Culinary Cues

MAY 18, 2020

The restaurant industry is being hit extraordinarily hard, unlike any other time in recent history. 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.

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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

Identifying problems has never been a challenge in the restaurant industry – there are many. Let’s look for a moment at one of those problems (challenges) and apply these three steps: PROBLEM: The restaurant industry, universally, is having an impossible time trying to find competent, committed individuals to work in all positions.

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Harbor Touch

MARCH 18, 2025

Running a restaurant is a demanding job. Weve worked with countless restaurant pros whove faced these challenges head-on. Their stories inspire these 10 proven restaurant management tips and tricks for success. Its practical wisdom drawn from years of supporting restaurant managers, crafted to stand the test of time.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 8, 2021

We all knew that the restaurant industry was in need of a structural overhaul, we (those of us affiliated with the business) were well aware of the cogs in the chain, and the years of rust that had accumulated on systems and organization, but it took the pandemic of 2020/21 to shout out: THE TIME IS NOW! Such is the case in 2021.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 3, 2020

From coast to coast restaurants that are open at some level are paralyzed by a lack of staff. As restaurant owners and chefs scratch their heads trying to figure out what’s going on – it might be helpful to look at the lessons that are before us. According to ABC news – more than 16,000 U.S.

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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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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Take the time to think about it: This is a profile of the restaurant business that gets lost in all the negative press. [] SECOND LARGEST EMPLOYER. million people employed in the restaurant industry 1. [] THE CLEAREST WINDOW TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP. 80%of single-unit restaurants in the U.S. 80%of single-unit restaurants in the U.S.

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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. In a restaurant centric operation, the standards are what defines the restaurant.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 13, 2023

Is it culinary school, working in well-known restaurants, finding an established chef to mentor them, or is it something else entirely? Oftentimes these properties boast a few a ’la carte restaurants, room service, special property events, banquets, weddings, buffets, and three meals a day in at least one of their outlets.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 4, 2021

On top of this – restaurants are offering wages that were unheard of pre-pandemic and still employees are not inclined to return to kitchens and dining rooms. There is obviously a need for some type of systemic change, but no one seems to know exactly what that might be at this time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2020

Now that the new year is here, it’s the perfect time for restaurant operators to review their 2019 performance and identify areas that can be improved in 2020. Specifically, restaurant operators will want to look at data insights from their POS system, customer transactions, and payroll to identify 2020 goals.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 30, 2020

The restaurant industry has been plagued with problems for decades – this international crisis has brought everything to a head. This virus has demonstrated just how important restaurants are to people of all ages and socio-economic backgrounds. Without restaurants – society just seems incomplete.

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ChowNow

JANUARY 6, 2021

To say that 2020 changed the restaurant industry would be an understatement. More than 110,000 restaurants have closed permanently or long term, according to the National Restaurant Association. And as an owner or employee of a restaurant, no one is more uniquely aware of the challenges faced than you.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 26, 2022

Are you thinking about owning a restaurant? You are not alone if the thought of putting your name on a restaurant awning has crossed your mind. One of the most tempting forays into entrepreneurship is the restaurant business. Instead, let’s look at some of the common reasons why restaurants fail (this is only a sampling).

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 30, 2023

Unless a team invests the time to build a culture and system around the concept of quality, then there are no guarantees. For value to exist, quality and quality measurement must be built into the culture and every aspect of the systems that drive an organization. The same applies to any business, in this case – a restaurant.

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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. The fact is that running a successful restaurant is more than just offering good food and good service. Emphasize Best-Selling Items.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

TEN THINGS YOU DIDN”T KNOW ABOUT A RESTAURANT. There is a long history of how kitchens and restaurants are structured. Although executed at different levels – this structure is something that all those whom work in restaurants can depend and lean on. An organizational structure that attempts to keep things under control.

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Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The Benefits of Owning a Franchise Restaurant Business. We discussed in our earlier blogs why it is a great time to buy a food franchise in 2020 through 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic is helping boost franchise sales as unemployment grows in the restaurant industry and people are reassessing new career options. Brand Recognition.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 22, 2022

Paul de Vance in southern France, or the walled in villages of Tuscany, the narrow streets of Oslo, Norway, and the typical hidden villages found in parts of historic Germany; places that were home to those special little restaurants that reflect the terroir of the region. That was it!

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

As much as this blog is focused on what is right in front of cooks, chefs, and restaurateurs every day, it is impossible to do so in a vacuum. Everything and everyone are connected – it is the nature of a system. To ignore our role in this system is to disrespect the life that we have been given.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Yes, I have been preaching the need for change in restaurants. Don’t get me wrong, there is still an abundance of restaurants that do it right and build respect into their core beliefs, but just like a virus – what begins as insignificant can grow to become a systemic problem if left unchecked.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 2, 2020

If you are a chef or restaurant owner I would like you to begin today with a significant question: “If I had to build this restaurant concept all over again, knowing what I know now, what would it look like – how would it be different? You may never have a better chance to ask and answer this question than right now.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 10, 2020

This is the restaurant back office in its natural state – but not at all at its finest. Even though the practice of restaurant management continues to move digital, the physical space of your restaurant back office still needs to be organized.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2020

For additional resources, click COVID-19 Survival Guide for Restaurants and MRM Restaurant Survival Guide, Second Course and MRM Restaurant Survival Guide, Part Three and What’s Next?: MRM Restaurant Survival Guide Updates.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2020

For additional resources, click COVID-19 Survival Guide for Restaurants and MRM Restaurant Survival Guide, Second Course and MRM Restaurant Survival Guide, Part Three. The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation has launched the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund to support U.S. Live in the U.S.,

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7 Shifts

MAY 11, 2020

It’s been months since restaurants across the US, Canada, and beyond were forced to shutter their dining areas in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Plus, as part of our COVID-19 resources initiative , it’s time we pivot our own content to help your restaurant have a successful reopening. I'm so sorry, I'm not doing that anymore.’

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The chef must define that destination: how the restaurant wants to be perceived by all stakeholders. [] A Mentor to Others. If a chef fails to understand this, then he or she will eventually fail in that position. [] A Business Manager. THE LAW: First and foremost – the restaurant must be profitable! Restaurant Consulting.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Maybe you picked up quickly on the restaurant menu and what was demanded of your station on the line, or as a second semester student you are feeling underchallenged and certain that you can handle anything. The expeditor (if they are good) can solve problems in the moment and keep the chaos of a restaurant in check. You want more!

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

It seems to me that this is where we are with our decisions about restaurant operation. We have debated this issue for the past two years and the only solutions that most restaurant operators have come up with are to cut services and keep raising wages. The fact of the matter was that the job was horrible.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I have the privilege of working with many different restaurants and food businesses. Some have their feet planted firmly on the ground with a system that is time tested and solid, while others tend to drift in and out of consciousness. One of the most important goals of any restaurant is dependability and consistency.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2021

Successful restaurant owners have many traits in common. Here we've outlined seven practices of highly successful restaurant owners. The fact that 60% of restaurants fail in their first year and 80% close within five years of their grand opening is an indication that few have what it takes for long-term success.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

I get it, I’ve been there, I know the adrenaline behind this and the sense of accomplishment when the rail is free of dupes – it is a race against time, an impossible goal that somehow, we manage to reach. When we compromise with quality in a restaurant where is the win? Mission accomplished. But what about that quality translation?

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Culinary Cues

MAY 23, 2021

We can easily apply Dickens profound human summary to the state of the restaurant industry today. Without a doubt, many would paint a bleak picture of troubled times for the restaurant segment. The restaurant industry has been keeping its wounds under wraps for decades, but the pandemic brought everything to an abrupt stop.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

There can occasionally be room for a creative dish or two, but when it comes to breakfast – most restaurant guests are looking for well-executed familiarity. call from the restaurant stating that the breakfast cook called out or didn’t show. This requires that the cook’s system is tight and foolproof.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 12, 2022

I get it, profit in restaurants is sometimes hard to come by. Restaurants get hit from all angles so when there is a chance to push the envelope on pricing – many do. These are the restaurants where dining is much, much more than just consuming food. It’s so hard to make money on that 10 oz. Prime Filet or 14 oz.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Sometimes the strategy is systemic and doesn’t waver, while at other times each day will be unique. [] PROJECT MANAGEMENT. Performance Management : If someone can get it wrong, they will. The kitchen team is a fragile organism that requires understanding, compassion, support, critique, anger management, and passion.

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