Culinary Cues

JULY 4, 2021

CHANGE #1: The days of the fixed menu for restaurants should come to a halt. Without a clear understanding of where ingredient costs are going tomorrow and next month restaurants cannot afford to be shackled to a menu that is out of control. This means that the menu will become the key to success.

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TastyIgniter

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Discover how restaurant management software revolutionizes menu planning in "Menu Planning with Restaurant Management Software."

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This would likely include on-going learning opportunities way beyond a typical orientation for new employees and week-long immersion into menu, systems, and upselling techniques. Even more importantly, the operation might identify key seasoned employees with an expertise in a particular skill, cuisine, plating, organization, etc.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In the kitchen – work responsibilities are divided into oversight and action positions – the number depending on the scope of the restaurant menu and the size of the operation, but basically there are chefs, cooks, and support staff. Each have specific duties and all have some shared responsibility. A cluster of artists accepting control.

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Buzztime Business

MARCH 19, 2024

Below, we’ve listed just a few seasonally minded ideas that’ll boost your bottom line and attract a new crop of guests to your space. Brunch events are also a great avenue to play around with inventive menu options. Use these angles for marketing, themed menu ideas, and private event offerings.

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Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Pho is essentially a richly seasoned beef broth that is ladled over rice noodles and thinly sliced beef, chicken, or seafood and accompanied by fresh herbs, fish sauce, bean sprouts, chilies, and limes for additional flavor. Pay attention to menu costing and pricing. Gross Profit Per Item = Price – Menu Item Cost. to produce.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 28, 2021

You and your team are able to take raw materials, apply well-designed cooking methods, season using time-tested palates, and plate the finished product with the vision of an artist creating a delicious, aromatic, visually pleasing dish. This is magical. When you stop to think about it, the process of cooking is quite amazing.

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KaTom

JANUARY 23, 2020

How to Pronounce These 12 Menu Items. Whether you’re traveling abroad or enjoying the United States’ melting pot food culture, you’re bound to happen across menu items you can’t even recognize, much less pronounce. A seasoning of olive oil and salt enhances the contrasting flavors of each ingredient.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 12, 2021

The menu changed every night within a cycle with a full array of appetizer, salad, entrée and dessert choices for an audience that was likely staying at the hotel for a week or more at a time (many of the patrons were second or third generation Balsam’s guests) since a stay at the “Notch” was a family right of passage. Rest in Peace Chef!

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2022

Thus, in this blog, we discuss how restaurants are overhauling and redesigning their business models to attract vegan customers? The restaurant’s five course vegetarian menu releases 800 gms of carbon dioxide which is eight times lesser than a traditional gourmet. Reduction of Carbon Emission Through Vegan Food.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 2, 2023

Don’t open a sandwich shop – open the best sandwich shop with an eye on every simple detail: great bread, in-house roasted meats, farm fresh, seasonal vegetables, and the knowledge of each ingredient and its source. Simply great is not a statement, it is a formula.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 15, 2022

They impact and will continue to impact menus, the skills of cooks, menu pricing, and an already meager profit margin. The standardized menu that rarely changes and is dependent on constant availability of certain raw materials may be a thing of the past. Harvest America Ventures, LLC www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 8, 2021

Chefs who are able to develop systems of production that work with fewer people will find a gold star on their resume. [] STREAMLINED MENU PLANNING. Chefs who are able to generate, assess, and use analytical data in their decision-making (menu trends, cost trends, daily labor analysis, market prices, etc.) This is quite the package.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 1, 2023

I have seen pride in the eyes of a line cook who finished plating a beautiful menu item as it was presented in the pass, and the look of appreciation when the team of dishwashers was offered a special employee meal – a meal that said: “We couldn’t do it without you.”

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Restaurant Engine

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

It’s always a good idea to refine your menu for your patrons. This is a perfect chance for your restaurant to really refine your menu to provide your customers just what they want. This is a perfect chance for your restaurant to really refine your menu to provide your customers just what they want. Add Local Menu Items.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 3, 2021

Down the street – a cadre of small independent restaurants with smaller staff requirements and tasty rustic menus would have been profitable except rents on their space had gone through the roof ever since this high end, 8-course menu, mecca restaurant opened its doors. www.harvestamericacues.com – BLOG.

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Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The festive season is upon us! In this blog, we’ll share some holiday marketing ideas and tips to ensure your restaurant remains the go-to spot for festive celebrations. In this blog, we’ll share some holiday marketing ideas and tips to ensure your restaurant remains the go-to spot for festive celebrations.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Is it safety, parking, navigating a store or restaurant menu, pricing, speed of service, or lines? Don’t wait till the season is over and then hang your head and wonder how you will survive. Business was off yesterday”. Okay, so what are you going to do TODAY to turn that around?

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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! ] Also consider sending an Announcement to your team about the grand reopening, the menu, and what they can do to prepare. Additionally, by keeping the menu to a limited number of dishes, you can better plan and manage your food costs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 10, 2021

While your restaurant may feature a diverse menu, delicious food, a great ambiance, and excellent customer service, you will still struggle to build a customer base without promoting it. Others tend to emphasize their cheaper menu options. A quick look at your POS data will identify the top three selling items on your menu.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

One other way you may need to manage inventory is with menu planning. Some restaurant managers work directly with the chef to plan menu item selection or daily specials. If this applies to you, you'll want to make sure that menu items are enticing, well-portioned, and profitable.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 9, 2021

It is a fine line to walk – one that requires the planning of the menu to be such that all courses are designed to marry with others. Chef Grant Achatz of Alinea Restaurant in Chicago refers to it as “Flavor Bouncing” where everything on a plate marries with every other ingredient and every dish on a menu does the same with other dishes.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 19, 2022

“Two minutes to plate”, called out Duke as Sabrina immediately switched gears, pulled down his plates, garnished them with the nightly vegetables that were carved, blanched, and then quickly immersed in a buttered and seasoned water to bring them up to temp. Fortunately, the chef had placed prime rib on the menu with Yorkshire popovers.

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Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Every customer who orders from your restaurant takes a look at your menu, making it one of the most important pieces of your restaurant marketing. With this visibility, restaurant menu engineering provides a huge opportunity to grow your profits and ensure a great customer experience. Getting started with menu engineering.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 28, 2022

Some may be just starting out while others are seasoned veterans. The family meal is also a time to give thanks for staff members – celebrate something – length of service, highest check average, new dish created for the menu, completion of a degree, birth of a baby, etc. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

An Interesting Menu Keeps Customers Coming Back Starting a restaurant is no mean feat. Don’t Go Overboard While mixing things up now and then is a great way to keep people curious about your restaurant, constantly changing the entire menu is likely to put customers off. Having customers is great.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 19, 2021

I remember the aroma from a simmering veal or chicken stock – that lingering, tempting smell of roasted bones and caramelized mirepoix, the sweet aroma of candied garlic and onions browning as a coloring for the broth that would become soup, and sauce for various applications on the menu. www.harvestamericacues.com – BLOG.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

So, in today’s blog, we will be focusing on the best fast food fries in America. We think that fries are honestly one of the greatest things on their menu. The classic seasoning that Arby’s uses on their potatoes also add to the unique taste that these fries offer. These come seasoned with salt and are just as tasty.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 30, 2020

[] EFFECTIVE MENUS: As the concept evolves there will be exciting opportunities for chefs to reimagine menus that work, menus that require fewer, well-compensated employees who still bring the talent and passion to the kitchen everyday. Let’s start from scratch and build a menu with these critical factors in mind.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 12, 2020

They are pointed to their table and reminded to wear their mask until fully seated, told that the menu is on line (no more physical menus here), and that the server will take their order shortly. Reheat the blanched vegetables in a separate pan, season, and dust with chopped parsley. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

For those of you not familiar with the term, Vlog is the equivalent of a blog, but it contains videos rather than prose. Just like a blog, you need to be willing to put in the work before seeing the returns. Video Tour of Your Menu. How did you pick your menu aesthetic? Tip : Not satisfied with your menu visuals?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Between holiday get-togethers, end-of-year corporate gatherings and dinners with loved ones from out of town, it’s essential for restaurant brands to pay attention to their online visibility to maximize the season ahead. Create unique content – Think blog posts, testimonials, engaging/fun social media posts.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 1, 2019

In preparation for the holiday gift giving season it was somehow decided that it was appropriate to recognize those private businesses within your community by stopping in to say hello, thank them for all that they do, and spend a little money. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Small business is the backbone of our country.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 15, 2021

If so, what are students learning about cost effectiveness, efficiency, speed, and effective menu execution? What are the raw costs of the materials, what is the production costs associated with seasoning, oils, flour for dredging, etc. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. LACK OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY. CAFÉ Talks Podcast.

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Goliath Consulting

AUGUST 1, 2023

In this blog, we will delve into the fascinating world of Japanese cuisine, exploring emerging trends, profitable concepts, and sharing invaluable insights that will help restaurant owners to successfully incorporate this delectable cuisine into their offerings. “Why Japanese Food is Becoming More Popular in the West.”

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Next Restaurants

MARCH 8, 2022

If you want some inspiration for your own signage or chalkboard menu, read on to discover five restaurant chalkboard ideas for social media, as well as a few awesome examples from around the web. Intergrate Your Restaurant Menu into an Omnichannel Marketing Campaign. And this doesn’t have to stop at the menu, either.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

For example, your ideal customers could be: Young families that want a kid's menu, great drinks, and to get home before 8. This could be exciting drinks, a great happy hour, family-friendly promotions, or a fantastic menu that people can't help but try. Is my menu accessible and legible? Create a blog on your website. “It

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