Trending: States raising wages, 4 ways design impacts the bottom line

10. Train your staff for success with 20 minutes and $100

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Try this interactive exercise to boost your employees’ selling power across the board.

9. Pointers from a pie master

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You’re making your pizzas all wrong. But there are some easy fixes, says Tony Gemignani.

8. Panda Restaurant Group goes high-end with YakiYan

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The Japanese barbecue–omakase concept highlights prime meats.

7. App provides restaurant wait times to Amazon Echo users

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Asking Alexa: How long a wait at my neighborhood bistro?

6. Italienne’s one kitchen delivers two dining experiences

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Frasca veteran Jared Sippel combines neighborhood-style osteria and a tasting-menu-only dining room at this New York newcomer.

5. Editor prediction: Food trends to prepare for in 2017

Senior Food and Beverage Editor Bret Thorn says what’s to come next year.

4. How to stave off 7 killer workplace viruses

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It’s time to nip bad behavior in the bud.

3. Restaurants we’re dying to try

From Miami Beach to San Francisco, check out some of the coolest new restaurants in the country.

2. 4 ways design impacts the bottom line

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A restaurant space serves many uses, and the design should serve them all well.

1. Tracking states and cities raising wages in 2017

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Find out where — and how much — the minimum wage will increase next year