Full Globe & Mail Article by Ann Hui - Published Tuesday, June 1, 2013
The days of whipping out a cell phone calculator or scribbling long division on a napkin when the bill arrives may soon be over.
The New York restaurant, Sushi Yasuda, recently announced that it has implemented a no-tipping policy. Instead, the restaurant increased its prices by 15 per cent across the menu, and servers paid a proper salary and benefits based on that.
Professors Joan Flaherty & Chris Choi have been awarded $11,000 from the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Fund (SoTL). The scholarship is offered through the Centre for Open Learning and Educational Support and the Office of the Associate Vice President (Academic) founded in 2011. This fund is intended to encourage and support research related to teaching and learning at the University of Guelph.
"PJ's is a restaurant, but it's also a laboratory. Every class is asked to rethink how we produce our product."
“Straws suck,” reads a T-shirt worn by Prof. Bruce McAdams, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. “Not everyone gets it,” he admits of the pun, but they would if they had a meal at PJ’s Restaurant, where straws have been banned to reduce waste.
The University of Guelph Sustainable Restaurant Project (UGSRP) will be hosting a 'Food Waste' forum on-campus the evening of Thursday, October 3rd, 2013 with guest speaker Jonathan Bloom! Be sure to 'SAVE THE DATE'!
Food Waste Fighter: An Interview With Jonathan Bloom
Thank you to everyone who voted for HTM student, Drew Cumpson’s contest to win a wheelchair accessible van, unfortunately he did not end up as a recipient. A friend of Drew’s has set up a campaign page to raise funds to help the Cumpson’s purchase a van. If you could please help Drew and his family in these hard times, it would be so appreciated.
Drs. Statia Elliot, Nicolas Papadopoulos and Leslie Szamosi's article, Studying Place Image: An Interdisciplinary and Holistic Approach, in Anatolia: an International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research, Volume 24, Issue 1, 2013, is now available online.
The HAFA/HTM Alumni Golf Tournament is just around the corner on Monday, June 17th and we hope that you will be joining us. It's always a great time!!
UGSRP blogger, Julie Moroz explains the differences between biodynamic vs. organic wines.
Drs. Marion Joppe, Statia Elliot & Luc Durand’s article, From Ski Market to Ski Traveller: A Multidimensional Segmentation Approach, in the Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research, is now available online.
Drs. Statia Elliot, Guoxin Li and Chris Choi's article, Understanding Service Quality in a Virtual Travel Community Environment, in the Journal of Business Research, Volume 66, Issue 8, August 2013, is now available online.