Starbucks Trips Over Tips
March 21, 2008 by Bold Foodie · Leave a Comment
Already shrinking Starbucks took another blow when Superior Court Judge Patricia Cowett sided with 100,000 current and former baristas that sued the coffee chain to reclaim over $85 million worth of tips that Starbucks had shared with it’s shift supervisors in CA locations over many years. Starbucks was ordered to pay back $87 million in tips and another $19 million in interest. Not an insignificant amount of money!
The law states fairly clearly that tips are not to be shared with supervisors and management. The employer is responsible for paying supervisors and management staff and tips are to be shared amongst mom-management staff. For more: Starbucks Trips Over Tips.
Group Recipes – A Foodie Social Network
March 2, 2008 by Bold Foodie · Leave a Comment
What is Group Recipes? In their own words:
Group Recipes wants to be the world’s neatest food site. From meeting other food lovers to nifty recipe predictions and taste compatibility, Group Recipes has your grub needs covered. The project’s goal is to harness the tastebuds of the masses to create a really useful resource for food lovers.
- Discover great recipes in unique ways
- Create your own food page
- Have “Roger” the Recipe Robot (aka Food Prediction Algorithm) learn about your tastes and predict recipes you will like or dislike
- Show off your personal creations and get feedback as well as honors
- Meet other foodies (aka food lovers) and see what kind of foods they are into
- Share & Discover great places to eat in your home town
- Stem the flow of boredom by using the “Recipe Stumbler” to explore recipes related to your favorite foods. (This is a great feature if you’re stuck in the office all day and need to waste as much time as possible.)
- Explore food by taste, mood, photo, ingredients, uniqueness, rating, and your compatibility
- Organize your recipe collection with the Recipe Manager
- Join/Create a Group of like-minded foodies
- Experiment and collaborate on a dish with other members
- Create your own food TV Show!
- Learn how to be a better cook by osmosis. No promises.
This site is well designed and very robust. I expect the site will continue to be one of the leading social networking sites for foodies. In fact, I’m on my way there now to sign up. Hopefully my ‘Bold Foodie’ name hasn’t been snagged yet. Seeya there!