Culinary Cues

APRIL 1, 2024

Outside people went about their day, never giving mind to the effort, dichotomy of characters, hustle, stress, and complexity of what takes place in the “back of the house” at a twelve hundred room hotel. As I tied on my apron and pulled out my knife kit ready to dive in, the executive chef called me into his office.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 22, 2024

It only takes a few seconds to move from being a “go along for the ride” consumer to feeling screwed. Grocery stores try to eliminate cashier positions (yes, I know how hard it is to find help) and opt for self-check-out but do so without lowering prices. Bread has always been a given. Great hospitality is common sense.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 11, 2022

We can always find things to disagree with and people who frustrate us, but very little good ever comes out of this approach. Don’t wait for someone else to build your skills and knowledge – take charge of your own growth. Make sure your plan includes diet, exercise, free time, family time, travel, and relaxation.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 9, 2021

We may complain about the guest who is taking loads of pictures of their food and posting them on Instagram, but deep inside we get a bit of a rush when it happens. These team members will go out of their way for the guest because you do so for them. Let them kick the tires and take the menu for a spin.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 8, 2021

Sometimes the change curve can be mapped out allowing ample time to gear up with new skills, new products, new methods of production, and a laser focused marketing strategy, while on occasion, something environmental takes place that forces a more immediate response. Think about the technology sector as a prime example.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

The tables are full, and he is having a difficult time keeping up but makes a mental note to address that once the dining room clears out. Suddenly, he remembers the cobwebs and thinks: “I’ll take care of that in the morning”. Seek out the details and then prioritize corrective action. It’s never too small to worry about.

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Social Hospitality

MAY 6, 2020

Long Island City-based JetBlue and United Airlines are offering free round-trip flights for medical volunteers traveling to New York City to join the frontline in the battle against COVID-19. The luxury hotel, where rooms typically top $1,000 a night, closed at the end of March and is not taking new bookings.

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Gourmet Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2021

With this new confidence comes hope and optimism for the travel and hotel industries. Over the past nine months, your hotel has hopefully been preparing for an inevitable uptick in travel. Travel will look different after the pandemic ends, and your guests will expect you to go above the extra mile to gain their trust.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 15, 2020

Let’s take restaurants as an example – one might assume that these businesses are a luxury since cooking at home is always a logical alternative. Let’s take a look: [] RESTAURANTS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE GROWTH OF SMALL TOWN AMERICA. Restaurants are more than places where we can fill our stomachs – so much more. million workers.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

This is a topic I have presented numerous times and it seems as though whenever I travel it rises to the top of my thinking. Unfortunately, dining out and finding the right place to work is oftentimes a wishful roll of the dice. Find out everything you can about your guests and potential guests. It’s all about your people.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 18, 2023

Here are some thoughts. [] IT’S STILL ABOUT THE FOOD: People go out to eat for a variety of reasons – convenience, social interaction, a change of pace, business travel, vacations, celebration, or habit. Does it stand out as something in a class all to itself?” Plan better – train harder, takes on new meaning.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 28, 2022

If you take the time to study these differences and discover more about individuals you will likely find rich family heritages, a lifetime of engrained traditions, and a plethora of life experiences that go beyond sitting in a classroom or working day in and out on a restaurant line. This is where he cooks from.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Isn’t this what provides excitement in life and helps us to jump out of bed in the morning? The Concorde that was able to fly from New York to Paris in two hours was a real wow for business travelers. How many times has an experience with service, a view, a phrase, a lyric, or a plate of food literally taken your breath away?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 11, 2020

With the recent stay-at-home orders and kids out of school soon, more and more people will be home consuming content. PR efforts are an excellent way to take advantage of the increase in online sales. This is a great time to up your game in social media, blogs, and media placements on trending news topics.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 15, 2021

If the stakeholders in this important industry do not take the opportunity to learn from the lessons encountered, then a return to those exciting decades of growth and media glory will be difficult to envision. In recent years landlords have leveraged their lease power to eventually drive restaurants out of business.

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Want to learn how to start a food blog? If you have a passion for food – whether it’s making recipes, cooking, baking, or just eating food – starting a food blog can be fun and easy. . Since there are so many food blogs out there already, it can be difficult to make yours stand out. Install WordPress.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 4, 2020

Once conditioned – a chef has a very difficult time breaking out of a routine. Your restaurant may be closed or maybe it has shifted to take-out and delivery only. Where do you begin, what direction should you take, what possible objectives can be put in place to move from uncertainty to a driving mission?

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Social Hospitality

MAY 18, 2020

According to the data from the 2019 Travel and Hospitality Industry Outlook by Deloitte , industry growth is consistent throughout the past decade. That’s not just because people are traveling more. If you travel around the Provence, you will likely miss this beautiful village. Check out his article on Internet Explorer for Mac.

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Social Hospitality

MAY 6, 2020

JetBlue and United Airlines: Free Flights for Medical Volunteers Long Island City-based JetBlue and United Airlines are offering free round-trip flights for medical volunteers traveling to New York City to join the frontline in the battle against COVID-19. A few weeks ago, however, the Omni’s messaging took on a different tone.

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Goliath Consulting

APRIL 26, 2023

Whether traveling to the beach on a relaxing vacation or chilling out by the pool, cocktails and interactive drinks are what people will gravitate toward this summer. A fun way to cool off is to take a sip of some refreshing, cold cocktails that will help with the heat and add to the fun of summer.

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7 Shifts

MAY 15, 2020

After months of lockdown, many states and provinces across the US and Canada have begun rolling out their reopening plans to start getting people back to work in the new normal. Disclaimer: This blog is intended as a quick summary of health screening requirements and should not be used in place of professional legal advice.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 3, 2022

Here are a few ways to ensure you're scheduling with empathy: Get the schedule out in advance. Get the schedule done ahead of time and send it to employees with enough lead time that they can plan out their lives. Or perhaps even take a short trip to visit friends or family. Take a close look at your restaurant culture.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The easiest way to get your food out there is by partnering with a third-party delivery app. But when it’s so dead simple to get listed on third-party delivery marketplaces and take orders, why do all the other work to create your own system when you are a time-strapped restaurateur? So—you’re ready to take orders.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 1, 2019

I try, whenever I travel, to find those small, privately owned, interestingly unique bistros, trattorias, and cafes that are the soul of a community and the lifelong dream of a chef or restaurateur who views this as his or her mission – a chance to bare it all and sign every plate that leaves the kitchen. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2021

Recommended Reading: BLOG NAME. Take orders with care. When you're taking your customers' orders, make sure you're doing so with attention and care. Find out and do something to help them celebrate! Kindly escort them out of the restaurant if you'd like, and encourage them to come again! But, it doesn't need to be.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 25, 2021

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. This, of course services a great need in our stressed out, fast paced society – a need that is met with ever-increasing efficiency. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Everybody needs to eat, so the sale of food will never go out of fashion. Still, because there are many competing businesses in the dining sector, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to stand out from the crowd. For example, check out how Pizza Express has enticed customers to dine with them with its free dough balls advert.

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7 Shifts

JULY 10, 2020

And now, many states and provinces have already begun rolling out their plans to reopen the economy, and many restaurateurs are now planning out their grand re-opening. Having a specific goal will help you plan out your budget, labor needs, marketing strategy, messaging, and organization before the event. Take reservations ??

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 16, 2020

This may very well be a “re-set time”, a time for all of us to take a hard look at what we have become in recent years. Maybe this is a time to take a “time out” and rethink where we are and what we have become. It is also true that once we rise out of crisis mode the hospitality industry is one of the first to try and recover.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 19, 2020

Getting the right recommendation from an established influencer can propel your business into online stardom, following a rush of foot traffic from their followers who simply have to check out the latest hotspot in town. This blog has done a great job of teaching you how to spot fake followers to avoid getting scammed.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 18, 2021

According to Mastercard’s “ Recovery Insights: The Shift to Digital ,” 59 percent of consumers say that eating in more than going out is a change that’s here to stay. Businesses can further enhance menus by highlighting bestselling items, supplying photos, and identifying menu items that don’t travel well.

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Bottleneck Management

DECEMBER 7, 2020

” Secret Sauce launches as a delivery-only barbecue concept, operating out of existing City Works and Old Town Pour House kitchens around the country, and will evolve to offer pick-up and catering options in the near future. You can also view more industry topics, recipes, tips & tricks, and food & beverage trends on our blog.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 10, 2020

Take a Measured Approach. Maintaining your social media, SEO and blogging efforts represent the bare minimum needed to remain relevant in your customer’s eyes. Now is the time to pay more attention to your website, take advantage of the downtime your hotel may have to audit this too. But be ready, how will you stand out?

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The Restaurant Times

JUNE 17, 2022

When it comes to eating out, we often rely on recommendations shared by friends and family. So it happens that sometimes even the locals don’t know much about the best places to eat, and end up missing out on many good places. . That said, I hadn’t planned on making a career out of it at that time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2022

Consumers are now looking out for restaurants that provide a fully curated vegan meal that serves everything from starters to desserts. Thus, in this blog, we discuss how restaurants are overhauling and redesigning their business models to attract vegan customers? According to Sentient Media, nearly 10 percent of the U.S. Pacific Time.

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Hot Schedules

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Now that the supply chain is starting to catch up and the demand has leveled out, it’s a good time to take a look at your vendor contracts to ensure that you are receiving fair pricing. To find out how we can help you managed increased materials cost, check out our Inventory Management solution for Hotels. User Switch.

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Restaurant Clicks

JUNE 10, 2021

They have used their immense talent to help out local businesses, especially restaurants. Having cited Anthony Bourdain as a big influence, Hypefoodies continue to prioritize traveling as a hobby, highlighting culture and food as they go. Respected by their followers and foodie peers alike, Diana and C.K., area restaurants.

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