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KITCHEN RESPECT

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Employees must be properly trained and then given the responsibility and authority to make those decisions that fit their position. [] SERVE: Respect means that everyone involved in the restaurant is in the service business. Every day should be an opportunity for each employee to grow, learn, and improve through teaching and training.

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WHY DO YOU COOK?

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Desperation is never a good approach towards hiring. But desperation hiring is, more often than not, a terrible way to staff your kitchen. Do you really want to work in an operation where desperation is the primary motivation for hiring? PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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ALL HAIL DISHWASHERS

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Here are some great rules to live by when it comes to dishwashers: [] Hire great attitudes. [] Pay a fair wage and offer ample opportunities to scale up every few months. [] Provide a clean, crisp uniform that parallels what you offer your cooks. [] Make sure new dish washers are properly oriented and trained.

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WHAT WOULD ESCOFFIER SAY

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How is your kitchen organized, how much time are you willing to invest in training, how do you (the chef and owner) present yourself as a leader and mentor, how serious are you about the right way to cook, how open are you to sharing, and how effective are you at building a team of professionals who look and act the part?

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A COOK FULFILLED

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Remember the feeling of belonging you experienced when you wore a clean, pressed, white uniform and apron? You were part of a team and an extension of a long history of tradition and accomplishment – that uniform meant something – it meant someone recognized your potential. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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IN THE KITCHEN – ORGANIZATION IS EVERYTHING

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When a chef talks about those minute details of placement, process, timing, and uniformity – keep in mind what the intended result will be. Hire people with the capacity and set the standards of organization that everyone must buy into. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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IN CHALLENGING TIMES DON’T MAKE CLASSIC BUSINESS MISTAKES REMEMBER THE TOP ELEVEN

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Work at it, train for it, stand behind it, and make a difference. Is it ambience, music, plate presentations, great smells seeping out from the kitchen, the sound of frothing milk from the espresso machine, quality background music, fresh cut flowers, pots of herbs on the table, attractive logos and uniforms? INVEST IN TRAINING.