Sizzling Stories from YumSugar

by Marisa McClellan, Posted Feb 12th 2009 @ 1:01PM

Each Thursday, we round up a selection of scrumptious links from our friends over at YumSugar. Here's what they've got cooking this week.

Don't think your salmon was worth $22? At this London restaurant, you get to decide how much your meal was worth.
Bravo is introducing a Top Chef spin-off, called Top Chef Masters, in which established chefs will face off again one another.
Hershey's has announced that they will stop production of their Joseph Schmidt line of premium chocolates.
With Valentine's Day just a few days away, YumSugar wants to hear about your most romantic meal ever.
More and more restaurants are adding an automatic gratuity to patrons' bills and diners are beginning to revolt.
Despite his being photographed with a bong, Subway has decided not to drop Michael Phelps from his promotional deal.
In a recent radio interview, the founder of pizza chain Papa John's told people not to eat too much pizza.
Love chicken pot pie, but don't like the work of making biscuit dough for the topping? Try finishing it off with sliced bread instead.

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2-12-2009 @3:36PM Jonz said... Because i am too lazy to make an account at YumYum i will comment here.

In regards to the London restaurant offering pay-what-you-feel-it-was-worth.. this isn't so odd to me. There are some that operate all-year round on this system and on the CNN website in the travel section they have an article about such restaurants.
Many focus on offering healthy food so that all may eat no matter their abilities. One place my friend went to and said was great is in Denver called SAME (So All May Eat Cafe) and they offer fresh organic meals on a pay what you can or volunteer system. Makes a heckofalotosense to me.
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2-12-2009 @9:50PM KF said... Me too -- don't want to have to register to comment at YumSugar. There is a day spa who has adopted a similar tactic -- pay what you think is fair for your spa treatments. Interesting concept, and it's in Boulder, Colorado. Wonder if she picked it up from Denver, Jonz?

Read about it here: http://www.spacast.com/2009/02/sensorielle-spa-services-now-paywhatyoucan.html
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2-13-2009 @5:02AM lisa said... Servers make 2.01 an hr, Im sure with last pay hike it's a bit more , but you get the point you may as well stick a gun to poor servers head because it is like armed robbery , in the fact that you are taking money from their pocket when you don't tip.
Frankly I think it's a wonderful idea. You know what your total is, for those that can't compute 15- 20% ,and stiffers no longer have the excuse " Well, your employer should pay you a fair wage . "
How about do not eat out if you can't/won't tip, believe me those servers will NOT miss you !
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