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KITCHEN FOOD FOR THE SOUL

Culinary Cues

I came across an old quote from Phylicia Rashad (for those my age – the lead actress in the series “Fame” from many years back) that gave me another opportunity to think about the cooks that I know and have known over the past five (nearly six) decades and why I chose to stand in front of a range. Art is the basis of human expression.”

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Seven Top Restaurant Marketing Ideas And Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

Your restaurant’s main selling point is the food. If you pull a joker, the meal is on the house. Train your staff to build other taking points. The more talking points you can generate for your restaurant, the more traffic you’re likely to get. Others tend to emphasize their cheaper menu options. Net result?

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Digital du Jour

Modern Restaurant Management

While there are clear benefits to an all-digital menu system, to get the most out them, you must first take a step back to re-examine what your menu means to you. Before investing in technology, however, go back to basics with a purpose-driven strategy. In early 2020 our team canvassed menus across the United States. In your world?

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IN THE KITCHEN – ORGANIZATION IS EVERYTHING

Culinary Cues

Storerooms and coolers are organized so that containers are all pointed in the same direction with labels facing out, sauté pans at a line cooks station are stacked with the handles facing in the same direction, and a cook’s production list is written either in order of work to be done, or in terms of the amount of time each task requires.

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The American Restaurant 2022 (Post Pandemic)

Culinary Cues

This was (is) the design of classic coffee houses, speakeasys, and corner cafes for generations. Ah…now is the time for everyone to start speculating about what the restaurant business will look like when all of this craziness is over. I know what you are thinking – WHAT!!!! At least the real bad news is out of the way.

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BRING BACK THE 20 SEAT BISTRO

Culinary Cues

There were no sophisticated profit and loss statements or cash flow charts, no point-of-sale systems or computer analytics to pour over and make decisions by; these were not the type of operations that required that level of analysis. This restaurant was their house, and they had a handle on how the house was doing.

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CHEFS – YOUR EMPLOYEES JUST MIGHT HAVE THE ANSWERS

Culinary Cues

What needs to be addressed is: “ How do we build trust among customers, trust that the restaurant will keep them safe, and how do we generate enough sales and in turn – profit, to keep the operation moving forward? They know that at this point their primary job is to make the customer feel safe. The question is: “What’s the answer?”