Chef Andrew Gruel of Calico Fish House with “Ask the Chef”

Swipe fees for restaurants (credit card processing fees) are an annoyingly increasing expense for restaurants. Only two entities are processing swipe fees and Chef Andrew supports the emerging embryonic legislation designed to bring some badly needed competition to this fee. In desperation some establishments are now adding a per cent to the restaurant check to recover these costs or give a meaningful discount for using cash. We’re watching this…