Tipping etiquette: When you should tip and when you don’t have to

CLEVELAND, Ohio —From coffee shops to carry-out windows, we’re often asked how much we’ll tip. For many of us, the real question isn’t how much; it’s whether we should tip at all. Tipping, of course, ...
Food & Wine

Tipping at Restaurants — Here's What Your Money Actually Pays For

When you leave a tip, it's rare that your server gets to keep it all. Here’s how tip outs and tip pools work. Darron Cardosa is a food service professional with over 30 years of restaurant experience.
Reader's Digest

Is It Really Rude to Skip the Tip Screen at a Coffee Counter?

You just wanted a bagel. Now you're in an ethical standoff with a teenager and an iPad asking for 25%. How did it come to this? It was my friend Jill’s birthday, and I wanted to treat her to her ...