Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER Harvest America Ventures, LLC Restaurant Consulting www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG (Over 900 articles about the business and people of food) CAFÉ Talks Podcast [link] More than 90 interviews with the most influential people in food They have taught me far more than I have ever been able to pass onto them.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 22, 2025

I started Harvest America Cues Blog in 2013 at the encouragement of Chef Curtiss Hemm. The blog was meant to parallel the start-up of Harvest America Ventures Consulting. You are the salt of the earth! So, its time to take a break. People who love to eat are always the best people.

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The Rail

JANUARY 21, 2025

However, traditional waste management methods often fail to address the root causes, depriving businesses of all the benefits of reducing food waste. Optimizing Inventory Management Spoiled or unused inventory is another major contributor to food waste. This allowed chefs to track and manage stock more effectively.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Like every other cook, career server, manager and owner, I credit much of my life skills to time spent in houndstooth pants, in extreme heat, wielding razor-sharp knives, attracting a herd of cats on the way home, all while growing and learning about people in a way that might not happen in any other environment.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 7, 2025

PLAN BETTER TRAIN HARDER Work Hard and be Kind Dick Cattani Harvest America Ventures, LLC Restaurant Consulting www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG (Over 900 articles about the business and people of food) CAF Talks Podcast [link] More than 90 interviews with the most influential people in food

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 19, 2020

This blog has done a great job of teaching you how to spot fake followers to avoid getting scammed. If you’re too busy running your restaurant and want to avoid having to find the influencers yourself, you can simply Google a phrase like “influencer agencies” and find companies who can manage the entire process for you.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

What will we become if the answer remains nipping away at those things that make us special the interaction with knowledgeable servers, interplay with talented bartenders, connections with chefs, manager, and owners? Is the experience in jeopardy? Where theres a will there is a way.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Manage Social Media. But just as important as starting your own social media account is claiming and managing the pages for the restaurant on Yelp, Google, and other similar sites. . Start a Food Blog. Blogging can be hit and miss, but it’s proven to be a very effective way to market a business when done well.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2024

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. Blogging is an effective way to market your restaurant.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 22, 2025

For decades I have listened to cooks, service staff, and even restaurant managers complain about the business that provides their weekly paycheck. The unpredictable schedules, excessive hours, disfunction of management, inadequate facilities, meager pay scales, and lack of benefits are real.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 4, 2021

Claiming their GMB account can help restaurateurs manage how their business appears in Google search results and improve website rankings on Google Maps and local search results. Restaurants should be sure to manage their reviews on their Google listing. Last year alone there were 6.9 trillion searches for the year worldwide.

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The Restaurant Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

With a solid Restaurant Inventory Management system, your kitchen runs like a well-tuned engine, keeping operations smooth and your customers happy. What Is Restaurant Inventory Management? Key Components of Restaurant Inventory Management 1. How to Implement an Effective Inventory Management System 1.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 23, 2023

Do you understand the seasonality of ingredients and how to adjust for less than stellar quality or substitute ingredients that will bring you close to the same result in a recipe? [] WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT WINE: Is the wine list solely the responsibility of the sommelier, lead bartender, or dining room manager?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 19, 2022

and then strategically use those keywords in content (on your website, in your newsletter or in blog posts, for instance). Create unique content – Think blog posts, testimonials, engaging/fun social media posts. This could look like blog posts rounding up local events over the weekend or testimonials from local regulars.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Use relevant keywords from your SEO analysis in your menu descriptions, blog posts, and website content to attract more customers. With restaurant management software, you’ll always have the right number of staff to maintain high-quality service.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

What if the chef, manager, and owner were required to do the same, in essence proclaiming they approve of the work as presented to the guest? Are you proud to present this to your teammates, manager, or guest?” Why not highlight them on your social media pages or in your restaurant blog. Is there room to improve?

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 5, 2022

In this blog, we will discuss the various facets being utilized to enhance the entire operation of the ghost kitchen efficiently. The Postmates app is responsible for finding employees, managing inventory from suppliers, operating the business, and operating the kitchen, while the brands receive a royalty from its sales.

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ChowNow

AUGUST 19, 2024

Whether you’re a roadside fruit stand or a Michelin star restaurant, cash flow management is crucial. And there’s more to restaurant cash management than simply bringing in more money to cover expenses. However, poor restaurant cash flow management can result in failing to pay employees, vendors or debtors.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2021

As an owner or manager, you’re already well aware that your team and your customers are the lifeblood of your enterprise. If your restaurant has a blog, consider adding author bios to your blog posts. A restaurant is only as good as the team behind the scenes. Just like your team, you need to engage with your customers.

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ChowNow

MARCH 7, 2025

This confirms to Google that youre the rightful owner of your restaurant, allowing you to update key details and manage your presence in search results. Write local-focused blog content. If you really want to differentiate your business, start a blog that focuses on whats happening in your local community.

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The Restaurant Group

APRIL 18, 2025

Effective accounting procedures are essential to ensure the steadiness and durability of a restaurants assets, from tracking cash flow to managing expenditures and profits. Managing Payroll Records Proper payroll management, including wages, overtime, and taxes, is essential for compliance and employee satisfaction.

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Wasserstrom

DECEMBER 23, 2024

We focus on topics including operational efficiency, managing guest expectations, and safety precautions. These […] The post Preparing Your Venue for NYE: Efficiency, Safety, & Satisfaction appeared first on The Official Wasserstrom Blog.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 5, 2021

My question to you is, how will management of Restaurants, Clubs and Hotels try to provide a sense of balance and wellbeing for the chefs who have the history of working from dawn until well into the night, six and sometimes seven days a week. Is there truth to this? Of course, this is true so what is the solution? Is this true?

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 7, 2021

This is defined in articles from local newspapers to the New York Times, from industry magazines and websites to social media, and from industry blogs to podcasts by the dozens – everyone states the problem, points a finger, and portrays the issue as someone else’s doing. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 23, 2022

From the dishwasher to the prep cook, line cook to sous chef, and server to restaurant manager – food cost percentages must be something that everyone takes on as a job requirement. Train to these standards and manage them. Every employee must be involved in this process – not just management. Restaurant Consulting.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 9, 2021

Internally, the guest experience owes a great deal to the housekeeping staff, the dining room servers and managers, bartenders and sommelier, dishwashers, prep cooks, bakers and pastry chefs, line cooks, expeditor, sous chef, and chef who holds the lead position in the kitchen. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Restaurant Consulting.

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Front of House Customer Experience Dine-in Training 474

Culinary Cues

MAY 8, 2023

If a chef can manage a week or two here or there it will be at that rare time when business is off and even then, chefs are checking their email a few times a day to see what crisis is occurring while they try to relax. A 34-hour work week is unthinkable, a 60 – 80-hour workweek is more like it.

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Kitchen Safety Food Safety Coaching Training 492

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 11, 2022

People who enter the restaurant business are typically individuals with a number of experiences working in other restaurants in positions from entry level to management. Those people who choose to become successful restaurateurs must have a strong background in finance and financial management. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 11, 2020

This is a great time to up your game in social media, blogs, and media placements on trending news topics. This is also a great time to guest blog and contribute on social media often. It’s no surprise that more people are choosing to buy this way. PR efforts are an excellent way to take advantage of the increase in online sales.

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Social Media Consumer Goods Online Ordering Leadership 539

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This may seem like a strange topic for a blog focused on the restaurant industry and the world of food but hear me out. People became accustomed to the change in operation and found, in many cases, that they were able to better manage the dilemma of work/life balance. “I Food for thought.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 13, 2023

Each of those “departments” will require some level of unique kitchen management (sous chef) and specialists to support the uniqueness of function. Remember that being “the chef” will take you away from much of the day-to-day cooking, the adrenaline rush, and the team excitement that drew you to the kitchen in the first place.

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Hotels Point of Sale Cash Management Training 505

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

If you are using a third-party tool to manage your bookings, you can also add it to your listing so that users can directly book a table from the search results. Even if you only manage a small amount of content, it allows you to anticipate and have a clear view of your different projects. Your schedule. A description. A phone number.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 27, 2023

One of the dilemmas restaurateurs’ face is the approach taken with the management and delivery of a restaurant concept and menu. To make it simple, the restaurant can choose to be either chef centric or restaurant centric. Either choice can be viewed as key to success or failure.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2021

You can configure location targeting by entering your restaurant's zip code into Facebook's Ad Manager platform. Check out Brett McHale's Wordstream blog on how to advertise local businesses on Facebook. Well, Buffer Blog found that engagement was 32 percent higher on weekends for Facebook posts in general, for a start.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

are owned by people who started as entry-level employees and 905 of managers started in the same way. Restaurateurs are ambassadors for the regional agricultural community. [] THE HIGHEST PERCENT OF WOMEN MANAGERS & OWNERS OF ANY. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. In 2021, there were 14.5 47% of all restaurants in the U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2024

How do you manage your restaurant in a modern and efficient way? Use social media, blogs, and visually attractive pictures to fascinate diners and increase anticipation. But precisely, how can you determine what customers want? Understanding what people genuinely want is equivalent to discovering the key to long-term success.

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Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Dietary Restrictions Social Media 453

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 10, 2020

A pandemic of this magnitude may not have been something they considered when they wrote their crisis management plan. Maintaining your social media, SEO and blogging efforts represent the bare minimum needed to remain relevant in your customer’s eyes. After all, this isn’t a situation anyone has ever faced before.

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Hospitality Marketing Social Media SEO 518