Culinary Cues

JANUARY 18, 2023

Whenever we (chefs) look back on our time in the kitchen, we’re able to categorize experiences in one of three silos: a learning experience, mission accomplished, or inspiration. Sure, luck can be involved, but luck is rarely something to depend on or take credit for. I never want to be in that position again, so what have I learned?”

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Back of House Front of House Education Café 382

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

After that, the most popular back-office technologies were accounting software (52%, up from 31% in 2018) and payroll software (50%, up from 28% in 2018), according to a study from Toast. Your POS system reduces ordering errors, increases front-of-house and back-of-house efficiency, and helps you control inventory.

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Technology Front of House Social Media Back of House 370

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 3, 2022

, I shout while frantically rubbing my calf trying to work out that Charlie horse pain. I can feel the knot in that muscle move slowly from the top of my ankle to the back of my knee. By 7am I am walking through the back door of the kitchen. It has all become too commonplace and as such has little meaning. Can’t make it in.”

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Back of House Hotels Front of House Book 340

7 Shifts

AUGUST 16, 2021

But it's the good shifts, when the front of house and back of house are flowing like a symphony, when customers are delighted, and the restaurant atmosphere feels effortless—that's the best part about restaurants. The way to run great shifts is to get out ahead and schedule pre-shift meetings. Call it out here.

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Front of House Back of House Coaching Customer Service 397

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

After that, the most popular back-office technologies were accounting software (52%, up from 31% in 2018) and payroll software (50%, up from 28% in 2018), according to a study from Toast. There’s a wide range of options available that take the entire process online. It’s a necessity for building a modern and future-proof restaurant.

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Social Media Front of House Back of House Point of Sale 370

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The restaurants that prioritize employee retention above all will come out on top. Back-of-House and Front-of-House. Back-of-House and Front-of-House are an even split. 7shifts data shows no large discrepancy between turnover rates in the front- and back-of-house.

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Front of House Back of House Cash Management Customer Experience 195

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 11, 2024

It doesn’t matter if you have been in the restaurant industry for a decade or are just starting out, running a successful restaurant can be a stressful task. Management takes on multiple jobs throughout the restaurant including hiring, marketing, maintaining the budget, operations and keeping customers and staff happy.

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Management Management Back of House Customer Service 146

Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Once upon a time, most restaurants operated on a patchwork of paper systems involving notebooks and back-of-the-napkin calculations, not to mention information owners and managers kept in their heads, hunches, and habits. Streamline the front of house. Run a smooth back of house. Streamline the front of house.

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Technology Front of House Back of House Online Ordering 147

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

At least the real bad news is out of the way. Now, let’s think about the purpose of restaurants so that current and potential restaurateurs and chefs can choose the direction they want to take. There are numerous multi-billion dollar chains along with countless mom and pop operations that do a great job on this front.

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2022 Food Truck Merchandise Front of House 378

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

– Team Bots’ It sounds like something out of a science fiction movie, right? . – Team Bots’ It sounds like something out of a science fiction movie, right? AI and ML are buzzwords and often sound out of reach of an average restaurateur. To get a receipt for your order, reply with Hi. What are AI and ML?

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Front of House Mobile Ordering Loyalty Program Back of House 187

7 Shifts

MARCH 31, 2023

“Take better care of your staff.” Some of us know that we should - but in between dealing with maintenance issues and hiring new employees, it can be hard enough to take care of yourself, let alone your staff. We’ve all heard it. How can you encourage them to care about the business and invest time and energy into their role?

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Hiring Front of House Back of House Document 195

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Whether you’re managing multiple restaurants right now or are thinking about expanding your current business , this guide has everything you need to run more than one restaurant at once with success. Table of Contents. New Concept or Replicate? Create Consistency with Your Operations. Delegating Responsibilities. Keep Your Team Connected.

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Management Management Document Hiring 370

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

There are 101 ways to dole out restaurant tips - from percentages to points to whether kitchen staff gets a share. But we kept the back-of-house revenue share program for our kitchen teams, where regardless of what position you work in the kitchen, you get a certain percentage of revenue earned. Table of Contents. The Panelists.

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BOH Restaurant Law Back of House Front of House 195

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Front-of-House. Henry takes his phone, scans the QR code, and indicates that he’s arrived. Speaking of the host stand, let’s take a deeper look at your guest and waitlist management technology. Let’s come back to Henry. Henry is ready to order some dinner. Contactless Technology.

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Technology Front of House Back of House Point of Sale 188

7 Shifts

APRIL 21, 2023

These 4 executives started out working in entry-level restaurant jobs. That gave his team members the confidence to take on more duties and gave them motivation to move up. When Shawn Grodensky was a boy, his father dragged him out of bed to bus tables at the family restaurant in Virginia. That was 20 years ago.

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Leadership Training Front of House Customer Experience 195

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Providing top-quality food and service should remain your restaurant’s foremost priority, but you also need to get the word out and attract new customers. While you are waiting to be seated, the hostess fans out a deck of cards containing four jokers. If you pull a joker, the meal is on the house. Net result?

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Marketing SEO Front of House Website Management 211

Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Increasingly, it isn’t just white tablecloth spots that benefit from letting guests book in advance. And thanks to restaurant technology , restaurateurs can now take reservation management to a whole new level. Guests dealt with busy signals, double-booked tables, and transcription errors. More precise planning and scheduling.

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Reservations Management Management Front of House 78

7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2020

So far, 2020 has thrown marketing plans, advertising budgets, and restaurant growth out of the window. Their business is built on the power of word of mouth—one of, if not the most useful marketing tools in the book. Before you get any ideas of a cheesy radio spot, take a step back and look at the bigger picture.

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Marketing 2020 SEO Loyalty Program 418

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 2, 2023

Conducting a successful one can help you figure out where your business could use a little improvement. How to Conduct a Successful Restaurant Audit First, take stock of the following areas of your restaurant business: Cleaning and Sanitation It’s difficult to overstate the importance of sanitation for restaurants.

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Audits Point of Sale Document Food Safety 99

Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 19, 2021

From delicious Bourbon bars to mouth-watering steak houses, private dining and restaurant dining, in general, have expanded in Louisville over the last ten years. To learn more about where to catch an excellent intimate dinner after a long day at the derby, check out my list for private dining in Louisville! Proof On Main.

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Dine-in Front of House Back of House Website Management 111

7 Shifts

JULY 12, 2023

I kind of did it out of a self-serving type of thing where I was like, I never see him. "I I kind of did it out of a self-serving type of thing where I was like, I never see him. At that time he was owning Poppy + Rose along with his other business partners until I came along and bought them out. I seen the books.

Front of House 370

Front of House Back of House Take-out Book 370

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 2, 2019

But with this new opportunity comes a new set of challenges, not the least of which is figuring out how to manage restaurant staff. We reached out to a restaurant manager in an internationally-known restaurant to get her advice on managing a restaurant staff, and provided a few insights of our own. What are their goals and challenges?

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Management Management Communication Back of House 285

EATER

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In 2021, Satterfield brought his perspective to a huge audience: He hosted the Netflix docuseries High on the Hog , an exploration of African American culinary history based on the book by Jessica B. When we first came out, we were basically suggesting that we could provide improved access to stories from around the world,” Satterfield says.

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Front of House Social Media Magazine Food 95

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

There are more options for eating out than ever before. And the big restaurant brands are only getting bigger , making it even harder to stand out. You need to put yourself in front of diners, get them in your door, and turn them into ambassadors of your restaurant that come back and tell their friends about you.

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Seating Email Marketing Marketing SEO 221

Social Hospitality

MAY 6, 2020

Four Seasons New York: Housing Healthcare Pros. The luxury hotel, where rooms typically top $1,000 a night, closed at the end of March and is not taking new bookings. Amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic, there is a lot of negativity online and in the news. Hotel Trundle Shares Stories of Happiness. Thank you @FourSeasons.

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Hospitality Airlines Healthcare Hotels 388

Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 19, 2021

As Maine’s largest city, Portland offers tourists and residents plenty of things to see and do while taking a break from their busy schedules. ViA VECCHiA Blue Spoon Little Tap House East Ender Katahdin Restaurant The Front Room. 43 Middle St, Portland, ME 04101 Phone: 207-774-8080 Visit Website. Make a Reservation.

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Front of House Seasonal Menu Online Ordering Back of House 113

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Delivery and take-out will continue to be the most popular way consumers will get their restaurant meals in a COVID and post-COVID world. Off premise has become a sizable segment of our business, and I don't see it ever going back to pre-COVID numbers. Here are their responses. To read part one, click here.

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2021 Mobile Ordering Loyalty Program Kitchen Safety 229

Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Check out the twenty-one best private dining Austin restaurants! Uchiko’s chef, Tyson Cole, is a James Beard award winner who effortlessly blends styles for a non-traditional take on Japanese cuisine. Fixe Southern House. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fixe Southern House (@fixesouthernhouse). Lamar Blvd.

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Dine-in Fine Dining Book Website Management 111

EATER

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The blogger behind the Instagram account Deep Fried Honey and the recipe site of the same name had produced five e-books since 2018, which her readers could purchase online, paying through Paypal or Venmo, and receive their book via PDF download. I’m a communist. I was never in this for money,” Hammonds says.

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Food Book Front of House Back of House 88

EATER

MAY 26, 2023

The 450-page book dives deeply into the world of vegetables, from their production to their many uses to their cultural context. I am sort of the conduit for teaching, taking all of the information and creating the structure around it. The cooks and I take that and brainstorm dishes. Then, I write the menu.

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Agriculture Front of House Back of House Book 88

Future Food

JANUARY 30, 2020

But passion alone can only take you so far. It is about understanding where and when to put humans into the equation and when to take them out. For a venue that turns over $800,000 per year, labour costs, based on averages from ATO data, work out to about $750/day. Customer Service at Mcdonalds (Image via Bustle).

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Technology Front of House Customer Service Back of House 107

EATER

JUNE 22, 2023

Dina Ávila /Eater In Zoë Kanan’s cake, a recently reappraised dairy product meets the bright tang of lemon The one item you could always count on in my house growing up was a big tub of cottage cheese. Usually of the generic supermarket-brand variety, it was a fixture in our kitchen, front and center in the fridge.

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Back of House Front of House Advertising Take-out 94

EATER

DECEMBER 21, 2020

But as an employee on the receiving end of that rage, the book fails to account for trauma he caused me. David Chang’s new memoir grapples with the white-hot fury that defined most of his career. David Chang changed the way America eats. Along with Momofuku’s rise has come Chang’s own.

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Front of House Back of House Book 2008 145

Cheetah

APRIL 10, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutes While digital technology has helped the front of the house, the back of the house remains the weaker link. Instead of throwing it out, why not dice it up and use it as part of your breakfast menu? Take Havana Café, the popular Cuban bar, and restaurant in the Bronx. Start composting.

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Recycling Compost Front of House Back of House 97

Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Check out all the 5 boroughs for the best steakhouses in New York. Check out my list of the best steak in NYC below! Check out my list of the best steak in NYC below! Anselm Strip House Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse. In what was then the Herald Square Theater District, Albert Keen opened Keens Chop House.

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Back of House Front of House Reservations Presentation 110

EATER

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

If I have time, I try to get to know all the people responsible for cooking and executing each dish I’m taking a photo of. If I have time, I try to get to know all the people responsible for cooking and executing each dish I’m taking a photo of. My days usually involve scheduling and planning things out. It’s my signature move.

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Food Small Business Back of House Front of House 117

EATER

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Seek out a meal on a major beach on Phuket, such as Patong, and it’s easier to find borscht, a burrito, or a burger than a well-executed Thai curry. Eat at your hotel or resort, and you’re most likely getting a toned-down, overpriced take on Bangkok-style Thai food. What is the food like in Phuket?

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Seasonal Menu Hotels Back of House Front of House 111