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WHAT WOULD ESCOFFIER SAY

Culinary Cues

It’s been 89 years since Escoffier stood in front of a range for the last time, yet his presence is still felt by professional cooks and chefs. In every office where I sat over the past 30 some odd years, has hung this picture of the master craftsman, leader, and ambassador of proper cooking and kitchen organization.

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Moves Modern Restaurants Are Making in 2024

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A chief reason is due to caution or uncertainty exhibited by conscious consumers, with 48 percent saying they are taking the ‘wait and see’ approach and holding back on spending in 2024. Moving to Multichannel Dining Experiences Dining out is… back? So, what’s the solution?

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Wage Inequity is Plaguing the Restaurant Industry. Here’s How Four Restaurants are Fighting It.

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It leads to discrimination, sexism, and sexual harassment , and creates a disparity between the back and front of house. We all know for the longest time that the back of house employees have been underpaid for decades in the restaurant business. This is the base of wage inequality in the restaurant business.

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The Guide to Equitable Restaurant Tip Payout Methods & Systems

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Full-service restaurant, fine dining. There's no one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to distributing tips among restaurant staff, but there are a few different methods that are commonly used. Find the full guide to restaurant tip outs here. Servers, sometimes other FOH staff. Incentivizes servers. Even tip splitting. Tip pooling.

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How this top Brooklyn restaurant is able to pay teams more than industry average

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When the pandemic forced restaurant shutdowns, Huang turned his uncle's Fresh Meadows restaurant, Peking House, into a fried chicken popup, also called Pecking House, albeit with a spelling variation. I worked in fine dining for so long, I thought my career was always going to be in fine dining, and I'm not saying that I'm completely.

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The Tech Connection in Attracting Talent

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She previously spent three years as an executive recruiter for restaurants, and her recruitment experience varies from fast food chains to fine dining, and for roles ranging front of house, back of house and management. What can restaurant operators do to attract and retain talent for the busy season ahead?

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THE COOK’S ADRENALINE RUSH

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It’s the fire in the belly waiting to take charge, the anxiety being held in check, cold sweat running down your back even though it’s 120 degrees where you stand, and the nervous chatter of tongs clicking to the beat of a cook’s rhythm. The dining room opens in 15 minutes and the adrenaline is starting to churn. Everything looks good.