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Spoiled by lack of choice: the restaurant tasting menu takes off post-COVID
David Matthews
Photo: Joe Armao
Neil Perry called it first. And if not first, at least loudest, stating with the closure of his original Rockpool in Sydney five years ago that hours-long, course-by-course tasting menus were done.
A la carte dining was where it was at, he said, opening Eleven Bridge with a menu where (gasp) guests got to choose what they ate, then pay for it. Eleven Bridge didn t last, but where Perry led others followed.
Take a spin around the country s biggest restaurant openings of the past 18 months, and a la carte is the name of the game: Woodcut at the Crown; Gimlet at Cavendish House; Mimi s by Merivale; the upcoming Society by the Lucas Group.
Restaurants adding service charges to address employee wage gap
Courtesy of Carmine’s on Penn)
Denver restaurants have been grappling with the wage gap between front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house employees for years.
Increasing competition and the rising state and city minimum wage have made it difficult to even out pay between wait staff and those in the kitchen who don’t get tipped, according to those in the industry.
Now, with the pandemic putting local restaurants in a state of almost constant uncertainty, multiple prominent restaurateurs have decided it’s the logical time to debut what they see as a solution the service charge.
7 Colorado neighborhood holiday dinner ideas
Meals perfect for small groups and support local businesses
Holiday gatherings likely look different this year and that may mean smaller dinners with close family.
and last updated 2020-12-22 13:09:25-05
DENVER â Holiday gatherings likely look different this year and that may mean smaller dinners with close family.
Instead of spending hours in the kitchen, we ve compiled a list of local Colorado businesses who are serving up meals perfect for your smaller holiday gatherings.
Here s 7 Colorado neighborhood holiday dinner ideas:
1. The Chicken Shack
With locations in both Aurora and Parker, this small business is serving up fresh fried chicken from wings, to tenders, to sandwiches. You also get your pick of more than two dozen tasty sauces.