Culinary Cues

APRIL 10, 2023

To some it may simply seem like the squeaky wheel syndrome (a handful of people with loud voices) as dialogue about exodus from the restaurant business continues to raise eyebrows. There are, unfortunately some restaurants who fit the accusations. At first it was a minority, but the voices keep getting louder.

Employee Relations 472

Employee Relations Restaurant Law Waste Article 472

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 28, 2023

After absorbing all the negative press and glamorized abusive behavior it’s no wonder restaurants are having a tough time recruiting employees. Without standards restaurants will have miscommunication, inconsistency, slips in quality, and disappointed guests. The same is true in restaurants.

Entertainment 363

Entertainment Back of House Consumer Goods Recruiting 363

Indoor Media

JANUARY 12, 2021

If your restaurant has a website, you’re halfway to creating a blog. Blogging is an effective way to reach hungry consumers in your area and build an audience. By publishing helpful and relevant content, your restaurant can increase its local influence and reach new customers and regulars alike. But never fear!

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Blog Coupons Advertising Influencer 78

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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Social Media Cash Management Blog Equipment 474

Culinary Cues

JUNE 4, 2023

Of particular interest to me was a paragraph from Chef Sean Brock of Audrey Restaurant in Nashville (pages 289-290) that everyone should read. Okay, tuck these guidelines in your pocket and read them every day: Show up on time, be ready to hit the ground running, be alert and prepared, and have a smile on your face. Start immediately!

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Brewery Equipment Book Blog 353

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Thanks to my grandmother for showing me that cooking is an act of caring, something of yourself that sends a clear message to others that you want to honor them. She showed me that it’s all about the crust and baking is a process of becoming one with the dough. He showed me that your gut feelings are important.

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Influencer Hotels Education Hiring 486

Culinary Cues

MAY 1, 2023

One fact about the restaurant business stands out to me – something I have always appreciated: the kitchen is the great equalizer. I have worked with so many incredible people who bring a multitude of backgrounds, unique competencies, and yes, in some cases, baggage to the work of a restaurant.

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Front of House Back of House Food Order Seasonal Menu 427

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

This was a tradition of early holiday shopping, hoping to beat the maddening crowds that typically flood shopping districts and restaurants this time of year. The stores were empty, and restaurant service staff were staring out windows from the vantage of unfilled seats. Even then he was speaking of the interdependence of us all.

Customer Experience 362

Customer Experience Customer Service Food Safety Retail 362

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 29, 2024

Certainly, the restaurant and the chef have a responsibility to train, but the individual cook can take that training to a new level if they are willing to seek out every opportunity to learn and grow. Yes, it does begin with appearances. Respect the tradition and wear it with pride.

Kitchen Safety 381

Kitchen Safety Guest Recovery Uniforms Food Safety 381

Culinary Cues

APRIL 18, 2023

The restaurant business is sometimes like the canary in the coal mine and at other times like the father of teenage children – the last to know. Most of the problems in restaurants were there before but not so vivid, not so “in your face”. Stop with menus that don’t make sense, that fail to tell a story or show any semblance of unity.

Food Truck 319

Food Truck Back of House Education Training 319

7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. Managers are responsible for nearly every aspect of the restaurant and have to cover a variety of duties. In addition to their main duties, restaurant managers also have to contend with all the unwritten or hidden responsibilities that fall on them.

Management 195

Management Management Kitchen Safety Front of House 195

7 Shifts

AUGUST 15, 2022

Are you a restaurant owner looking for question to ask potential candidates? Check out this blog and video on the top 9 interview questions to ask as an owner. There are a lot of jobs available in the restaurant industry. Restaurant Interview Questions and Answers [PDF]. Table of Contents. Common Interview Questions.

Customer Experience 397

Customer Experience Website Management Hiring Back of House 397

Culinary Cues

MARCH 4, 2022

Like me, you want to jump in and help that restaurant solve their challenges. You want to personally address the dilemma of not enough people to do the work and show everyone how it is done, but alas, that will not come to pass – this is not how you can help. Restaurant Consulting. www.harvestamericacues.com – BLOG.

Coaching 472

Coaching Training Fine Dining Article 472

Culinary Cues

JUNE 26, 2023

There are tens of thousands of very good restaurants, cafes, and trattorias that produce delicious food and comfortable service without that 100% all-in commitment. There is a space, in fact plenty of space for those who do a consistently good job in a restaurant without giving their soul away.

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Healthcare Agriculture Café Pricing 341

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Every good leader understands how important great followership is and how the leader’s role is to give them all the support he or she can muster. [] DEFINE YOUR BENCHMARKS: Find those cooks, chefs, restaurants, companies, or inspirational leaders who define excellence and learn from them. Restaurant Consulting. CAFÉ Talks Podcast.

Leadership 381

Leadership Fine Dining Workshop Training 381

Culinary Cues

MAY 21, 2023

Now, I will avoid attempting to explain the human consequences of this both mentally and emotionally, but let’s look at how this new means of communication through social media can affect everything we do, including our culture in the restaurant business. In fact, the term “social media” is a misuse of the intended definition.

Technology 335

Technology Social Media Back of House Front of House 335

Culinary Cues

MAY 9, 2021

I hear this statement every day and receive countless calls from restaurant operators pleading for help finding employees to fill their vacant roles. You bet and it is crushing the restaurant industry just as much as the pandemic has. Now, I have your attention. I don’t believe this statement for one minute. Is there a labor shortage?

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Government Café Education Hiring 438

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Discipline is not synonymous with this awful, abhorrent approach that is, for some reason, portrayed as normal on TV kitchen shows. It makes no difference if it is a 4-diamond restaurant offering fine dining, a quality pizza shop, a bakery, or a hospital foodservice – discipline, pride, and results are closely aligned.

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Uniforms Airlines Fine Dining Food Order 463

Culinary Cues

JUNE 16, 2023

When business was crazy, the cook (James) would pull him onto the line and show him how to drop fries, grill sandwiches, garnish plates, and read tickets. I think, this is what you were destined to do, and I know someday you will become a chef in a great restaurant. Think about this typical story. Work in the diner was great.

Kitchen Safety 327

Kitchen Safety Back of House Hotels Food Safety 327

Culinary Cues

MAY 8, 2022

I didn’t have any marketable skills yet except I guaranteed the manager that I would show up on time. Millie was a little cold at first, I guess she wanted to see if I would show up and listen to her. The dishwasher is the most important person in the restaurant. Restaurant Consulting. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

Back of House 362

Back of House Take-out Café Government 362

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 8, 2023

Cooks are now bouncing from foot-to-foot waiting for the chime of the printer as orders in the dining room are being taken by servers who put on a show face that projects calm. Seniors tend to arrive right when the restaurant opens. The witching hours are also the money hours for a restaurant. Restaurant Consulting.

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Fine Dining Back of House Front of House Food Order 460

7 Shifts

JULY 24, 2020

While you must follow the strict guidelines to ensure the safety of your staff and customers, that’s not to say you can’t take advantage of an empty restaurant to improve your knowledge of restaurant management, running a business, and creating a recipe for success when you eventually get back to business as usual. Published: 2017 ??

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Book Management Management Restaurant Law 370

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 18, 2023

Without the moments, without the stories, we would be boring as hell and never able to stand tall and show what time has created – an accomplished cook, a seasoned chef, a teammate or a mentor and leader. Restaurant Consulting. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. We have all been there – RIGHT? Everything works as it should.

Back of House 379

Back of House Front of House Education Café 379

Culinary Cues

JULY 31, 2022

The end IS NOT near, in fact, restaurants have never been more important than they are right now. Are you willing to spend much more time working with and training your staff – building their skill set and showing them how to really cook from the heart? Yet, all we hear is negativity.

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Food Supply Training Supplies Café 392

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. How do you start?

Guest Recovery 392

Guest Recovery Take-out Hiring 2019 392

Restaurant Technology Guys

APRIL 24, 2024

The annual National Restaurant Association Show stands at the forefront of revolutionizing the foodservice industry, merging tradition with technological advancement. Set against the vibrant backdrop of Chicago, the show promises a treasure trove of insights for anyone connected to the food industry. The post 239.

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Innovation Technology Back of House Equipment 89

Culinary Cues

MARCH 15, 2021

Sure, I know how much the restaurant/foodservice industry is suffering and how many operations are shutting their doors as a result of avoiding decades of challenges brought to a head by the pandemic, but believe me when I say that this will change. Just as the restaurant industry evolves, so too must the industry of education.

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Education Food Supply Training Communication 539

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 30, 2021

They learn how important it is to be dependable, to show up, suit up, and come to work ready to play their role. All of this happens because you chef – teach and train, critique, and support, and hold them to high standards and show them how to do so. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Congratulations chef – mission accomplished!

Coaching 412

Coaching Café Training Take-out 412

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

It is the team behind the chef that makes a successful restaurant; it is the team that executes the chef’s vision; and it is the team’s focus that allows the chef’s cost consciousness to result in a financially successful operation. Every restaurant, of every level is finding it increasingly difficult to build a team with lasting power.

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Loyalty Program Communication Training Coaching 582

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).

Cash Management 366

Cash Management Social Media Restaurant Law Communication 366

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 17, 2021

It is so true no matter what you choose to do with your life – that first open door will show you the way. Who would ever consider that a 19-year-old working the fry station on a kitchen line could ever aspire to run a kitchen or own a restaurant someday, but thousands, upon thousands have done so?

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Café Take-out Training Small Business 372

Culinary Cues

MAY 17, 2023

If awesome simply means that you showed up and did what you were assigned to do, then where is the incentive to push forward? “I How does a restaurant move forward and inspire cooks, servers, and guests if extraordinary means that the food they serve fits the basic model of: “hot food hot, and cold food cold”? Awesome!”

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Small Business Café Take-out Definition 430

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 29, 2022

When an individual complains about the hours, his or her team, a lousy chef, a restaurant that doesn’t care about them, about how uninspiring the food is, or how poor the pay is and how limited the opportunities, then my reaction is: “it’s so sad that you haven’t found the right kitchen, the right chef.” Restaurant Consulting.

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Uniforms Café Training Operations 427

Culinary Cues

MARCH 27, 2020

It is human nature for the vast majority of people to look to a person or persons to show the way, to set the tone, to be honest and to give hope through action. Restaurant workers are typically people who rise to the occasion and respond to a need. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

Leadership 320

Leadership Healthcare Social Media Government 320

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Over the past ten years the make up and fortitude of many young people entering restaurants has also changed. One of the great aspects of working in a restaurant was the team drive, the desire to never let your teammates down. It is this attitude that built many of the greatest restaurants in the world – cooks were “all in”.

Uniforms 322

Uniforms Equipment Small Business Customer Experience 322

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

As a restaurant owner, you know how difficult it is to win a customer's attention and make them keep coming back to your restaurant. 6 Tips on Creating a Winning Restaurant Newsletter. 10 Restaurant Newsletter Ideas. Benefits of Having an Engaging Newsletter for Your Restaurant Business.

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Email Marketing Loyalty Program Social Media Point of Sale 195

Culinary Cues

MAY 27, 2023

TECHNOLOGY AND RESTAURANT CULTURE Learning to live with technology and stay in control is essential. In restaurants we need to bring people together, if not already doing so. The staff meal is so important to the sense of team, the family of the restaurant, and the synergy of work. Try “FOOD” on for size.

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Technology Front of House Social Media Back of House 347