Trending this week: Restaurateurs support immigrants, more

10. It’s high tide for shareable seafood plates

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Simple to trendy, upscale to casual, small plates featuring seafood are getting customers to bite.

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9. How restaurants should handle ‘A Day Without Immigrants’

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Employers are urged to deal with employee absences carefully.

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8. Operators use drinkable desserts to boost sales

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With or without alcohol, sippable sweets encourage guests to indulge.

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7. What we’re reading: Pricing plant-based meals, the compost king and more

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Here's interesting restaurant news from around the Web.

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6. CoreLife Eatery grows ‘whole, clean food’ concept

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The fast-casual concept specializing in affordable, healthful items will open 300 units by 2021

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5. Quick-service CEO withdraws as labor secretary nominee

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GOP senators were reportedly wavering.

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4. Chefs — yes, chefs — headline SI Swimsuit fest

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Event promoters know they need Beard-quality bites in addition to beach babes and beats to draw a big crowd.

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3. Random acts of kindness from restaurants nationwide

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February 17 is National Random Acts of Kindness Day and restaurants throughout the country are joining in on the celebration in heartwarming — and often delicious — ways.

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2. Workers cannot be ‘on call’ during rest breaks in California

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A ruling clarifies whether employees can be tethered to devices.

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1. Restaurateurs close in support of immigrant workers

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Prominent operators back the Thursday ‘A Day Without Immigrants’ protest.

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