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FOOD NOISE OR FOOD SYMPHONY

Culinary Cues

I find it very interesting how diverse the food experience is. Just as all cars can move a person from one geographic point to another yet the experience that takes place in between can be totally different – so too is this true with food. QUICK SERVICE: This is the food noise experience for both the customer and the employee.

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FOOD COST IS NOT THE CHEF’S RESPONSIBILITY

Culinary Cues

The buck seems to always stop with the chef; it’s the chef’s kitchen, the chef’s food cost, and the chef’s menu that drives marginal profit at best. The answer is simple, yet profoundly challenging: food cost is EVERYONE’S responsibility. Every employee must be involved in this process – not just management.

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Sample Blog Layout

Restaurant365

Successful restaurant owners and operators don’t just provide great food. For food service and hospitality in particular, an essential part of the guest experience is the interaction with employees. Design an employee onboarding process. Your employees rely on you to provide a safe working environment.

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A COOK’S MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH

Culinary Cues

There are masters to serve, people who depend on the work of the culinary professional, who trust that their food will be prepared properly, that it will be managed and handled well, and the plate viewed as an important canvas on which the technician and artist paints. It may or may not be work related, but it does impact work.

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What the American Rescue Plan Means for Restaurants

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It comes at a crucial time for restaurants— despite gains in employment in February , there are still more than two million hospitality industry employees out of work, and revenues are still down substantially. Any food or drinking establishment that is not part of a group with more than 20 locations. Who is eligible to receive funds?

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DON’T PAINT THE BUSINESS WITH THE SAME BRUSH

Culinary Cues

To those operators who do things right, who care for their employees, who seek their input and value it, and who work hard to pay a fair wage, show empathy, and understand that the happy employee is the key to success – these perceptions and beliefs are a real dis-service.

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A Guide to the Role of a Restaurant Manager: Duties, Daily Routine, and Essential Skills

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Inventory management Managers need to ensure the kitchen is stocked with the right amount of food so that nothing is wasted and as few items need to be 86'ed as possible. Chances are, it's balancing the scheduling requests of dozens of employees each week. Check employee schedules to ensure plans match reality.