Restaurant owner explains why he charges $16 for a BLT and why he thinks food prices won't get better

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Central City Tavern outside of Atlanta.

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After racist threats forced a Southeast Asian restaurant to close down, the owner reopened a new restaurant as an homage to his immigrant parents

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David Rasavong in his restaurant, Love and Thai
David Rasavong opened his restaurant as a homage to his immigrant parents. He closed his previous restaurant after false accusations of serving dog meat.

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Managers at Checkers restaurants in Alabama clocked staff out mid-shift and altered their timecards so they could pay them less, a federal agency claims

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Managers at two Checkers restaurants in Alabama altered employees' timecards, the Labor Department says.

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$800,000 tuna to be turned into sushi at Michelin-starred restaurant

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Bluefin tunas caught at a tuna farm in Malta.
Bluefin tuna.

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Starbucks workers say they're worried about the new reusable cup program

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Starbucks customers can now use their own cups for mobile and drive-thru orders.

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TGI Fridays just closed 36 restaurants — see the full list

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TGI Fridays closed 36 restaurants in the US on January 3.

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An upmarket California restaurant took thousands of dollars in tips from staff to fund business expenses, a federal lawsuit claims

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The golden age of working for Instacart, DoorDash, and other delivery apps is over, workers say

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A woman wearing sunglasses and carrying a red DoorDash-branded insulated bag walks away from an SUV with its back hatch open in a neighborhood in Palo Alto, California at the start of the COVID pandemic. A hybrid car parked in a driveway is visible in the background.
Delivery gig work isn't as lucrative as it was in 2020, gig workers told Business Insider.

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New Year's partiers are spending big bucks for dinner near the iconic Times Square ball drop

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Revelers pose in front of a sign with the 2024 numerals after an illumination ceremony in Times Square.
Restaurants in New York City's Times Square are selling pricey packages for exclusive celebrations marking the new year.

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A Michelin-starred chef who runs the UK's best restaurant says he's not 'rolling in money'

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A Michelin-starred chef said his $480 menu is justified because of the expensive ingredients.

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