Sebastien Bras, the chef behind Le Suquet in Laguiole, France, wants his restaurant to be stripped of its three Michelin stars. Bras finds the distinction and its inspections to be too much pressure, and Michelin has agreed to consider his request. (BBC)

MealPal, an app that lets users subscribe to a list of restaurant take-out lunches and dinners, has announced $20 million in funding. The company plans to use the money to focus on growing in its current markets, as well as expanding to new ones, including France. (TechCrunch)

The U.S. restaurant industry alone produces an estimated 571,000 tons of food waste annually.  Now restaurateurs around the world are doing everything from rejecting plastic straws to utilizing byproducts in an effort to reduce their footprint. (NPR)

Stage NYC is a 12-week program that recruits young New Yorkers and provides on-the-job training in restaurants such as Marea, Del Posto and Bar Boulud. The internships are paid, unlike most in fine dining. The program’s founder said that paying apprentices could help solve the industry’s labor shortage. (The New York Times)