Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

She also told me that when you make chicken and dumplings to make sure that you use a young chicken from the farm and to never serve day old pie. To Ed Weibrecht who hired me at his newly acquired Mirror Lake Inn even though he didn’t have an opening. To Curtiss Hemm who encouraged me to start writing a blog.

Influencer 493

Influencer Hotels Education Hiring 493

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Your posts can serve as mini-ads for your restaurant, and they appear when customers search for your business. Blog about food to boost your restaurant’s online visibility Don’t waste your website’s potential by just posting your menu or event updates. Create a food blog to improve your restaurant's online presence.

Book 195

Book Marketing Email Marketing Social Media 195

Culinary Cues

MARCH 3, 2024

Anyone who has been hired as a new employee knows the feeling of being on the outside of groupism. group’s function contrary to common purpose except to add oxygen to their group-serving purpose of discord and animal gratification. What teams seek to find is leadership in this regard and not the subservient desire to be led.

Leadership 447

Leadership Restaurant Law Social Media Sports 447

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 11, 2022

Do your homework, seek advice from smart and experienced people, run through every scenario possible, make sure you have the right amount of financing and available funds to weather the storm, hire and train the right people, and set yourself up with a better chance of succeeding than failing. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

Customer Experience 464

Customer Experience Café Hospitality Customer Service 464

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 26, 2024

Would I serve this to my family? Would you be willing to state your reputation on how thoughtfully, passionately, and caringly you prepared and served a plate of food? Respect the profession and the food that you serve and create experiences that draw people in and keep them coming back. Is this the best I can do?

Dine-in 445

Dine-in Training Sports Seasonal Menu 445

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2020

Identify your most well-received dishes and continue to serve them. By sanitizing appropriately, your staff can reduce the spread of pathogens from restaurant equipment to the food you serve diners. Hire Specialists. Share an insightful blog post or redirect members to your services. Offer Safe and Contact-Free Services.

Social Media 539

Social Media Food Safety Cash Management Kitchen Safety 539

Culinary Cues

MAY 5, 2021

I have been asked to provide potential solutions for a generations long dilemma in the hospitality industry, a dilemma that has resulted in physical, mental, and emotional burnout and even a dependence on drugs and alcohol to serve as a band-aid for the wounds that are formed. “My www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. CAFÉ Talks Podcast.

Hotels 473

Hotels Employee Relations Coaching Training 473

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 18, 2022

The workflow of those short order cooks was not an accident, it was not instinctive, and it was not solely the work of the manager or chef who hired them. I suppose uncontrolled chaos is something that needs to be experienced – a teaching moment that serves as a right of passage. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

Food Order 473

Food Order Customer Experience Hiring Café 473

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

About a year and more than a dozen episodes later, we had the privilege to interview a wide range of folks with advice on everything from hiring staff , to creating content, to providing benefits, and increasing profits. Storytelling is an essential part of the hiring process. Hire for fit rather than skill.

Social Media 448

Social Media Hiring Website Management Hospitality 448

Hot Schedules

MAY 10, 2021

Seasonal Staff Playbook: Hiring, Training & Retaining Great Teams. PLAY #1: Hire Quality Seasonal Staff. Hiring quality seasonal staff should be at the top of the list because we all know your starting line-up can make or break the season. Train and prepare staff to serve guests in a high-speed, high-volume environment.

Hiring 147

Hiring Training Mobile Ordering Coaching 147

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2020

General Motors would never build and equip an auto plant, hire the entire staff, and create a marketing strategy until the car they intend to build is designed, prototyped, and presented to various focus groups first. There are thousands of restaurants just like this – they serve a real need for dependability. [] A CONNECTION TO HISTORY.

Menu 484

Menu Seasonal Menu Front of House Reference 484

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In all cases they begin with the same goals: prepare and serve great products that are consistent and offered with a smile, build success on a steady flow of sales and controlled profitability, and do all of this with pride. Every operation that serves prepared food is your competition. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

Cash Management 363

Cash Management Point of Sale Leadership Website Management 363

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

THE LAW: It is not enough to hire competent people. THE LAW: The chef must always serve as the resource encyclopedia in the kitchen. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. THE LAW: Look to the chef to see how the kitchen will act. It is the chef’s responsibility to set the standard for others to follow. [] A Team Builder.

Restaurant Law 450

Restaurant Law Coaching Café Sourcing 450

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 31, 2024

When properly developed and integrated into your operation, the mission statement will impact who you hire, how you train, the products you develop and sell, the way you lead and manage, how employees interact, the way that guests are approached, and how the world perceives you (the business) to be. Freedom for the soul.” Choose wisely.

Customer Service 414

Customer Service Social Media Customer Experience Reference 414

7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2020

Your marketing plan is your year-long guide to seek opportunities in public holidays and cultural events; it’s your marketing budget that will help reduce risk and minimize overspending; it’s your insights into customer behavior and trends; it’s your pièce de résistance to serve up a great experience and achieve your financial targets.

Marketing 418

Marketing 2020 SEO Loyalty Program 418

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 22, 2022

Could it be time for the restaurant business to slow down and serve their neighborhoods without having to support something so large and so fragile. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Small businesses (restaurants) are the heartbeat of your neighborhood, the spine of your local economy, and spirit of your town.”. CAFÉ Talks podcast.

Seating 474

Seating Front of House Back of House Cash Management 474

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 20, 2024

Of course, water should be served and unless a guest chooses the more expensive options for bottled or sparkling water it should flow freely throughout the meal. [] AN ENTRÉE IS NAKED WITHOUT VEGETABLES Yes, restaurants have, to at least a baseline degree, a responsibility to provide a balanced meal. Do it right!

Fine Dining 449

Fine Dining Food Truck Back of House Pricing 449

Culinary Cues

JULY 8, 2024

Those certificates, letters of commendation, medals, trophies, articles in the paper, cookbooks with your name, and reviewer’s positive comments about the food served in your restaurant should be shared with the team that worked to make that happen.

Coaching 447

Coaching Certification Hiring Training 447

7 Shifts

JULY 24, 2020

Topics: Hospitality; hiring and training staff; building workplace culture. ?? To achieve Enlightened Hospitality you need to hire “51 percenters with 5 core emotional skills.” While achieving Enlightened Hospitality may seem redundant while you only serve takeout, it should be a core value of your restaurant and hiring process.

Book 370

Book Management Management Restaurant Law 370

Culinary Cues

MAY 18, 2020

Know that the degree or certificate is more than an acknowledgement of the skills and knowledge that you have gained – it represents your level commitment and discipline that will serve you well. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Remember that even during tough times – being a chef is a noble profession with loads of opportunity.

White Paper 520

White Paper Certification Food Safety Food Supply 520

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Restaurant website design: Taking a DIY approach vs. hiring a web development team Consider whether you want to build your restaurant's website or hire someone to do it for you. Do I have the budget to hire a web development team? Consider these key questions: Do I have the skills to complete this project?

Design 397

Design Online Ordering Social Media Mobile Ordering 397

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This is where cooks earn their swagger and success is drawn from the number of covers served, the number of mistakes made, and the beauty of the plate. This is “camp adrenaline” – where the action lives and where young cooks get their sea legs. It takes time and patience to earn and be ready for this role – second in command to the chef.

Kitchen Safety 447

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Back of House Front of House 447

Goliath Consulting

MAY 19, 2020

From venue information, menus, pack lists, hiring, timelines, etc., A workplace food program that brings in a different pop-up restaurant to serve as the office lunch vendor each day. Serves in 15 cities, see reference: • Connects employees in office buildings with local restaurants. INVEST IN TECH. Foodsby (6).

Catering 378

Catering Social Media Online Ordering Loyalty Program 378

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Don’t over think your concept or your product – the best food is simple and relies on the quality of ingredients and the attention to detail that cook’s offer in the process of preparing them for the plate. [] HIRE ENERGETIC, CARING, POSITIVE PEOPLE. Hiring is not something to take lightly. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

Fine Dining 449

Fine Dining Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 449

Restaurant365

MARCH 1, 2022

Hiring restaurant staff is top of mind in the restaurant industry. Staffing has always been ongoing in the restaurant industry because of the transient nature of restaurant jobs in general, but the current hiring crisis makes attracting employees a top priority among all restaurant businesses, from single units to national brands.

Hiring 146

Hiring Recruiting Demo Advertising 146

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The tasks of the chef are fairly universal: planning menus, putting your signature on each dish, hiring and training staff, ordering product and building vendor relationships, controlling costs and adhering to budgets, maintaining a clean and safe kitchen environment, etc. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. www.meyersassociates.com.

Beverage 520

Beverage Events Food Order Website Management 520

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 15, 2022

I want to believe that under the façade of despair and sometimes even distain lies a person with incredible potential to be the best he or she can be, to serve and to create, and to reach for his or her personal and professional potential – to be fulfilled. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Bill Bradley. Reach for the stars.

Uniforms 450

Uniforms Front of House Food Safety Healthcare 450

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

It allows businesses to engage with current customers and help build organic brand ambassadors while also serving up content in front of new customers. Whether sharing content from their own personal LinkedIn page or elsewhere (think blogs, podcast appearances, collaborative PR efforts, etc.),

Marketing 508

Marketing Social Media SEO Front of House 508

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Working in a restaurant, bar, coffee shop, or any place that serves food & drink is a fast-paced, always-on career. On the 7shifts blog and social media, we seek to provide actionable and informative content to help restaurant people learn about every corner of the industry. Hiring & Training Course. You'll learn: ??

Management 195

Management Management Website Management Hiring 195

7 Shifts

JUNE 3, 2022

For the average restaurant, that means serving four more customers a day. A tip pool eliminates some of the downsides of tipping like inconsistent wages, an emphasis on “good tables,” and an individual mentality among serving staff. Some people from the café; applied, and we hired one of them. Schedules aren't flexible.

Tip Distribution 397

Tip Distribution Email Marketing Communication Coaching 397

Culinary Cues

MAY 2, 2020

Learn from your mistakes, and hold on to your successes – they will continue to serve you well through any crisis. [] SHARE WITH OTHERS. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Skills are essential, but it will always be your experiences in applying those skills that allow you to be viewed as a leader and a problem solver.

Take-out 393

Take-out Training Transportation Customer Experience 393

Culinary Cues

MAY 20, 2024

” Enough said! [] THE DECAY OF PROFESSIONALISM IN KITCHENS: Escoffier and his partner in hotel experiences: Cesar Ritz believed in the mantra: “We are ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and gentlemen.” PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER “We are ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and gentlemen.”

Hotels 342

Hotels Front of House Fine Dining Back of House 342

7 Shifts

MARCH 16, 2022

Hiring Referral Compensation. For instance, you might offer a $250 bonus to an employee who refers a new hire, so long as both employees stay for three months after the new hire starts. Plus, a better-trained staff in more areas can only serve to benefit the restaurant as well as its employees. It's a win-win-win.

Front of House 370

Front of House Back of House Communication Customer Service 370

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 3, 2020

Ironically, they are usually there when they need to be, prepped and ready, and consistent in their work – so, we gladly hire them (whomever they might really be). www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. CULINARY CAREERISTS. When things get tough, the team looks to the cheerleader for a little encouragement. DEEPLY PARANOID.

Uniforms 419

Uniforms Presentation Hiring Blog 419

7 Shifts

AUGUST 15, 2022

Check out this blog and video on the top 9 interview questions to ask as an owner. We've also included a roundup of interview best practices you should be aware of before showing up to speak to the hiring manager. A hiring manager wants to know how you handle a very real, stressful part of the job. Why should we hire you?

Customer Experience 397

Customer Experience Website Management Hiring Back of House 397

Culinary Cues

MAY 17, 2023

How does a restaurant move forward and inspire cooks, servers, and guests if extraordinary means that the food they serve fits the basic model of: “hot food hot, and cold food cold”? I want people to ask me how I can possibly be this good and I want other chefs to fight over ways to hire me for my knife skills.” Good enough, never is.

Small Business 474

Small Business Take-out Café Definition 474

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

So, I began to think about patterns and habits of this type and how my exercise goal might serve as a model for restaurants seeking to find a formula for success. The right balance is critical and worth hiring sound technicians to design early on. The commitment has become a habit that I don’t intend to break.

Fine Dining 411

Fine Dining Dine-in Front of House Design 411