food service
Your Eggs Will Be Less Rubbery If the Chef Can See You
A study shows that when the people making your meal can see you, they'll put a little more TLC into your breakfast and everyone ends up happier. So you might want to grab those counter seats.
Robots Are Quietly Infiltrating the Food Service Industry
From borg bartenders to empathetic robot coffee machine salespeople, robots seem to be quietly slipping into our lives in more visible—and curious—ways.
The Federal Minimum Wage Keeps Restaurant Workers on Food Stamps
Restaurant servers use food stamps at twice the rate of the general workforce, and the restaurant industry vividly captures the worst aspects of our economy: being surrounded by food but not being able to afford to eat.
The Kitchen Divides Pakistan's Rich and Poor
When visiting my extended family in Pakistan, I am hyper-aware of the differences between the rich and the poor. Even at home, the classes are separated as young, impoverished men cook meals in sweltering heat for their employers.
Michigan's Prison Food System Is Falling Apart
Food shortages, drug smuggling, sex with inmates: It might sound like another episode of Orange Is the New Black, but it's reality for many Michigan prisoners, who are at the mercy of private contractors that routinely violate safety standards.