Double Tipwatch

by Hillary Dixler Canavan@hillarydixler Oct 30, 2013, 12:55pm EDT

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Hillary Dixler Canavan is Eater's restaurant editor and the author of the publication's debut book, Eater: 100 Essential Restaurant Recipes From the Authority on Where to Eat and Why It Matters (Abrams, September 2023). Her work focuses on dining trends and the people changing the industry — and scouting the next hot restaurant you need to try on Eater's annual Best New Restaurant list.

A Brooklyn City Councilman is proposing legislation that, if passed, will fine restaurants up to $250 for hiding "when gratuity has been included in customers' bills" and will force restaurants to make it clear when gratuity has already been added. Says the councilman: "We're not looking to hurt the hard-working waitstaff at restaurants ... But at the same time, we don't want you to trick people into tipping you twice." [NYP]
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