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TIL: Until 2013, foreign chefs in Japan were legally barred from working in restaurants specializing in traditional Japanese food and could only serve foreign cuisine. Japan changed its regulations for foreign chefs after traditional Japanese cuisine won UNESCO designation.

by whatilearned August 25, 2022, 1:00 pm

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If people already accept a higher food price by tipping at restaurants, why can’t we just add on 20% to the food prices and pay servers a livable wage instead?

by QuestionGuy August 2, 2022, 1:27 am

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What are some secrets restaurants owners don’t want you to know?

by QuestionGuy July 20, 2022, 5:12 am

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TIL Mongolian beef found in Chinese restaurants isn’t Mongolian in origin. It actually comes from Mongolian BBQ shops in Taiwan. Mongolian BBQ style restaurants were created by a Taiwanese entrepreneur in the 1950s.

by whatilearned June 20, 2022, 7:29 pm

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What do you think of kid-free zone public places (restaurants, movie theaters, etc.)?

by QuestionGuy June 17, 2022, 11:13 am

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Who hates Cardboard straws at restaurants?

by QuestionGuy June 3, 2022, 3:56 pm

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What restaurants have given you food poisoning?

by QuestionGuy May 30, 2022, 5:36 pm

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TIL McDonald’s was 90% owner of Chipotle restaurants until 2006 when they sold their shares for $1.5 Billion. Today Chipotle is worth over $35 Billion and among the 500 most valuable companies on earth. Part of the reason for the sale was disagreement over adding drive thrus to Chipotle locations.

by whatilearned May 14, 2022, 3:27 pm

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TIL about Cecilia Chiang. Her San Francisco restaurant The Mandarin was highly influential in popularizing Chinese cuisine in the USA. Her son founded P.F. Chang’s, and the son of one of her restaurant’s chefs founded Panda Express.

by whatilearned May 13, 2022, 2:59 am

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TIL about Dave Thomas, who was a mentee of Colonel Sanders, who came up with the idea for the rotating bucket sign and having the Colonel appear on TV. He later sold his stake in four of his franchises back to Sanders for $1.5 million, then went on to found a chain of restaurants called Wendy’s.

by whatilearned April 24, 2022, 1:27 am

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People who eat in restaurants alone, how do you walk around with those massive balls?

by QuestionGuy April 7, 2022, 11:37 pm

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Why do they hate food fights in Chinese restaurants?

by cringeyjokesman April 4, 2022, 12:47 am

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