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CHEF-CENTRIC RESTAURANT OR RESTAURANT-CENTRIC CHEF

Culinary Cues

A chef centric operation relies on the life experiences, acquired skill, and reputation of the chef to create a menu concept that has a strong footing in profitability and execute the same in a consistent, cost-effective manner. To this end, cooks know exactly what to do and are trained to execute accordingly.

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COOKS AND CHEFS – SIGN YOUR WORK

Culinary Cues

What changes might occur in your operation if everyone was required to sign their work and take public responsibility for it? What every business hopes for is consistent, perfect execution of a task. “I did this, this is my work”! Is there room to improve? Are you proud to present this to your teammates, manager, or guest?”

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CHEF’S HAVE PERMISSION TO SUCCEED

Culinary Cues

Menus became encyclopedic, the skills to execute these menus were over the top, the equipment that allowed for this level of creativity was space age and expensive, the intensity and stress in the kitchen was as heavy as lead, and the number of staff members required to execute this complexity was painful. Magazine: [link].

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THE TEN KEYS TO RESTAURANT SUCCESS – POST PANDEMIC

Culinary Cues

So, here we are – what do we do to address the changing times, to finally face the challenges in doing what is simple but nearly impossible to execute? If it needs to be changedchange it now. Most of the problems in restaurants were there before but not so vivid, not so “in your face”. We were not prepared.

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15 Super Helpful How-To Articles for the Restaurant CEO

Aaron Allen & Associates

We’ve worked with executive leadership teams of some of the most successful established and emerging foodservice and hospitality companies around the world, supporting with strategic issues related to growth and expansion, performance optimization, brand strategy, marketing, due diligence, and how to enhance and maintain enterprise value.

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RESTAURANT EYES

Culinary Cues

So, here’s the thing – knowing how to operate a restaurant is not difficult – executing the steps is a whole other story. The next day comes around with the normal hectic start including placing orders, taking reservations, finding replacements for absent employees, and making changes to that evening’s menus. What is needed?

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IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES

Culinary Cues

I have found, throughout my career – whenever I was faced with an opportunity to change jobs, I would always list the pros and cons. You can become a chef, an executive chef, restaurateur, food and beverage director, culinary teacher, or consultant. Wholesale change is needed in this area. So, let’s take inventory.