.6% for dairy, 0.4% for produce, and 0.2% for bakery products, according to BLS statistics. The increase in meat, poultry, fish and egg prices just barely pulls grocery stores into having net higher prices.”

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Employee touching hair then preparing food leads to failed inspection.

June 13, 2018 by Leave a Comment

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“SAN ANTONIO – A sushi restaurant in the Blue Star complex failed a city health inspection last month after an employee was seen touching their hair then continuing food preparation work. The inspector also noted that the restaurant needed, “an overall cleaning and organizing of personal and establishment food and dish wares.”

“Metropolitan Health Department records confirm that Sukeban had corrected all of its violations.”

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How Restaurants Are Winning Over The Youngest Diners

June 13, 2018 by Leave a Comment

“Kids menus—particularly at chain restaurants—have taken a beating for being unhealthy, uninteresting and unevolved. But while parents have pushed for the elimination of sugary soft drinks and the addition of fruit and veggies, it’s not just healthier menu choices that make a restaurant kid-friendly. Service, ambiance and the dining experience as a whole matter to parents and their children—especially the largest group of parents: millennials.”

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Starbucks Raises Its Coffee Prices

June 8, 2018 by Leave a Comment

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“Evaluating prices periodically allows us to balance the need to run our business profitably while continuing to provide value to our loyal customers and attract new customers – the spokesperson said.”

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