As more MN restaurants adopt surcharges in place of tipping, one has given up on the idea. for now.
The owner of several Minnesota restaurants says he still believes in a no-tip model that better compensates all staff, but he was sick of the customer conflict. Author: Kent Erdahl Updated: 6:58 PM CDT July 13, 2021
WAYZATA, Minn. As more and more Minnesotans have returned to in-person dining in recent weeks, many have begun to notice more and more restaurants adding a sizeable charge to their bill.
It may be called a wellness fee, service charge or a tip surcharge, and it can add anywhere from 15 to 20% to your bill. In most cases, the goal of the charge is to replace traditional tips in favor of better pay and support for all restaurant staff.
7 Twin Cities chefs talk about their favorite mom-made dish In many cases, it s pretty safe to say that behind every great chef, there s a great mom. May 8, 2021 9:18am Text size Copy shortlink:
Seven-layer salad. Fermented fish. Molasses-sweetened rye bread. Chicken soup with matzo balls.
Those are some of the dishes that Twin Cities chefs singled out, with obvious affection, when asked about their favorite Mom-made dish. And why not? They re the foods connected to childhood happiness, and to the eating memories associated with maternal warmth.
We approached seven Twin Cities chefs with this Mother s Day question: How has your mother influenced your career? In many cases, it s pretty safe to say that behind every great chef, there s a great mom.
Effectively immediately, lunch services are temporarily suspended. 3:00 pm, Apr. 22, 2021 ×
Due to staffing shortages, Longtrees Woodfire Grill is temporarily suspending its lunch services.
Abby Rakun, who owns the restaurant with her husband, Chef Mike Rakun, said that after a busy first week, they simply do not have the staff in place to “provide first-rate service and top-notch food” for both lunch and dinner.
She said effective immediately, the restaurant will open at 3 p.m. for happy hour and dinner services will begin at 4:30 p.m.
“This is not a choice any business wants to make, however it is the right choice in order to do what we set out to do, and that is to provide quality food and service,” Abby Rakun said in a news release sent out Thursday afternoon. “We’ve trained an amazing staff and they are doing everything they can to offer prompt, knowledgeable, above and beyond service, but the reality is that we just don’t have enough employees t
Field-and-forest-to-table ingredients are the bread and butter of Chef Mike Rakun s scratch kitchen. 1:05 pm, Apr. 21, 2021 ×
Mike Rakun, Longtrees Woodfire Grill s owner and chef, talks with representatives from KIKV-FM, Terri Shatek (left) and Kim Juergens, last Friday, April 16, during a media night preview at the new Alexandria restaurant. (Celeste Edenloff / Echo Press)
At just 14 years of age, Mike Rakun found he loved to spend time in the kitchen. He often spent time cooking with his grandmother and was influenced by the likes of Julia Childs and Jacques Pépin.
And now at the ripe age of 40, the Twin Cities chef just opened his fifth restaurant – Longtrees Woodfire Grill in Alexandria. Rakun, who received his education from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, will be opening another restaurant – Mill Valley Kitchen – in downtown Alexandria inside The Rune. That restaurant is slated to open in the spring of 2022.