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What Does a Restaurant Coach Do? (Podcast)

Modern Restaurant Management

Did you ever wonder what a restaurant coach does? In this episode of The Main Course host Barbara Castiglia gets the answer from Izzy Kharasch, a Restaurant Coach, Chef, and owner of Hospitality Works. Now, when I work with clients, I can work with them on the front-end and the back-end.”

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: New Research Reveals Restaurant Managers Are Key Ingredient in the Recipe for Staff Retention

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurant employees play an integral role in the dining experience, representing the building blocks of delightful guest experiences, ultimately creating loyal patrons who come back for more. However, in today's economic environment, restaurant staffing is being put to the test, posing a bigger challenge today than ever before.

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COOKS AND CHEFS – SIGN YOUR WORK

Culinary Cues

Back in time, I remember a billboard in New York City’s Times Square that asked: “Would You Be Willing To Sign Your Work?” Name tags for front of the house employees work just as well maybe with the name of the town they are from, or the number of years they have worked in an establishment. I did this, this is my work”!

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How To Run an Effective Pre-Shift Meeting

7 Shifts

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. This section of the meeting gives managers time to teach and coach their team. What is a pre-shift meeting.

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How to Improve Team Communication with Restaurant Staff and Management

7 Shifts

At times, it's a civil war between your front-of-house and back-of-house teams. Recommended Reading: Data-Backed Ways to Engage Employees and Reduce Restaurant Turnover. This is when you can transition from a boss to a coach by keeping your staff informed and encouraged. Table of Contents. Field questions.

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How Restaurants Can Remain Competitive in 2021

7 Shifts

2020 was a year that the restaurant industry won’t soon forget. From a projected record growth at the top of the year to a decline of nearly $240 billion in sales and 2.5 million out of work, it was nothing short of devastating. Through it all, we emerge from the year as an industry in evolution—and our restaurants need to evolve with it.

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THE GREATEST THREAT TO AMERICAN RESTAURANTS

Culinary Cues

Thinking that the way to recover from the financial pains of a once in a century pandemic is to cut back on quality product and service and push the ceiling on pricing is short-sighted and ill-conceived as a strategy. Well then – what will? Try apathy on for size. It infects others who are easily convinced that it is the way it needs to be.