1 It’s more stressful to be a waiter than a neurosurgeon, according to scientists. Lower paid jobs with a high workload, such as waitering, leave employees at greater risk from heart problems and 58% more likely to suffer an ischemic stroke, according to research by Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, China, which analysed job-related health involving 138,700 participants.
2 One in 20 diners has walked out of a restaurant without paying, according to a new study by Barclaycard, which is launching a service, aptly called Dine & Dash, trialling at Prezzo. Customers using the app can tap, eat and go, bypassing conventional bill-paying transactions with waiters.
3 We’re a nation of restaurantkleptos. Flowers, plates, napkins, even toilet handles, are stolen on a daily basis. Jamie Oliver reported he loses 30,000…