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What Does 86 Mean? Definition, History and More

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Or, if you've worked in a restaurant as a chef, line cook, or as part of the FOH (front-of-house), you may have used this hospitality term yourself. Whatever the reason for an item needing to be 86'ed, this restaurant term works really well as a quick way to communicate the need to take an item off the menu. Table of Contents.

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Restaurant Tip Outs Guide: Methods, Tip Splitting, Pooling, and More

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For that to happen, it's necessary to understand the rules of tipping out, choose a structure that works for your staff, and communicate that structure to employees clearly. A tip out ensures other employees working in the front of the house share in gratuities, such as: Barbacks. Table of Contents. What is a Tip Out? Tip Out Methods.

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Competition’s Coming: Key Technology Changes Can Help You Win

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By improving customer loyalty and increasing revenue through the smart use of technology from the public-facing part of the business all the way to the back-of-house prep, sourcing, and staffing. In the near future, we’ll look at printed menus the way we look back at newspapers today. Archaic and revenue draining.

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Chefs Dish on ‘The Bear’

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These clams are incredibly rare and we were sourcing them from a local farmer in Florida. It was definitely high-stress at first but we worked together as a team to communicate. Back in the early 2000’s I worked at a restaurant where the head chef smoked through service. Chef Patel. Chef Solis.

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What to wear to a restaurant job interview and how to prepare

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Upscale restaurants usually have websites and social media profiles that are rich sources of information. Casual restaurant interviews A more laid-back restaurant doesn’t mean laid-back interview preparation. Your approach to what to wear to an interview at a casual place can be more laid back though.

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Restaurant Cyber Security: How To Prevent Data Breaches

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Given the nature of how restaurants operate —with complex systems in the FOH and BOH —ensuring that receive orders, collect payment, and pay teams—here are numerous areas of the business that could be breached. When you think about issues that arise in your restaurant that could cost you significant amounts of money, what first comes to mind?

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17 Restaurant Job Interview Questions (and How to Answer Them)

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To help you prep, whether it's a FOH or BOH position, we've outlined 17 restaurant interview questions you might be asked to answer, as well as some guidelines on how to answer them. Are you a restaurant owner looking for question to ask potential candidates? Check out this blog and video on the top 9 interview questions to ask as an owner.