Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 21, 2023

My time working in a demanding kitchen, dealing with the daily curve balls, the physical and mental roadblocks, and the stress of a clock with never enough time left are over. Whenever someone tells me that they don’t take regular inventories in their kitchen I cringe and know they have little idea about how a restaurant makes money.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Inventory management Managers need to ensure the kitchen is stocked with the right amount of food so that nothing is wasted and as few items need to be 86'ed as possible. This involves reading restaurant management blogs and news publications, taking relevant classes and courses, and attending industry events and trade shows.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 31, 2023

A few years back, I posted an article about the UNWRITTEN RULES of the kitchen. It was an attempt to outline those universal guidelines for success in a kitchen, those attributes, and expectations of anyone who ties on an apron. My hope is that these are worthy enough of a space on your kitchen bulletin board or the chef’s office door.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 28, 2021

It was that first time in the lead position – the commander of the kitchen brigade. You walked through the kitchen greeting each person at his or her station finally coming to rest at a stainless table that will be your workspace. You take a deep breath and smile knowing that this is where you belong, this will be a magical day.

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 16, 2023

At least he was convinced that the kitchen was where he belonged. You are a natural in the kitchen and I can see the joy in your eyes when we work together on the line. Take care of them – they are your best friends in the kitchen. Each day he knew that this was his path – the kitchen was his college.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 8, 2021

The labor-intensive environments that have been typical in kitchens are nearly impossible to maintain. Chef’s who are able to progressively teach cooks and even service staff about the ingredient, preparations, flavor profiles, pairings, and presentations of the food that is designed and produced in the kitchen will be in high demand.

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Clover - Restaurants

MAY 7, 2024

You will play a pivotal role in shaping the restaurant’s culinary offerings and ensuring the smooth operation of our kitchen. Lead and manage back-of-house kitchen staff, including sous chefs, line cooks, prep cooks, and dishwashers. Work closely with the management team to brainstorm new ideas, promotions, and special events.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 5, 2020

but it will be your commitment to the safety of all involved that is the key to rebuilding a level of trust that will carry your operation through this tenuous time and on to an eventual renewal of prosperity. When your guest walk-through that front door – how will they know and trust that you have their safety in mind – first and foremost?

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Kitchens are great equalizers – it is the place where individual talent and exceptional intellect can be less important that dependability, organization, focus, and teamwork. Respect for fellow workers, for the safety of the guest, for the image of the operation, for pride in work, and for the traditions of the profession begin with cleaning.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Inventory management Managers need to ensure the kitchen is stocked with the right amount of food so that nothing is wasted and as few items need to be 86'ed as possible. This involves reading restaurant management blogs and news publications, taking relevant classes and courses, and attending industry events and trade shows.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

They see those hesitant customers walking into a restaurant (or not) while scanning the environment for masks, distancing, and proper safety protocol. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. WHAT THEY KNOW: [] Your employees know that the essential challenge is TRUST. Ask your employees: “What else can we do to bring about that trust?”.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

So, take a deep breath, kick a few empty five-gallon buckets around the kitchen (make sure they are empty), release a string of expletives if it makes you feel better, and take a few ibuprofens to address that constant headache. This is a good thing – roll up your sleeves, the chef won’t always have the cleanest uniform in the kitchen.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 4, 2022

There is little room for star players, only star team players. [] WE ARE ALL DISHWASHERS: Treat dishwashers well, lend a hand, treat them like professionals, thank them, support them, and know that without their work, yours would suffer. [] NO JOB IS BENEATH YOU – EVERYTHING IN A KITCHEN IS. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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7 Shifts

JULY 10, 2020

Pssst, if this is your first opening, check out our blog on How to Start a Restaurant! ] When it comes to preparing your staff for your reopening, ensure you’ve updated their training for the latest health and safety procedures and precautions your restaurant will be observing. Ensure health & safety of staff and guests ???

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Culinary Cues

MAY 26, 2020

Shouldn’t we be doing the same in restaurant kitchens? Why is each restaurant struggling with how to manage the need for safety vs. the need to generate revenue? The answer must be collective agreement on the best way to move forward for the safety of all involved and the financial health of the business. Restaurant Consulting.

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Clover - Restaurants

MAY 3, 2024

City and state health departments monitor local restaurants to ensure they’re following food safety management program guidelines. Additionally, in order for restaurant leaders to operate as a certified safe food handler , such as managers and chefs, they must pass assessments related to food safety and risks like foodborne illnesses.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 18, 2021

Choosing the right commercial kitchen equipment for your establishment is essential. With the right equipment, you can control unnecessary expenses, maintain health and safety regulations, and prevent mishaps in your kitchen. In this article, we discuss the following: What Equipment Does a Commercial Kitchen Need?

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Culinary Cues

JULY 6, 2020

As cooks start to, or at least hope to, begin settling into kitchen life again, it seems appropriate to reiterate those standard rules of thumb that everyone must abide by. Yet, in the kitchen there are things that need to be done a certain way to avoid chaos and to respect each other’s role in getting the job done.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Safety and convenience are first and foremost in consumer’s minds. [] PROVIDE A FORUM FOR CONVERSATION: The heart and soul of many communities is a place where conversation flows freely – a place where opinions reign and where judgment of others is set aside in favor of a free flow of ideas. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

There will be less need for kitchens filled with cooks working overtime, and servers hoping to receive those extra generous gratuities that will make their family holiday season a little brighter. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. How would we have managed through this without them? PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Restaurant Consultant.

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Squirrel Systems

MARCH 8, 2024

From the kitchen to the dining room, robots are revolutionizing how meals are prepared, served, and even created. This blog post will explore the current state of robotics in restaurants, examine its benefits and challenges, and speculate on how this technology might evolve.

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The Restaurant Group

JANUARY 26, 2023

How Important Is A Commercial Kitchen Design? Where commercial kitchen design is concerned, more is expected and demanded. These kitchens are used more heavily than residential kitchens and their effective design contributes to a restaurant’s success. Consider your employees’ health and safety needs too.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 15, 2022

When I see cooks and chefs who now invest more time in complaining about how hard kitchen work is, how demanding and unforgiving it can be, how the heat, the hours, and the pressure are so unreasonable while they discount the opportunity to reach for their potential, I know we (the industry) have failed. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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360Training

DECEMBER 11, 2019

If you’re interested in a career in the restaurant industry, but don’t know where to start, this blog post is for you. Servers need to have a food handlers certificate to understand safety best practices for serving food in the United States. Now let’s move into the back of the house, otherwise known as the kitchen.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 26, 2020

What will our restaurants physically look like with social distancing, how will we be able to interact with guests at service, how will our kitchen teams function as a unit, what changes will be necessary for our menus to be effective, and what role will take out and delivery play in every restaurant concept? PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 3, 2020

[] CUSTOMERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE FOOD THEY ORDER. Let your customers know that safety and sanitation is your most important job. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Make sure that every employee is properly trained and on-board with the importance of this process. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Want to learn how to start a food blog? If you have a passion for food – whether it’s making recipes, cooking, baking, or just eating food – starting a food blog can be fun and easy. . Since there are so many food blogs out there already, it can be difficult to make yours stand out. How To Create Your Own Food Blog.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 8, 2022

The open kitchen concept has become one of the biggest trends in the restaurant industry. An open kitchen makes the understanding of the whole food production process really simple. However, it is still a matter of discussion whether an open kitchen is good from an operational standpoint or not. Pros of Open Kitchen.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 8, 2020

For the first time since washing that first dish while in high school, Alex saw the kitchen as a likely career – one that might even lead to the chef’s position at some point. You need to learn the cold side of the kitchen as well. I thought I was doing a really good job in the kitchen – why is the chef doing this?”

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7 Shifts

JULY 24, 2020

Kitchen Confidential. ?? The late, great Anthony Bourdain’s wild adventures in the culinary world, Kitchen Confidential is an exposé of haute cuisine—25 years of provocative stories, successes, and failures in the restaurant business. These contrasting books that show there’s no right way to create a successful restaurant.

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Hot Schedules

JUNE 25, 2020

In addition, many locales have new and variable rules regarding tip credits, workplace safety, and paid leave. Smokey Bones Successful Expansion to Ghost Kitchen Operations. New Minimum Wages Rates in Effect July 1, 2020. Beginning July 1, statewide minimum wage increases are on tap for the states of Illinois, Nevada, and Oregon.

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Bingage

JULY 7, 2020

Are you planning to start a cloud kitchen in India ? however starting a new business is not a piece of cake for everyone, you must have a clear mindset on the concept of the cloud kitchen business model. Here’s a list of important license required to open cloud kitchen – 1. Kitchen Layout Plan 7. Affidavit 5.

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Goliath Consulting

DECEMBER 12, 2020

In our last restaurant technology blog, we discussed COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the growth and development of AI voice technology and how it was quickly modernizing the drive-thru operations as we know it (1). COVID-19 Safety. Even with the vaccine, we expect the focus on safety and hygiene to remain. Better Delivery.

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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. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. There are no shortcuts to building flavor that is universally enjoyed.

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Restaurant Smart

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Did you know that the most common injuries that happen in commercial kitchens involve doing manual tasks and machinery? This is why restaurant owners must implement safe kitchen practices for each of their staff to prevent these things from happening.… … Read more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2022

Restaurant owners are using intelligent packaging to keep food warm, hygienic, presentable, and ready to eat from kitchen to customer plate. This sustainable food delivery solution covers the entire food delivery ecosystem, including Quick Serve Restaurants, dark kitchens, delivery kitchens and cloud kitchens.

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EATER

APRIL 7, 2022

Courtesy Amy’s Kitchen. Amy’s Kitchen prides itself on being a “positive impact” company. chirps a green banner on the homepage of Amy’s Kitchen, the organic packaged and prepared-foods giant. Amy’s Kitchen positions itself publicly as a conscientious, feel-good choice for consumers. We’re now proudly B Corp certified!”

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