Dear Salty, I work at a small cafe in an affluent beach town. Once it hits 4 p.m., the clientele swing heavily…
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Dear Salty, I quit drinking recently, cold turkey, and am learning how to navigate in the sober world. I still…
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Dear Salty: Often around the holidays, or throughout the year at weddings and events, we are commonly at an open…
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Dear Salty: I don’t throw a ton of parties, but this year, in honor of my new condo, I decided to bite the bullet…
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Hi Salty: Not sure if this is your realm of expertise or not, but I got invited to a Hanukkah party at the home of…
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Hi Salty, My question is simply this: Should we tip the hibachi chef? If so, how much? Do the server and chef split…
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Dear Salty, I have been a vegetarian basically since the moment I read Charlotte’s Web in the third grade, and I’m…
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Dear Salty: Every year, my family’s Thanksgiving meal invariably becomes a big production—and not in a good way.…
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Dear Salty: What advice do you have for running into regular customers outside of work? I work at a popular…
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Dear Salty: My family and I were trying out a new Italian restaurant for the first time last week. We were waited on…
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Dear Salty Waitress: Okay, I get that “smile more” is creepy when a guy says it to a lady, but I’m a dude and I get…
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Dear Salty, when we are at a bar or restaurant and get the check, I always tip 20 percent on the pre-tax amount,…
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Dear Salty, I’m one of those people who’s more sensitive to cold than other people, so if my friends think a…
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Dear Miss Salty, I own a restaurant and have for over 35 years. I am baffled at the way people think they are…
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Dear Salty Waitress, I work as a cashier at a medium-sized and family-owned grocery store. This is the first time in…
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Salty, I took my mother out to a small French restaurant this past Friday for her birthday. It was just the two of…
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Dear Salty: What’s the protocol for opening gifts at a higher-end restaurant? I understand why people would bring…
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Dear Salty: At dinner recently at a nice restaurant in my town, I asked the waiter if it would be possible to…
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Hi Salty, I just starting working at a small restaurant that’s open for lunch and dinner. It’s not uncommon for me…
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Dear Salty: At a nice cocktail bar recently, I asked the bartender to make me an off-menu drink with bourbon as the…
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