French Café Charges Rude Customers Extra

The owner of Le Petite Syrah cafe in Nice was fed up with the rudeness of customers. In an effort to change the behavior, he posted the following sign -"Un Café  7€" (about $9.50 US)"Un Café, s'il vous plait" - 4.25€"Bonjour, un café, s'il vous plait" - 1.40€ From NBC News: The sign, inspired by those he saw in Italy and France, started as a joke -- he's never … [Read more...] about French Café Charges Rude Customers Extra

Jake's restaurant at 12th and Stark has come a long way. Here is the menu from the early days - I am not sure of the exact date. Click on the image to see them full size. These are from the LA Public Library collection. … [Read more...] about Jake’s Portland Vintage Menu – A Few Things Have Changed

A study in Nature Neuroscience asked the question, what is the affect of caffeine on memory in humans?160 participants and three giraffes1 were given a pill of either 200mg of caffeine or a placebo. 24 hours later, they took a memory test. Via Gizmodo, Then, when the volunteers came back after 24 hours, they took a memory test involving images that they’d seen before, … [Read more...] about Caffeine Enhances Memory Consolidation in Humans

A new California law bans culinary workers from touching any ready-to-eat foods with their bare hands. Not a terrible thing, you might say, though many chefs would argue that much of cooking is done by taste, and, in my opinion, kitchen workers are more likely to wash their hands than they are to switch out a pair of gloves every time they get a bit of food on them. However, … [Read more...] about New California Food Safety Rule Requires Bartenders Wear Gloves

Anonymous trolls beware. In what the Washington Times calls "a decision that could reshape the rules for online consumer reviews, a Virginia court has ruled that the popular website Yelp must turn over the names of seven reviewers who anonymously criticized a prominent local carpet cleaning business."From the Courthouse News Service, Yelp must identify seven anonymous … [Read more...] about Court Forces Yelp to Reveal Anonymous Reviewers’ Identities