Good Food The Problem with Tipping, LA Restaurants Brace for Minimum Wage Hike Hosted by Evan Kleiman May. 02, 2015 Food & Drink Listen 58 min MORE Photo: Shawn Rossi From this Episode: How to Survive on a Cook's Salary Scarlett Lindeman is a New York City-based journalist and PhD candidate. Her article, " How to Survive on Cook's Salary ," paints a grim portrait of the lives of kitchen... 4 min The Culture of Tipping in America In 2011 Jonathan Gold wrote a column titled " 10 Hand Rules for Tipping " in which he suggested that no matter the circumstance, diners should tip 20%. He reflects on the... 6 min Why Don't Kitchen Staff Get Tips? Bruno Katz is a partner as Wilson Elser, where he works with the California Restaurant Association in matters of tip compliance. He explains the conflicting laws around tip... 11 min LA Restaurants Grapple with a Proposed Minimum Wage Hike In an article for LA Weekly , writer Gene Maddaus examines the proposed minimum wage hike in Los Angeles and its potential effect on the restaurant industry. Music:... 10 min Jonathan Gold Reviews Empress Pavilion Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. This week he reviews Empress Pavilion , a rekindled 600-seat dumpling house in Chinatown. He... 9 min Maple, a Game-Changing Food-Delivery Service In an article for Wired , staff writer Issie Lapowsky examines Maple , a new food-delivery service in New York City. So far Maple has 22 kitchen workers, 35 delivery... 8 min Market Report Laura Avery is the market manager at the Santa Monica Farmers' Market . This week she talks to Damien Raquinio, co-owner of Golden State Papaya, the first commercial papaya... 8 min Credits Host: Evan Kleiman Producers: Gillian Ferguson, Laryl Garcia