She works at Calissa, a Greek restaurant with a no-tip model where she earns a living wage. AdvertisementAdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dara Abrams, a server at Calissa in the Hamptons. Now, I work at Calissa, a Greek fine-dining restaurant in Water Mill, Southampton, as a senior server, a captain, and a bartender. Calissa reached out and asked my husband, who's a chef, and me to interview together because we're year-round Hamptons residents, and they wanted to transition Calissa from a seasonal restaurant to a year-round restaurant. Some customers still tipOccasionally, customers still tip even though the restaurant lists the administration fee on the menus, the website, and the checks.

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Persons: Dara Abrams, —, waitressing, Bobby Van's, Calissa, who's, It's, they're, appetizers, I'd, I've, what's Organizations: Hamptons, Service, Management Locations: Calissa, Italy, Water Mill, Southampton