Culinary Cues

AUGUST 28, 2020

For the restaurant operator caught up in the current, somewhat bleak reality of the business environment we are living in – there is hope in knowing how resilient the business of food can be. The first step is to open up that time-tested playbook and remind you how important the basics are. You can do this! CREATING A BUZZ.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 27, 2022

Those flavors are restaurants we have visited, chefs who inspire us, family traditions that are part of our background, trips that we have made, books we have read, markets we have visited, kitchens where we have worked, and fellow cooks with whom we have shared a stove. So, where do those flavors come from?

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

To Meta Bofinger, owner of the Blue Gentian Restaurant in Saranac Lake, who told me that the flavor of the food you prepare is influenced by the love that you have for the craft and the appreciation you have for the guest. I took his advice. We are a blend of our experiences and the people whom we let in to our lives.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 6, 2020

This storytelling through cooking evolved over centuries into restaurants that offered interesting tales to strangers and friends alike. Today, restaurants serve a multitude of purposes that has brought this industry to a status of importance that is impossible to deny. It is this understanding that will bring the industry back.

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Clover - Restaurants

APRIL 23, 2024

Buying an existing restaurant can offer several advantages associated with investing in a proven concept. Yet, purchasing a restaurant can bring a new set of challenges that are worth considering before you take the plunge. Launch vs. buy: Should you buy a restaurant? There are several advantages to buying a restaurant.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

We started the Restaurant Growth Podcast in 2021 to provide a platform for the best and brightest minds in the restaurant and hospitality industry. From big, important ideas to use-today tactics, here are the best takeaways we heard on Season One of the Restaurant Growth Podcast. Restaurant owners do so much.

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The Restaurant Group

APRIL 21, 2024

Running a restaurant, whether it’s a fine dining, quick service, bar, bistro, or cafe venue, involves a gamut of essential activities. Investing in Valuable Expertise Business consulting firms like TRG provide tailored analysis, solutions, objective insights, and strategies that can help your restaurant.

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Clover - Restaurants

APRIL 16, 2024

However, before you fully embrace an automatic gratuity model at your restaurant, it’s important that you understand applicable federal and state laws. In this post, we’ll delve into the nuances of automated gratuities and tips, so you can navigate this terrain while staying compliant with legal regulations. What is automatic gratuity?

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Culinary Cues

MAY 18, 2020

The restaurant industry is being hit extraordinarily hard, unlike any other time in recent history. 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.

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Sling

JUNE 4, 2023

Curious about what’s going on “under the hood” of your restaurant and want to make your business more profitable? Learn how to use restaurant ratios. Table of contents What are restaurant ratios? Table of contents What are restaurant ratios? Important restaurant ratios to know What are restaurant ratios?

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Clover - Restaurants

MARCH 20, 2024

Opening a franchise restaurant can be a great way to get into the restaurant business without the usual startup risks. What’s more, franchising a restaurant can be a good option for existing restaurant owners who want to expand to new locations. How do restaurant franchises work?

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 11, 2020

OK, so here we are: restaurants are beginning to re-open (maybe prematurely, maybe not) and we are all scared to death. We are fearful that 25% or 50% capacity in our restaurants will not allow us to survive – so, what’s the point? Well, for one thing – normal really wasn’t that great for restaurants – was it?

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Clover - Restaurants

APRIL 9, 2024

Thankfully, the restaurant industry has bounced back from those difficult times, but one thing is still true–supply chain challenges continue to be obstacles that cannot be overlooked. Reliable, quality food suppliers for restaurants are one of the few key components that a dining establishment must have to remain operational.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 2, 2020

Our daily breath is a moment in time – our daily breathe is a process of being alone/together and take a step in a different direction, to think differently and to become open to the possibility of change. When we struggle for that breath we open the door for fear to override everything else. To a degree – this is where we are.

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Sling

DECEMBER 10, 2023

In this article, we discuss some of the best things you can do before you even open your doors that can help make your new bakery a success. In this article, we discuss some of the best things you can do before you even open your doors that can help make your new bakery a success. Good for you! And that’s OK. your target market).

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 13, 2022

The smell of meat caramelizing on an open fire, the chew of crusty artisan bread, the creaminess of cultured butter, the crunch of a Fall apple, or the deep flavor of a warm July tomato pulled directly from the vine are heavenly to experience. Cooking and eating are two of the great pleasures in life. What we understand, we can control.

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Clover - Restaurants

MARCH 8, 2024

In order to be successful, it’s important to consider market demand, financial stability, restaurant operational efficiency, customer base, and growth projections. In this article, learn more about these key topics and how to expand your restaurant successfully. Look at similar types of restaurants in the area(s) you’re considering.

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Sling

JUNE 9, 2023

Running a successful restaurant isn’t just about serving great food. It’s also about controlling restaurant costs so you don’t spend more than you make. So, in this article, we discuss some of the most important restaurant costs, how to calculate them, and how to use them to run your restaurant better.

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7 Shifts

JULY 24, 2020

While you must follow the strict guidelines to ensure the safety of your staff and customers, that’s not to say you can’t take advantage of an empty restaurant to improve your knowledge of restaurant management, running a business, and creating a recipe for success when you eventually get back to business as usual. Published: 2009 ??

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 24, 2020

Take a breath, hold on and think it through, turn on a dime, change or be changed, now is the time, don’t jump to conclusions, don’t forget what got you to this point, the past is the past – move on, the conflicting words of advice are swirling around us and restaurateurs and chefs are caught in the middle like a ship without a rudder.

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The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This blog takes you on a captivating journey through the birth, growth, and impact of Coffeefy, an establishment that beautifully combines work and leisure in one welcoming space. Ramon Aguilar, driven by a dream to open his restaurant and a family legacy in the coffee business, set out to change the game. The result?

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Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The Benefits of Owning a Franchise Restaurant Business. We discussed in our earlier blogs why it is a great time to buy a food franchise in 2020 through 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic is helping boost franchise sales as unemployment grows in the restaurant industry and people are reassessing new career options.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

An exercise that I have found to be really helpful is to occasionally state/re-state what you believe in as a chef. Every now and then this can serve as a “checks and balance” activity to keep you on the right path and assess where and why you might have strayed from those “stakes in the ground” that are important to your core. Writing a memo?

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Kyle Gorlie opened his Vet Chef food truck in 2016. Those are profits many brick-and-mortar restaurants would look at with envy. His goal is to open a physical location for his restaurant, something he hopes to accomplish in the next year. That’s not something you can say about most restaurants.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 4, 2020

From the perspective of the chef who reigns in charge of the restaurant where Joe works – this young line cook is an ideal employee. After pounding on his door for ten minutes – he finally opens the door. If you are working in the restaurant business then this story will ring true. Man – what the hell is going on?

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 20, 2020

The restaurant is located in a 200-year-old building–the first building in town, which in its past has been a Masonic lodge, a school, and a movie theater. Now, the building is the home of The 1894 Lodge, a bar and restaurant with a unique, chef-driven menu loaded with comfort food. My staff was great,” he said. They stayed together.”

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

The more I travel, experience communities, and try their restaurants – the more I scratch my head and ask the question: “What are they thinking?” The restaurant business is one that is relatively simple in concept, yet enormously complicated to execute. There are many reasons why there are a million freestanding restaurants in the U.S.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 16, 2022

A restaurant earns its reputation primarily from two things: its food and its service. That's why it is important to learn how to motivate your restaurant employees. There's more to life than work, so it's important to be respectful of your staff's obligations and interests outside of the restaurant's walls. Be Flexible.

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Hot Schedules

APRIL 29, 2020

W ith all the COVID-related news regarding restaurants, it’s not surprising to discover that many people have questions. Our HR and payroll experts are weighing in on the latest news impacting human resource management in the restaurant industry. Re-opening Guidelines Published. Additional Relief Funding Available.

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Embrace the Suck

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

*The following is an excerpt from my new book: Your Restaurant Culture Sucks coming out in September 2021. You should close your restaurant.". Enough silence that you knew deep down this person never expected you to say that… yet, there I was telling a restaurant owner those very words. I will never talk down to you.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 5, 2021

By the time I graduated from high school I had worked at a few restaurants and found myself holding down a line position dropping fries and fish fillets into 375-degree oil. Looking back I wish that someone had given me the advice that I so freely now give to others. At this point working in a kitchen was all that I knew.

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Sling

APRIL 27, 2023

Restaurant operations management is essential for the long-term health of your business. In this article, we examine the specific goals of restaurant operations management and discuss a number of ways to help you improve the program in your own business. Table of contents What is restaurant operations management?

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Sling

JANUARY 1, 2024

If your business is open more than eight or nine hours, you know how difficult it can be to find team members to work the early morning and late night time slots. So, for example, if your restaurant is open from 6 a.m. Table of contents What is a shift differential? How can you decide which shift differential rate to use?

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EATER

AUGUST 24, 2023

Photoillustration by Lille Allen; photo by Rebecca Simonov Lyndsay Green won a James Beard Award and was named a Pulitzer Prize Finalist, just three years into being a food writer In How I Got My Job , folks from across the food and restaurant industry answer Eater’s questions about, well, how they got their job. In Lyndsay C.

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Sling

MAY 3, 2023

Your restaurant is decorated to the nines. Unfortunately, restaurant staffing is an oft-overlooked aspect of running a successful restaurant. Getting the right person for the right job can help your restaurant stand out from the crowd by giving you a reputation for quality service. Your bar is stocked with only the best.

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EATER

AUGUST 10, 2022

Somewhere between “Dora the Explorer” and “No Reservations,” Sarah Thomas’s book series “Kalamata’s Kitchen” introduces kids to global cultures through food In How I Got My Job , folks from across the food and restaurant industry answer Eater’s questions about, well, how they got their job. Today’s installment: Sarah Thomas.

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Sling

MAY 24, 2023

Every restaurant should have an employee handbook. In essence, a restaurant employee handbook does two things: Tells employees what you expect of them Tells employees what they can expect from you In addition, a restaurant employee handbook can be a source of protection against litigation.

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