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[m3m]

If you don’t tip - regardless of what societal consensus is for the standard percentage - you’re gonna get judged by the person that is serving you.

[Matt R.]

I generally find that people who never worked in food service / hospitality have entitlements and attitudes similar to this. I find it gross.

I had many years in these industries and now gladly tip generously because I know that these employees have to deal with attitudes like this.

I always chuckle a bit when people suggest the customer shouldn’t have to subsidize the wages of the staff, because of course the customer always subsidizes 100% of wages (and everything else) anyways.

[Victoria Watcher]

^ ^ ^ Are you saying it’s not good for people to earn commission?

Workers on the whole would be a lot more effective and pleasant if more did.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 29 May 2023 - 07:54 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

I always chuckle a bit when people suggest the customer shouldn’t have to subsidize the wages of the staff, because of course the customer always subsidizes 100% of wages (and everything else) anyways.

Indeed. All the money has to come from the customer one way or another. By hook or by crook.

[Matt R.]

I have yet to meet a tipped employee who would rather have a “living wage” than make minimum plus tips, and I’ve been at this game for a long time.

[Mike K.]

If you don’t tip - regardless of what societal consensus is for the standard percentage - you’re gonna get judged by the person that is serving you.

Exactly.

It’s not a good thing. The relationship between the server and the customer is not mutually exclusive, but the server 100% depends on the customer. The customer does not.

[Victoria Watcher]

Inflation continues to take a bite out of Canadian restaurants.

 

Restaurants Canada, representing over 30,000 businesses coast-to-coast, says 51 per cent of restaurants are losing money.

 

The not-for-profit's study found the number of restaurants filing for bankruptcy has increased by 116 per cent since 2022, and they expect that number to grow if changes are not made.

 

 

 

https://bc.ctvnews.c...e-due-1.6406142

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 31 May 2023 - 06:05 AM.

[LJ]

In line with that, Canadian's personal debt is now 107% of the country's GDP.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/n...ng the pandemic.

[Matt R.]

Inflation continues to take a bite out of Canadian restaurants.
 
Restaurants Canada, representing over 30,000 businesses coast-to-coast, says 51 per cent of restaurants are losing money.
 
The not-for-profit's study found the number of restaurants filing for bankruptcy has increased by 116 per cent since 2022, and they expect that number to grow if changes are not made.
 
 
 
https://bc.ctvnews.c...e-due-1.6406142

I could not imagine running a restaurant and losing money. It’s so much work.

[Victoria Watcher]

Food delivery marketplace Cookin which focuses on homemade meals created by chefs and food creators and launched in Canada last year is expanding its platform in Canada and the U.S. after securing $17 million in funding.

The online food service connects home cooks and consumers, providing consumers with the opportunity to purchase diverse home-cooked meals delivered to their doors.

Since launching in October in Toronto, thousands of consumers have downloaded the app and ordered more than 6,000 meals from more than 60 chefs currently on the platform. Cookin says that more than 1,800 chefs have applied to be on the platform.

The $17 million funding will allow Cookin to expand in 17 cities by 2025 with the first two launches in Dallas, Texas and Miami, Florida. It is also expanding in Ontario.

Cookin says it offers chefs freedom over their own food business with the ability to retain 80 per cent of their food sales revenue.

"Cookin empowers talented food creators to become entrepreneurs," says Morley Ivers, co-founder and CEO, Cookin. "Many chefs and food creators are reinventing themselves within the food industry. Through Cookin, they can continue to share their passion for creating authentic cuisines with an even wider customer base, while Cookin supports food entrepreneurs with technology, marketing enablement, packaging procurement, customer service and delivery. The feedback from both consumers and creators has been outstanding."

https://www.groceryb...d-in-canada-u-s

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 03 June 2023 - 03:04 AM.

[Matt R.]

I see the Tastebuds food truck in Sooke, parked at Sooke Oceanside Brewery I think, has sold to Chef Motoharu Nozawa. He was most recently head chef at House of Boateng and is the real deal. Quite a score for east Sooke!

https://www.hobfinef...eng-moto-nozawa

No website that I can see, just a FB page.

https://www.facebook.../2023hidenseek/

Edited by Matt R., 03 June 2023 - 07:13 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

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Hmmmm, 50 seats and central bar.  Don't know.

[Victoria Watcher]

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[Victoria Watcher]

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[Matt R.]

Top Table is finally opening on Douglas.

https://vancouverisl...Synbr8Fv4Q-FieM

[Victoria Watcher]

$3,000,000

 

 

 

180 Crome Point Rd
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Edited by Victoria Watcher, 14 June 2023 - 01:07 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

[Ismo07]

Yeah, this is what I mean.

It’s not good for workers to rely on tips to the degree where they start judging people. If you don’t tip enough, you get labelled, etc. Surely that’s not a winning strategy for a business.

Service workers will also overtip, with their tips. It can tilt the expectation scale.

Also, the majority of people who work in service and food don’t get tips. Only a small percentage do.

 

Yes this.. When I am out with industry folks they tip way more.  I just tell them they are making too much money.  They tell me it's to pay for parking...  But they also know I tip 1% per step so I try hard to sit near the service entrance to the bar/kitchen or at the bar.  You can see me doing the John Cleese walk to measure how much I'll be tipping too...

[Mike K.]

Apparently there’s a 10% Movement thing gaining momentum. Because prices have increased so much in recent years, the movement argues automatic tip requests should be lower, not higher.

The other day I saw 20, 25 and 30%.

[Victoria Watcher]

Victoria is no stranger to fine dining, especially when it comes to serving seafood.

The trend continues with the Vancouver-based Toptable Group opening a new restaurant in downtown Victoria. Not only has Toptable Group been well-renowned for its restaurants in Vancouver, but in Whistler and even in New York City. The new restaurant, Marilena Cafe and Raw Bar, will be located at the Rotunda building on 1525 Douglas St.

The restaurant group is also notable for its connection to the Vancouver Canucks. Toptable Group and the professional hockey team share the same owner, Francesco Aquilini.

https://www.vicnews....re-in-victoria/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 16 June 2023 - 01:03 AM.