http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/12/11/is-the-public-ready-for-a-transparent-restaurant-industry/ Culinary Rants & Raves from Bay Area Foodies and Professionals Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:57:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/12/11/is-the-public-ready-for-a-transparent-restaurant-industry/#comment-1258 shuna fish lydon Fri, 15 Dec 2006 03:08:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/12/11/is-the-public-ready-for-a-transparent-restaurant-industry/#comment-1258 Hello commenters,Thank you for continuing a lively discussion. I think it's impossible to talk about heated topics without getting hot. But I tried hard, while writing the above words, to insert myself into the overall ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/12/11/is-the-public-ready-for-a-transparent-restaurant-industry/#comment-1255 Katherine Graham Cracker Fri, 15 Dec 2006 02:44:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/12/11/is-the-public-ready-for-a-transparent-restaurant-industry/#comment-1255 Some members of the Golden Gate Restaurant Association have refused service to members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors over health care issue. Imagine you've come in and are sitting at the bar ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/12/11/is-the-public-ready-for-a-transparent-restaurant-industry/#comment-1254 Anonymous Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:49:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/12/11/is-the-public-ready-for-a-transparent-restaurant-industry/#comment-1254 "But I cannot say that my sadness is not also mixed with anger. How could a restaurant conscionably hire a chef and not offer her/him health insurance?"Most restaurant owners are not bad people. They would ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/12/11/is-the-public-ready-for-a-transparent-restaurant-industry/#comment-1251 Wage to Live Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:22:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/12/11/is-the-public-ready-for-a-transparent-restaurant-industry/#comment-1251 I work with this new organization, Wage to Live (http://www.wagetolive.org/) that aims to raise wages of restaurant workers through conscientious consumption. We're starting in NY, but we are dealing with these same issues. You ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/12/11/is-the-public-ready-for-a-transparent-restaurant-industry/#comment-1250 the pauper Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:41:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/12/11/is-the-public-ready-for-a-transparent-restaurant-industry/#comment-1250 mingerspicewait hold one.*flame on*The whole point of the original post seems to be that health care is a good thing and more restaurants should have it. Now the thing that keeps restaurants from doing this ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/12/11/is-the-public-ready-for-a-transparent-restaurant-industry/#comment-1249 Anonymous Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:57:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/12/11/is-the-public-ready-for-a-transparent-restaurant-industry/#comment-1249 I've been working as a professional cook for about 8 years now. Currently, I run the kichen of one the the most successful and highly rated restaurants in San Francisco. What really bothers me ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/12/11/is-the-public-ready-for-a-transparent-restaurant-industry/#comment-1247 mingerspice Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:40:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/12/11/is-the-public-ready-for-a-transparent-restaurant-industry/#comment-1247 San Francisco may have universal health care next year.http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/30/BAGJNMMG3L19.DTLOne of the benefits of universal health care is that the costs are shared by all employers (at least in the scheme set up in SF), so ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/12/11/is-the-public-ready-for-a-transparent-restaurant-industry/#comment-1243 the pauper Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:04:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/12/11/is-the-public-ready-for-a-transparent-restaurant-industry/#comment-1243 You bring up a good point and it's great that you want to vote with your dollars. It reminds me of people who vote for Nader during the elections. Mmm... statement votes! And we end ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/12/11/is-the-public-ready-for-a-transparent-restaurant-industry/#comment-1242 Anonymous Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:31:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/12/11/is-the-public-ready-for-a-transparent-restaurant-industry/#comment-1242 so, who pays for the added expense of health insurance? The diner? Will people be willing to pay $15 for a salad and $30 for an entree at their "neighborhood" restaurant? http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/12/11/is-the-public-ready-for-a-transparent-restaurant-industry/#comment-1240 Catherine Wed, 13 Dec 2006 04:27:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/12/11/is-the-public-ready-for-a-transparent-restaurant-industry/#comment-1240 Shuna, you make a very important point. Being a Brit, I think health care should be free, paid for by our society through taxes as an essential "right" of all citizens (and residents). Alas, ...