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The Wine Schmooze: How to taste a bottle of wine in a restaurant

by Taylor Eason | Feb 11, 2015 | Columns, Food + Booze, Leisure

Ah, the ever solemn, oft confusing restaurant ceremony of “tasting” a bottle of wine. Centuries of custom and formality have twisted it into a byproduct of wine snobbery, but it’s really a necessary quality control exercise. I call it the “Wine Schmooze” since it’s a...

Sexual Harassment: Part of the Job?: Exploitation in the food service industry

by Amanda Drane | Dec 10, 2014 | Articles, Featured

Early in her career in the restaurant and bar industry, Felicia Lundquist’s boss said something to her that — unlike his earlier rude comments — she just couldn’t brush off. On that night, Lundquist and a few co-workers were wrapping up their shift. She went into the...

The Wine Schmooze: How to taste a bottle of wine in a restaurant

Sexual Harassment: Part of the Job?: Exploitation in the food service industry

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