OpenTable Stock Plunges As Google Reservation-Booking Speculation Rises
Their share price is now less than the average dinner bill.
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Maybe the Tech Boom Really Is Feeding the S.F. Restaurant Boom After All
The city's chief economist confirms what '7x7' earlier hinted at.
That One Jerk in Contra Costa County Has Caused National Outrage Over Tipping in S.F.
Us to Ed Arnow of the Contra Costa 'Times': Look at this mess you started!
Are S.F. Waitstaff Demanding a 25 Percent Tip Standard? Hardly.
This "report" from the Contra Costa 'Times' is totally made up, if you ask us.
Bauer Thinks San Franciscans Would Tip More If It Weren’t for Healthy S.F. Surcharge
Mr. Bauer once again takes an opportunity to complain about restaurants who still show the Healthy S.F. surcharge on checks.
Groupon Invents New Accounting Terms to Pretend It’s Profitable
The company appears to be spending $1.43 for every $1 it makes, and is desperate for cash. Thus, the IPO.
In Re: Reservations, and Places That Don’t Take Them
Places like Zero Zero have given in and started taking them.
Think Everyone’s Been Eating Way More Pork Lately? Eh, Not Really
Americans have consumed about the same amount of pork per year for the last hundred years, though it could be on the rise.
Will San Franciscans Ever Stop Eating Out? Probably Not, Says Chron
"All of us haven't been to Alcatraz, but we've all eaten at the top restaurants," says Pete Osborne, owner of Momo's and Pedro's Cantina.
Michael Pollan Thinks $8 For a Dozen Eggs Is a Bargain
"Eight dollars for a dozen eggs sounds outrageous, but when you think that you can make a delicious meal from two eggs, that's $1.50."
Female Chefs Paid About a Quarter Less Than Men
StarChefs released their national survey of chef salaries from 2009 showing an overall uptick, but the news still isn't good for women.
Survival Rate of Top SF Restaurants is About 60%
Two out of three restaurants who make it on Bauer's annual list end up surviving ten-plus years.
S.F. Restaurant Staffs Are Costliest in the Country
With the highest minimum wage in the U.S. and health benefits for all restaurant workers, SF beats out all other cities in staffing costs.
Bauer's Coming Around to the Idea of Reservation Deposits
More in-demand restaurants in SF are asking for $50 to $100 per person as a deposit on every reservation.
The Great 2009 Data Dump: Weighing SF's Openings and Closings
Despite popular lore, 2009 was a year that saw twice as many openings as closings on the SF restaurant scene.
Bikini Baristas Busted; Santa Rosa Ponders Drive-Through Ban
• Bikini-clad baristas in Washington State have been charged with prostitution after they allegedly charged customers to touch their breasts and buttocks at an espresso stand called Grab-n-Go. [AP/SF Gate via Eater NY] • California diners are more conscious of...
Will OpenTable Move Into the Hotel Business?
The reservations company plans to acquire guest management software-maker GuestBridge.
Can a Steakhouse Be Sustainable?
Mike Magliano finds the way to incorporate sustainable meat into a steakhouse is to make it a brasserie too.
Fishermen Decry Herring Ban
With the Bay's herring season canceled, some fishermen are raising a stink, despite the fact their trade group supports the move.
Pauline's Wine Bar Opens, Offsets Three Closures and a Bankruptcy
With Enrico's in chapter 11 and three city restaurants closed in the last few days, we're glad to see some green shoots.
