Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

What if you, with your name stitched on the face of your uniform had to deliver that plate of food to the guest and introduce yourself in the process: “May name is Jack Jones, and I prepared this dish”? The idea for this article began years ago when I was helping a friend come up with a name for her restaurant.

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 3, 2024

It may not look the same and they may have never written it down, but this is their method of operation. [] LOOK THE PART Take pride in your appearance and the sharpness of your uniform. Treat the job as something enormously important and the uniform as a symbol of everything that is good about the profession.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER – BE RESPECTFUL Harvest America Ventures, LLC Restaurant Consulting www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG (Over 800 articles about the business and people of food) CAFÉ Talks Podcast [link] More than 80 interviews with the most influential people in food

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 29, 2024

We have labored over the effects of this change but have been very slow to reinvent the way that we do business – to once again, create an environment where individuals relish the opportunity to learn and grow as cooks, exhibit passion about the craft, wear their uniforms with pride, and feel great about saying: “I’m a cook!”

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 15, 2023

If you happen to pass a soldier in uniform – don’t simply smile and say “thanks for your service” – take a moment to ask where they are from, where stationed, and how much longer will they be serving. Wish them a safe and happy holiday and your hope that they will be home again soon.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 14, 2024

The media went from bowing their heads when a chef walked into a room to seeking out the angry and disgruntled, the outliers and the pundits, the cooks who are unworthy of the uniform and the tattered and worn who are simply burned out from aligning with the wrong operations. We need to encourage the positive to drown out the naysayers.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 4, 2022

When I read an article the other day about BMW charging a subscription fee for heated seats in their cars, I thought: “Where are we going with this?” www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Is it a case of not knowing how to be great or is it a real lack of desire? “Is Is it ignorance or apathy? Hey, I don’t know, and I don’t care.”.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 14, 2023

Make sure the tables are level, windows in that station clean, tablecloths even, silverware and glassware spotless, menus clean and pristine, back-up supplies in perfect order, your uniform impeccable, and know the menu and features inside and out including correct pronunciations and beverages that pair perfectly with food.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 24, 2023

You were taught how to fold your socks, the right way to make a bed, how to polish your boots so they shine like a mirror, the proper way to wear your uniform, the exactness of a salute, marching in step, breaking down your weapon, cleaning it, and reassembling in the right order – everything has a place, and everything is in its place. “How

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 30, 2023

PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER Harvest America Ventures, LLC Restaurant Consulting www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG (Over 800 articles about the business and people of food) CAFÉ Talks Podcast [link] More than 70 interviews with the most influential people in food

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Do I wear the uniform with pride and am I committed to learning and growing as I master the craft?” Look in a mirror and ask the question: “Am I representing all that a professional cook can and should? Do I not only realize but also act out the importance of the position and the impact what I do has on the profession? Be that force!

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

DISSHOVELED APPEARANCE: When a once professional looking (well groomed, uniform clean and pressed, shoes clean, station in impeccable order) cook begins to look like he or she simply doesn’t care any longer, then it’s time to pay attention.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 20, 2024

Escoffier forbade swearing in his kitchens, expected his cooks to dress like professionals on their days off, instilled pride in the chef’s uniform, and demanded professional behavior of all who were part of his team. Now I obviously never knew Chef Escoffier, but I know enough about him to understand how he might react to these situations.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 9, 2024

Your uniform is right, knives sharp, and the skills you developed over the past two years were second nature. You thought – this is where people will notice me and jumpstart the next phase of my career. Look out chef – I’m coming for your job! Day one, you walk through those kitchen doors with a bit of swagger. Embrace it.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Have you established a uniform and grooming standard in your restaurant and is it equitably enforced? So, it would make sense that the visual impact of food, the dining room ambience, the tabletop, and the appearance of service staff is very important. How much time and effort are placed on this?

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 28, 2023

Uniforms will be pristine, the demeanor of cooks will be professional, knives will be sharp, and pans scrubbed clean. Once the voice is determined, all parts of the restaurant begin to fall in place. Find your voice and know what it means to be all that you can be as a chef.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Now, let’s get you in uniform and I’ll walk you through the kitchen.” PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER Harvest America Ventures, LLC Restaurant Consulting www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG (Over 800 articles about the business and people of food) CAFÉ Talks Podcast [link] More than 70 interviews with the most influential people in food

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Restaurant Engine

DECEMBER 25, 2024

In this article, we look at how to tell your restaurants story through branding. The style of customer service you offer, the uniforms your staff wear, and how your team interacts with your customers. Use your blog to deepen your relationships with your customers further by sharing more of your brand narrative. Why Tell a Story?

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Goliath Consulting

MARCH 19, 2021

These decisions do not have to be big ones—they can be as small as choosing uniform styles, weighing in their opinions on new policies, or even allowing them to choose the background music. You can read more about what work culture is and how you can make a great one in our previous blog article here (17). The Takeaway.

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Hot Schedules

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

In this article, we’ll go over the most common mistakes that business owners make when processing payroll, and they can be avoided in the future. That includes the time it takes to change into a work uniform, drive to a different job site, or participate in a training session. Common Hourly Payroll Mistakes & How to Avoid Them.

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Qu

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

How: This system helps restaurants create uniform kitchen setups across locations, optimizing workflows and reducing the time needed for staff training. Article sources: (1) Hospitality Tech. We’re not just building technology; we’re shaping the future of restaurant operations. 2024, October 11). 2) QSR Magazine. 2023, June 29).

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Restaurant Engine

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In this article, we look at how to tell if you should start catering. Can you afford to invest in additional uniforms or aprons for your servers? Ready to take the plunge and create a website with an online menu, blog, and beautiful photos? Yet, there are some things to consider before taking the plunge. tweet this).

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Sling

AUGUST 8, 2024

In this article, we discuss some of the basic steps that can help you bring your dream of starting an event planning business to fruition. Other variables that contribute to your brand include: Logo Website Social media presence Color scheme (for use on marketing materials, vehicles, uniforms, etc.) Spectacular Event Planning).

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 8, 2024

The fire of being “all in” is consuming and definitive of the person who wears the uniform. “In In each moment the fire rages, it will burn away a hundred veils. Fire is what we seek, what we sign up for, and what we spend a lifetime trying to understand.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 14, 2024

We can take impeccable care of our chef uniform and careless about washing our hands for 20 seconds. Greatness and the intent to get there is not, nor can it be, selective. We can’t really choose to be great at grilling steaks and careless about the vegetables that accompany them. You are either in the pursuit of greatness, or you aren’t.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

We were proud of our uniforms and what it represented, respected our tools, took the craft of cooking seriously and supported classical preparations. We hailed respect for Careme, Escoffier, Pointe, Robuchon, Trotter, Keller, Waters, Morimoto, Crenn, and Folse. We fear that all this tradition and history will be lost if we fully step away.

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Squirrel Systems

JUNE 5, 2020

In a previous blog , we discussed the growing customer trend towards restaurant take-out and delivery services, and its growing importance as a core revenue center for restaurant businesses. A third-party food delivery integration for your POS ensures uniformity in how orders are recorded and need to be processed by your kitchen staff.

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Restaurant Law

AUGUST 17, 2016

First, there is no uniform definition of a franchise. Trying to determine whether a relationship is a franchise is made more difficult by the fact that, as mentioned earlier, the definition of a franchise is not uniform in all jurisdictions. Scores of articles have been written about the dangers of becoming an accidental franchise.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Here are eleven to consider: COMMIT TO LEARNING: Read articles, food history books, professional cookbooks, stories of chefs with their words of wisdom (see list at end of this article), volunteer to work with accomplished chefs after hours, ask for additional responsibilities that provide a chance to learn something new.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER – SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF Harvest America Ventures, LLC Restaurant Consulting www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG (Over 800 articles about the business and people of food) CAFÉ Talks Podcast [link] More than 80 interviews with the most influential people in food It’s not hard, but it is relentless.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 22, 2021

There have been numerous articles from restaurateurs asking customers to “give us a break, be patient, we’re trying our best, it’s not our fault that the food isn’t quite right, that the service is painfully slow, that servers are not well trained, or we just seem to be disorganized.” www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Uniforms were taken care of by the property cleaned, starched, and ironed, so every day we looked fresh and sharp. Each player was well versed in his or her position and from my perspective, happy to be part of what was going on. Respect for the chain of command was evident and aside from the typical grumblings, it all worked well.

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