Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Look deeply into these businesses and the people who own and operate them and you will see an unrelenting effort towards achieving excellence in design, product quality, efficiency, value, and service. The culture of these businesses insists on the relentless pursuit of greatness. It is your job to SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF.

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Uniforms Fine Dining Small Business Customer Service 449

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 27, 2020

There is comfort in wearing a clean, crisp, white uniform that represents history, tradition, and pride. It makes no difference if it is a 4-diamond restaurant offering fine dining, a quality pizza shop, a bakery, or a hospital foodservice – discipline, pride, and results are closely aligned. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Uniforms Airlines Food Order Fine Dining 464

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

I relish great restaurant experiences, take pride in the operations where I have worked, feel connected to nearly anyone who works in professional kitchens and restaurants, and admire restaurant folks who find comfort in being the best that they can be. Excellence is not reserved for fine dining. [] KNOW HOW TO RUN A BUSINESS.

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Fine Dining Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 396

Culinary Cues

JUNE 26, 2021

Owners and operators will typically shake their heads at initial designs holding their ground that “chefs” like to create elaborate kitchen palaces that they really don’t need and that they (the owners) can’t afford to build. Are auto manufacturers fine with poorly designed assembly lines? Creating restaurants is an expensive endeavor.

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Design Fine Dining Uniforms Waste 371

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

How powerful is a complete dining experience and what exactly is it? An owner for whom I worked years ago referred to it as the Total Dining Experience and I have held on to this concept ever since. Have you established a uniform and grooming standard in your restaurant and is it equitably enforced?

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Fine Dining Dine-in Front of House Design 319

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Maybe it’s a local diner as a dishwasher or assistant to a short order cook; maybe it’s a fast food operation as a “sandwich artist” or grill person for that hamburger chain; or maybe it’s a summer snack bar where you learn to walk through all of the steps. When pride is directly connected to clean plates returning from the dining room.

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Fine Dining Food Order Back of House Uniforms 393

Culinary Cues

MAY 26, 2020

Shouldn’t we be doing the same in restaurant kitchens? [] AT A CERTAIN POINT (before there is a vaccine) CUSTOMERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO RESTAURANT DINING ROOMS: Terrific! Oh, but what if customers don’t want to return to dining rooms? www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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