Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In other words – patience and persistence – it takes time to build the skills and knowledge necessary to get to your destination. In all cases I would encourage you to take a step back, breathe deep, put down your knife, and check your enthusiasm for right now. This is where real cooking CAN take place.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 28, 2021

You take time to sanitize your area, firmly place a cutting board on a damp towel to keep it from slipping, draw your knives across a wet stone while honing their edge, and quickly jotting down a prep list for the next hour. You take a deep breath and smile knowing that this is where you belong, this will be a magical day.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Kyle Gorlie opened his Vet Chef food truck in 2016. But Gorlie’s plans don’t stop with the food truck. In fact, a restaurant was his initial plan after graduating from culinary school until he started planning and realized a food truck was a better choice. Why Is a Food Truck a Smart First Step?

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Goliath Consulting

MAY 19, 2020

Whether they be for office parties, conferences, birthdays or weddings, catering profits from the promise of efficiency, safety and most importantly—safe of mind. You may even get client requests you’re not used to, like having to add a food truck or using non-traditional type venues you would have never thought of using (1).

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7 Shifts

MAY 11, 2020

Now, after weeks of relying solely on takeout, delivery, and other business models to bring in revenue, restaurants are seeing some relief as regulations ease and business reopening plans rolling out across the country. This could include taking their temperature and assessing them for different symptoms.

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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. Of, course the food must be tasty and appealing at some level and above all else – consistent.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 18, 2020

As we continue to fight this pandemic that we still know so little about, and try to gradually open up the economy with a keen eye on public safety – it will be restaurants and other hospitality businesses that suffer the longest. Make sure that you seek out opportunities that involve food.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 3, 2020

As you move through IDEATION that will help to define what your restaurant concept, menu, systems, and staffing will look like as we eventually move out of this crisis, it is just as important to discuss and plan for the things that can go wrong. Let your customers know that safety and sanitation is your most important job.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 26, 2020

Building a well thought out strategy for starting up the restaurant engine after we move forward is paramount and will, in the process of thinking it through, give every chef and restaurateur a spark of excitement to lean on. There is so much to think about, so many decisions to make, and so much angst about what the future holds.

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Hot Schedules

AUGUST 10, 2021

Protecting Your Customers: How to Scale Your Food Safety Culture Across Multiple Locations. While employees know they play a crucial role in food (and ultimately guest) safety, when a 45-minute wait forces everyone to rush, things learned in food safety training can quickly fall to back-of-mind to an undisciplined staff.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

They may not be encumbered with as many critical issues as you – but they know the customer, they see the operation through a less cluttered lens, and they are able to tune into immediate changes that might just pull you out of the weeds. Any trust that was built will be set aside when fear takes over. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2020

To add resources to these guides, reach out to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com with news. ” The experts at Parts Town authored a blog post for independent restaurants about how to transition toward delivery. .

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 29, 2024

We speak of a time of unconditional commitment to the craft and the job – sacrificing all else for the plate of food in the pass. It is human nature to try and push those out of our minds, but given a moments pause, it’s easy to remember them. But here’s the thing – change can happen while we protect what is truly important.

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Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Meanwhile, Chipotle is testing out new restaurant designs, and now have more than a 100 “Chipotlanes,” drive-thru stores where customers can pick up their digital orders (4). DELIVERY: Food deliveries have soared in the past couple of months. This is now the new norm, and we know that some of these changes are here to stay.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

The best restaurant managers take customer service a step further, recognizing regulars and personalizing service for a more memorable guest experience. Accounting & finances Many owners—who take the initiative to fund and start the restaurant —expect you to keep the business open and profitable.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 1, 2024

Outside people went about their day, never giving mind to the effort, dichotomy of characters, hustle, stress, and complexity of what takes place in the “back of the house” at a twelve hundred room hotel. As I tied on my apron and pulled out my knife kit ready to dive in, the executive chef called me into his office.

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7 Shifts

JULY 10, 2020

And now, many states and provinces have already begun rolling out their plans to reopen the economy, and many restaurateurs are now planning out their grand re-opening. Consider food costs, labor costs, and cost of marketing your reopening. If you’re throwing an opening party with invitations make sure you have enough food!

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 15, 2022

Every person has needs that go beyond food, shelter, and clothing. It is the ability and desire to strive for this potential that allows us to jump out of bed in the morning and face the day knowing that we can and will contribute in some way. Figure it out! How might we turn the tide?

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ChowNow

JANUARY 6, 2021

In this blog, we’ve compiled tactics for restaurant success that will help you start 2021 on the right foot. Even as the bulk of your customers return to indoor dining, many will continue to rely on delivery–for some, due to a desire for added convenience and for others, out of concern for safety. .

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Harbor Touch

MARCH 18, 2025

Whether youre a seasoned owner or just starting out, this advice will help you boost efficiency, keep your team motivated, and turn customers into regulars. Our goal is simple: give you tools to streamline operations, cut costs, and grow your business without burning out. This isnt just theory from a manual. Staff Management 1.

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 16, 2023

The thought of being in debt for decades didn’t sit right, even though his dream was to learn in a formal way and take the time to go through the process step – by -step. It was great, but my back didn’t agree, and I eventually had to step out of that role. Take care of it and keep it sharp.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This the time of year to pause and reflect, to push past the challenges, the less than stellar moments, the times we would just as soon forget, and the scars from an industry that passes them out freely and give thanks for what we have. Those days and nights when our mise en place wasn’t where it should have been made us stronger.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2020

To add resources to these guides, reach out to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com with news. Restaurants, Convenience Stores and other Food Service Operators can visit www.transact-tech.com/bohaoffer.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Food Service Skills For Your Resume. Making Your Resume Stand Out. 5 Restaurant & Food Service Skills for Your Resume. Health, Allergen, and Food Safety Training and Certifications. Commercial kitchen equipment safety. Food allergies. Food Service, Kitchen, & Hospitality Tech.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 31, 2023

If your direction is planned out then work can be, and will be, enjoyable and rewarding. 8) GUEST’S TRUST IN YOUR FOOD SAFETY MEASURES – DON’T LET THEM DOWN: Working clean and understanding the proper way to safely handle food is not a directive it is a personal responsibility that every cook shares. Don’t let them down.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 8, 2022

When people walk into a restaurant, food transparency is what matters the most. An open kitchen makes the understanding of the whole food production process really simple. As consumers increasingly become health conscious, their interest in clean label foods is rising significantly, especially plant-based alternatives.

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ChowNow

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

When brainstorming restaurant marketing ideas, many restaurateurs seek out strategies that will help bring in new customers. In this blog, we’ll cover four tips to help you boost customer loyalty at your restaurant. Chances are that many of your diners are taking pictures of your food and tagging both your account and location.

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EATER

APRIL 7, 2022

chirps a green banner on the homepage of Amy’s Kitchen, the organic packaged and prepared-foods giant. B Corp certification is awarded to businesses that use profits and growth as a means to a greater end: Positive impact for their employees, communities, and the environment,” Amy’s explains in a blog post from March 2021.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 9, 2020

According to a survey conducted by S&P Global Market Intelligence, 40% of Americans are ordering more food for takeout and delivery now than they were before the pandemic. Here are six steps to take before opening any restaurant website builders. Check out this example from Barcelona Wine Bar for inspiration.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2021

They have a passion for food, an adventurous spirit, a strong work ethic, and the ability to teach and lead. The fact that 60% of restaurants fail in their first year and 80% close within five years of their grand opening is an indication that few have what it takes for long-term success.

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7 Shifts

JULY 24, 2020

This is probably the only time in your restaurant management career that you’ll be able to take actual breaks! Take a sneak peek into Setting the Table with Meyer’s 9-minute keynote speech or buy his New York Times Best-Selling book here. As the title suggests, this is one of the best restaurant management books out there.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 16, 2020

This may very well be a “re-set time”, a time for all of us to take a hard look at what we have become in recent years. Maybe this is a time to take a “time out” and rethink where we are and what we have become. But, we must give some thought past our immediate safety to what lies ahead once the virus is under control.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

NyQuil chicken proves one of our worst collective online tendencies Last week, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning : Don’t cook your chicken in NyQuil. Sometimes, like now, NyQuil chicken breaks out of these bounds of understanding that some food online exists purely as a shitpost.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

We wanted to take a look back and highlight some of our favorite moments during our first season. Shawn is the host of not one but two podcasts— Digital Hospitality and Restaurant Influencers —and he stopped by ours to talk about creating a media brand out of your restaurant. That smartphone is your media center. But what can you do?

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 23, 2020

If we push aside much of the chatter and get down to the necessities in life that are food, shelter, clothing, health, family, communication and trust that rise to the top of the priority list. Drop off dry goods to your local food pantry if you have more than you need. Food is an immediate need in times of crisis.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 8, 2020

This has been a long haul for the eager, confident line cook who started out three years ago as a dishwasher. Even those who have the opportunity to take the time to attend culinary school, if they are truly committed, started out just like Alex. The whole concept of team was something that would take adjustment time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

As restaurants around the country look towards reopening, Edward Lee and Lindsey Ofcacek, director of The LEE Initiative are committed to helping reset the supply chains for farmers and restaurant operators who are committed to sustainable food. ” US Foods Donates More Than $10 Million. U S Foods Holding Corp.

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