Forked: A New Standard for American Dining
Forked: A New Standard for American Dining READ MORE Forked: A New Standard for American Dining From Saru Jayaraman, the book that brought #MeToo to the restaurant industryRestaurants are political environments. You're shoulder-to-shoulder with immigrants. You're at one of the nexuses of income inequality. Your hourly wage is even less than the minimum wage. You're working for tips. You're getting sexually harassed. It was a very galvanizing political experience for me. -Alexandria Ocasio-CortezNo one has done more to move forward the rights of food and restaurant workers than Saru Jayaraman. This is the story of the next steps in the movement, as told by the woman who is creating them. -Mark BittmanA restaurant critic can tell you about the chef. A menu can tell you about the farm-sourced ingredients. Now who's going to tell you about the people preparing your meal?From James Beard Leadership Award winner Saru Jayaraman, Forked is an enlightening examination of w...