Kitchen Sync | Talk Show: 008

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16-yr-old Flynn McGarry 'offends' chefs by err... cooking. (© Peden & Munk for The New York Times)

Show NotesCommon sense prevails as Pizza Express scraps 8% admin fee on staff tips as reported in Big Hospitality, quickly followed by Zizzi and ASK Italian operator Azzurri Group according to The Caterer. It might have started with Pizza Express, but they're falling like dominoes now. Ha! Geddit?It doesn't stop Business Secretary Sajid Javid ordering an investigation into the "abuse" of tipping in restaurants, as the BBC puts it. Cue another lengthy Chilcott-esque affair that withers on the vine. Unless you leave your tips in cash of course, which four in five customers prefer to do according to a recent survey by CGA Peach.My good friends at H&C News are launching the next phase of #HandCSocial roundtable events at Hotel Football in Manchester on October 1st. Fill out the Survey Here if you