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THE THING ABOUT KITCHEN DESIGN

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Over the past few decades, I have been asked to design a number of kitchens for restaurants and banquet spaces – a task that I thoroughly enjoy. Chefs” want to create kitchens that work, spaces that are designed to correct the numerous problems that were previously faced in poorly designed kitchens.

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COOKS AND CHEFS – SIGN YOUR WORK

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Why not highlight them on your social media pages or in your restaurant blog. Support an employee’s growth through in-service training, sponsorship to attend workshops or seminars, buy your line cooks so great cookbook resources to study and dream about. Invest in their excellence and they just might invest more in yours.

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THE BEST PATH TO CHEFDOM

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A well-designed program will instill an understanding of discipline, the foundations of cooking, passion, structure, the how and why of cooking, and the professionalism that will help to define the type of chef you may become. This is the biting question, the one that helps a young cook decide what path to take.

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CHEF-CENTRIC RESTAURANT OR RESTAURANT-CENTRIC CHEF

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To this end, cooks know exactly what to do and are trained to execute accordingly. Cooks are expected to follow these standards and never deviate. The reputation of the business is based on “no surprises”. This leads not only to product consistency, but also cost dependability.

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How to design a restaurant recipe card–and share it

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Since restaurant staff typically can’t afford the time and effort to dig through a recipe box during the evening rush, the design and storage of your recipe cards is critical to running an efficient kitchen. To serve as training: Using detailed recipe cards help new hires avoid making errors and gain confidence more quickly.

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DON’T NICKEL AND DIME YOUR GUEST or IMPRESS THEM WITH QUANTITY

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A menu should thus be designed and priced to make those items seem essential. Buy quality beans, grind them on premise, train your servers to properly brew, or better yet – hire a barista to take care of that. Design your wine by the glass program to make sense for the guest and the property. Do it right!

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CREATE A CULTURE OF LEARNING

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What about that moment when the training wheels came off and you were able to balance and ride your bike independently? How many inner musicians, writers, athletes, teachers, entrepreneurs, cooks, chefs, and restaurateurs never rise to the surface because they were never recognized, encouraged, trained, taught, or given the opportunity?

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