Waiters and Waitresses

How ‘No Tax on Tips’ Would Affect Waiters, Drivers and Diners

Proposed changes making their way through Congress would benefit many employees, but some details are still in flux.

By Julia Moskin

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Wolfgang Zwiener, Waiter Who Built a Steakhouse Empire, Dies at 85

After years of waiting tables at Peter Luger in Brooklyn, he opened Wolfgang’s Steakhouse in Manhattan, the first of 35 restaurants around the world.

By Pete Wells

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Cafe Gitane, a Vanguard of Cool, Back on the Scene Again

David Bowie loved its couscous. Norman Reedus hung out there. It put avocado toast on the map. Thirty years later, and with a new book honoring it, Cafe Gitane is drawing a fresh crowd.

By Alex Vadukul

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From Tips to TikTok, Trump Discards Policies With Aim to Please Voters

The former president’s economic agenda has made some notable reversals from the policies he pushed while in the White House.

By Alan Rappeport