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Ruth Bonneville / Free Press Biz - reservation no-shows Environmental portrait of Mikhaiel Almari, food and beverage director in the dining area at Fairmont Winnipeg. What: Fairmont Winnipeg asked customers reserving for Le Petit Chef, a dinner with a projector show on the table, to pay for a portion of their meal ahead of time to ensure they showed up. This is for an article on restaurants increasingly considering charging people or taking credit cards for reservations. There are far more no-shows now than pre-pandemic, according to the restaurant association. See story by Gabby June 6th, 2024