Culinary Cues

JUNE 26, 2023

Recently, a friend and colleague spoke to an audience stating that no one ever asked a world-class musician, professional dancer, actor, athlete, or artist about their work/life balance. So, take a deep breath and relax – you don’t need to give up everything else for a career in the kitchen.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 18, 2023

I held it in my hand and sat down filled with thoughts of a career well spent. Suddenly, I could push aside those thoughts of becoming a rockstar drummer and focus on a career in the hospitality industry. It was this knife that occasionally taught me a lesson about respect. She taught me a few basics and I was hooked.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 4, 2022

Your chef instructors dedicated themselves to passing on the knowledge and skills that you will need to reach for your goals; knowledge and skills that took them a career to acquire. The next steps you take will lead to a long career with plenty of opportunity and a fair share of bumps in the road.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 29, 2024

Sure, there were (are) plenty of moments that we chose to remember as benchmarks to a professional life, but when we stop and think about it, there were several rough spots, times when we questioned our choice, abuses built into the culture and propagated by certain authoritarian chefs. We are changing, but maybe not fast enough.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 18, 2021

The right decision can lead you to self-awareness, long-term gratification, rewarding careers, and the foundations of family. How we go about making those decisions is the real question. My plea to those who are wrestling with a decision about culinary college is to get a job in a kitchen first.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 18, 2020

As we continue to fight this pandemic that we still know so little about, and try to gradually open up the economy with a keen eye on public safety – it will be restaurants and other hospitality businesses that suffer the longest. EVERY POSITION IN THE FOOD BUSINESS WILL HELP WITH YOUR CAREER – IF YOU BUILD IT INTO YOUR PLAN.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 21, 2023

You can grow your career in restaurants and make it your profession. Restaurant Career Path: Crew Member → Assistant Manager → Store Manager → District Manager → Market Manager → National VP of Operations → SVP of Operations → Founder 4 words of advice: Constantly develop your people. Maybe you realized hospitality is your passion.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 28, 2023

I am tired of the media focusing on the stories of exception, drooling about zealous articles that point to unacceptable kitchen environments, glamorizing the negative through their “reality” shows and movies, and then following up with dramatic writing about how hard it is for restaurants to find help and survive in such a fragile marketplace.

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Perfect Daily Grind

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

However, the barista career journey in the specialty coffee industry is rightly a major discussion point. Ultimately, as the next step in their career, many baristas try to move into roasting – an option which seems logical on paper. You may also like our article on career progression for specialty coffee baristas.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 29, 2022

[] BE WILLING TO TURN ON A DIME: One of the interesting things about a career in food is that you never know what opportunities might come your way. Trust me – you never know where a career in food might take you. [] COMMIT TO CONSTANT SKILL DEVELOPMENT: Learning will never cease.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 8, 2023

You need to help them build a career. They deserve an opportunity to build a career. You need to help them build a career. A career is about more than money. It’s about growth and achievement both professionally and personally. But these are the people on the frontline for you.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

How we approach this determines our assessment of what we have chosen to do for a career. Let’s face it – ours is not the only business with highs and lows – talk with anyone and they will gladly relay their feelings about this. So, let’s take inventory.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 13, 2021

And what can operators do more (or less) of to make hospitality into a long-term and viable career? Has the pandemic affected how employees view hospitality careers? One of the best parts about working in the restaurant industry is how flexible the schedule can be. We could assume that we know based on our own experiences.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 13, 2023

Those who are serious about holding the chef title some day; the ones who are “in it, to win it”, are always wondering what’s the best path to take. Is it culinary school, working in well-known restaurants, finding an established chef to mentor them, or is it something else entirely? But through their network of like properties.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 10, 2022

If you doubt my belief – think about this: If a line cook calls out – we simply spread the work out among those who are present. How many chefs owe their appreciation for building a team to starting their careers at the age of sixteen – diving for pearls and stacking steaming hot plates? The dish washer!

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Culinary Cues

JULY 14, 2021

Yep, I get the reflection time that was the hallmark of the pandemic shutdown, those moments when every cook and chef took inventory and wondered why it is that they work under adverse conditions, invest way too many hours, and do so for wages that never compete with other professional careers. It can be done. HOW COOL IS THAT????

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 16, 2022

We have all had those moments – this is likely the reason that a career in food became inevitable. You remember those meals that you experienced and the impact they had on your career – this is what you need to re-create in your restaurant. Don’t lose sight of how important this is.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 18, 2022

Since that day, and throughout my career in the kitchen I experienced both controlled hustle and the absolute opposite: uncontrolled chaos. We tend to believe that “mise” is all about the right amount of prep and how it is organized, but in terms of controlled hustle, it is so much more.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 8, 2020

Am I destined to work in the same career or do I have any real skill sets that can open other doors?” However, we would never stand in your way if some other career becomes your calling. To some, we are the professional life choice that defined your purpose, and to many others it was an important steppingstone for other careers.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 3, 2021

In a recent article about Danny Meyer – NYC restaurateur extraordinaire, he talks about his epiphany over the past year – an opportunity he had to truly assess everything about his restaurants and the accepted approach towards operation. ” -Danny Meyer – Union Square Hospitality. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 13, 2021

I for one have been and will continue to be very happy with my career choice and the opportunities that continue to arise as a result of my decision to focus on food. I have always found that being methodical about career decisions served me well, so why not share my approach with others? Hang in there! Restaurant Consulting.

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 16, 2023

Think about this typical story. I never told you, but at the peak of my career I was the chef in a four-star hotel with a team of two dozen cooks. Think about your start in the diner whenever you hold it. Every position is important – an understanding that would serve him well throughout his career.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 5, 2021

Little did I know, at that point, that working in kitchens was what I would do for the rest of my career. Searching for a career and a life at this age was not front and center in my thinking– yet had I known then maybe, just maybe I could have developed a plan. Here are my thoughts (in hindsight): [] STUDY THE POSSIBILITIES.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

There was a time, maybe not too long ago, when you knew very little about food and cooking. The chef was praised by many, and you wanted to see what it was all about. It was a moment like the one you read about when the guitarist Eric Clapton first saw and heard Jimi Hendrix perform. And then, another milestone moment occurred.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

It is this dichotomy of experiences that draws people into a career behind the range and keeps them there for decades. TEN THINGS YOU DIDN”T KNOW ABOUT A RESTAURANT. Service staff that have other careers. This is a behind the scenes look at the place and the people that bring a plate of food to the guest’s table.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 23, 2021

Some restaurant workers have found new careers outside of the industry. When people think about marketing, they think about attracting customers. When they put up a job ad, they don't think about it that way,” says Jack Hott, Senior Product Manager at Poached, a job board built for the restaurant industry.

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Perfect Daily Grind

APRIL 23, 2023

Career progression is important for any working professional, and the same goes for those in the specialty coffee sector. However, after years of running a roasting team, there also comes a time when head roasters want to look for new career pathways in the coffee sector. So, what does career progression look like for head roasters?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 25, 2024

According to Black Box Intelligence and Snagajob’s post-pandemic research on the restaurant industry, poor hourly pay and a lack of long-term career growth opportunities are two of the primary factors driving turnover among industry workers. A flexible workforce education program can start workers on that path.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

They care about being good at their job and it shows. Post about them on social media. Help develop their career When restaurateurs offer their employees opportunities for continuing education, they show them that they are invested in their future at the restaurant. They’re consistent, reliable, and they anticipate needs.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 3, 2020

So, in giving some thought to the different types of individuals who stumble or rush head first into a kitchen career, I came up with ten categories of cook types (you may have a few others to add on your own) – see where you fit. They have lots of books, know all the hot chefs, have a well thought out career path, and want to be the star.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Yes, I’m talking about what it will be like in our restaurants from this point on and into the foreseeable future. So, they decided to look for a change of career. I know, I know – we all want things to return to normal, and we want the industry we knew to come back just as it was. Of course, we all get it.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 5, 2023

All-in” is a phrase commonly used by those engaged in a career that combines art, a high level of skill, problem-solving, vision, and leadership. So, here goes – THE CHEF’S ROADMAP TO CONFIDENCE: [] COMMITTED: Are you truly committed to the process and the position? So, what does that mean?

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7 Shifts

MARCH 28, 2023

Hiring is at its most competitive, and workers are more selective about where they choose to work. Take bartaco for example, where the path for career growth is laid out in the hiring process —and dishwashers can make $47,000 a year. You can learn more about Tip Payouts here and join our waitlist for access.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 8, 2023

It sounded like an appropriate title for an article about life in the kitchen. There is something gratifying about sore muscles, aching backs, and soaked shirt and chef toques from sweat at the end of a busy service. I was just listening to some old Beatles tunes and A Hard Day’s Night came up. No pain, no gain – right?

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 5, 2023

So, think about this progression for a moment: [] That dishwasher position prepares you to understand organization and how to clean. So, if you find yourself somewhere in this model of career building and feel anxious to move up, then know that patience and commitment will get you there when you are ready – and not before.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2023

Keep reading to learn how you can leverage 7shifts Engage dashboard to help promote staff engagement, create career development opportunities, and ultimately boost your retention rate. Giving your employees more schedule flexibility shows that you care about their work-life balance, and can reduce stress and burnout.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

She loved animals and thought caring for them would be a nice career — until she saw a video of a cow giving birth and promptly changed her mind. The zoo is actually where I learned a lot about American culture. What’s your favorite part about it? That’s plenty to work with to grow in one’s career and in life.

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