Tapas may be a staple of Spain, a cuisine centered around small plates. But New Jersey cuisine is known for hearty portions. bernadette, a new restaurant in Scotch Plains, has set out to change that — ...

It might change your habits. There are a lot of little etiquette details that can easily shift you from a coveted regular to a diner that restaurant staff want to settle up as quickly as possible.

I’ve never worked in a restaurant, either, though I do love observing the choreography of a well-trained waitstaff. In and out of the kitchen they go, countless times per hour, weaving and bobbing ...

I'm a stacker. I admit it. Every time my friends and I go to a restaurant, I usually stack our used plates and dishes and shift them to the end of the table to ease our waiter's often hectic night.

A former restaurant busser is being called out for his opinion on food service workers who request that customers clear their plates and stack them nicely on their table. The creator labeled such ...