Part of my job includes attending audits with clients. They come in all different names and scopes depending on the …
Category: Restaurants & Bar
What exactly is a malt beverage?
There is not a separate definition for malt beverages in the New York Alcohol Beverage Control Law. Malt beverages are …
Who can manufacture and sell hard cider in New York State?
Hard cider can be manufactured in New York State by licensed cider producers, farm wineries, and farm brewers. All retail …
Affordable New York Wines
At a New York Restaurant Association fundraiser, I discovered a tasting table for Bellangelo and FLX wines by Bellangelo. These …
What Can You Do to Protect Against Selling to Minors or Intoxicated Persons?
ASK FOR PROOF – It is a crime to give or sell alcoholic beverages to anyone under the age of …
Legally acceptable reasons not to hire a candidate
Employers are told reasons they cannot legally use to decline to employ a candidate (age, sex, disability and religion, for …
How to price your menu items
The simplest rule for pricing menu items? Food costs x 3 = retail price on menu Why the multiple of …
Healthiest Cheese Options
I love cheese as much as I love red wine. I also wanted to do some research and suggest some …
Employers beware: wage cases at all-time high
I’ve been reporting on the changes in wage and labor laws that the restaurant and bar industry needs to know …
Employee record keeping for restaurants and bars
Somewhere in your office, you probably have one file for each current and former employee over the past few years. …