Labor
Starbucks union to strike at more than 100 locations on Red Cup Day, one of the chain’s busiest days of the year
CNBC 11/17
Workers at more than 100 unionized Starbucks locations plan to strike on Thursday, one of the chain’s biggest sales days of the year.
Can the Labor Shortage Bring Out the Best in Restaurants?
QSR Magazine 11/17
Take everything you thought you knew about labor management, all those work ethic rules that were once sacred, and burn ‘em at the stake. Now, the employee holds all the cards.
Food Industry Policy
City Of Napa Paves Way For Permanent Outdoor Dining Program
Patch Napa Valley 11/16
NAPA, CA — The City of Napa made further strides to extend the temporary Napa Al Fresco parklets program into a permanent dining option for local businesses at the November 15, 2022 Council Meeting.
An economic argument for heat safety regulation
NPR 11/16
SYLVIE DOUGLIS, BYLINE: NPR
On the Side
DIASPORA Food Project / Feature
Los Angeles Times 11/16
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It was the excessively mid of times. In all seriousness, the food “scene” in Los Angeles is in rare form.
Top 25 Restaurants: Where to eat in the Bay Area, Fall 2022
San Francisco Chronicle 11/16
Happy autumn! Time to pull out your 12-foot skeleton, set out the decorative gourds and shift into soup mode.
