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KITCHEN RESPECT

Culinary Cues

I see it through the eyes of the operator, the chef, the cook, server, and customer – it is a virus that continues to spread and grow exponentially.

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THE RESTAURANT ECO-SYSTEM NEEDS HELP

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None, however, are as devastatingly out of the operators control as this pandemic. Even the best operators are at a loss for solutions. Those processing plants need to cover their substantial operational costs now that restaurant business has all but disappeared.

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ALL HAIL DISHWASHERS

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One of the hidden painful costs of operating a kitchen comes from the cost of chemicals used in the dish area. By far one of the most expensive inventories in a kitchen is china, glassware, and flatware. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. The dish washer! Who is in control of this? The dish washer! Harvest America Ventures, LLC.

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COOK TO CHEF AND BEYOND

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After a couple years she moved back here as the chef of her current operation. He worked in each kitchen area learning how to cut meat and fish, help on large banquets, work every position on the line, take inventories, and even how to make decisions on wines. Now, let’s get you in uniform and I’ll walk you through the kitchen.”

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CHEFS – SIGN YOUR PLATES

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Isn’t it the same reality in a full-service operation where pushing the numbers is priority number 1? Right down to their station set-up, organization of pans, cleanliness of cookware, uniforms, the way they cut vegetables and fillet a whole fish – excellence is a habit – make it so! [] SHOW NO TOLERANCE FOR MEDIOCRITY IN ANYTHING.

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THE THING ABOUT KITCHEN DESIGN

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Owners and operators will typically shake their heads at initial designs holding their ground that “chefs” like to create elaborate kitchen palaces that they really don’t need and that they (the owners) can’t afford to build. Are hospital administrators fine with operating rooms that are not quite right?

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IN CHALLENGING TIMES DON’T MAKE CLASSIC BUSINESS MISTAKES REMEMBER THE TOP ELEVEN

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For the restaurant operator caught up in the current, somewhat bleak reality of the business environment we are living in – there is hope in knowing how resilient the business of food can be. I don’t know what that means for your operation but take an inventory and look for the sensual interaction with guests. BE PRESENT.