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THE KING IS IN THE HOUSE

Culinary Cues

Looking back can provide us with context and content for making future decisions – lessons learned and all that, or it can also help us to relish what worked and hold on to that for inspiration. SOME TIME IN THE LATE 1960’S: Walking through the back entrance to the Statler Hilton Hotel was like stepping into a totally different world.

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WORK HARD AND BE KIND

Culinary Cues

Whenever I visited New York City with students, or with family, Dick helped arrange for us to meet well known chefs and restaurateurs, visit, tour and dine in incredible benchmark restaurants, tour flagship hotels, and in some cases find kitchen space for our student culinary teams to prepare for competitions.

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A DECEMBER KITCHEN

Culinary Cues

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. Before I can turn on the computer, Emmett has my usual breakfast in front of me: eggs over easy, bacon, home fries, and a side of salsa. I nod and give him a thumbs up.

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A COOK WITHOUT A KITCHEN

Culinary Cues

They say we’re back. The kitchen lights are back on, deliveries arrive, the battery of ranges is fired up, and cooks (some of us) are welcomed back. Sure, there are temperature checks at the back door, masks donned upon arrival, and deep hand cleaning constantly throughout the day, but in reality no one knows if this is enough.

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Rethinking the Future of Dining Through Technology

Modern Restaurant Management

can help restaurateurs automate tasks and lessen the burden of staff running the front and back of the house. These are just some of the few solutions out there that restaurants and hotels can access to bring their operations to the next level. Automated solutions like call-in waiting, online bookings, etc.,

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KNIVES – THE CHEF’S WITNESS TOOLS

Culinary Cues

I run my fingers down the spine, or the blunt back of the blade. It’s the start of another day in the kitchen. Seven in the morning and aside from the baker and breakfast cook, I am alone with clip board in hand and my roll bag of knives placed strategically at a workstation. I like to ‘brighten” the edge before I start.

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Employee Turnover is at an All-Time High: 5 Emerging Benefits Trends You Need to Know

Hot Schedules

Stories abound of restaurants seeing wait times skyrocket, hotels having to limit amenities, and retailers having to reduce operating hours due to lack of staff. Rushing back mourning employees only contributes to lost productivity and burnout, and once that happens, quitting becomes only a formality. Offer Training and Continuing Ed.