A Healdsburg bakery’s tip request sparks online backlash

A Healdsburg bakery’s tip request sparks online backlash

A social media post by the owners of Quail & Condor, a well-known bakery in Healdsburg, has prompted swift online backlash, reviving a familiar and increasingly contentious debate over tipping — and who should ultimately bear responsibility for restaurant workers’ pay. Last week, the bakery’s owner, Melissa McGaughey, told Quail & Condor’s roughly 17,000 Instagram followers that gratuities had declined since the business moved to a new location.…