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THE NEXT GENERATION OF COOKS & CHEFS

Culinary Cues

Here are the traits I would expect to see: [] COMMITTED BUT BALANCE: Gone are the days when cooks and chefs simply accept working 80-hour weeks and unpredictable schedules. We all have a role to play in making sure that this happens, but I am confident it will.

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Restaurant Market Research: Ultimate Guide to Market Analysis

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Use relevant keywords from your SEO analysis in your menu descriptions, blog posts, and website content to attract more customers. In fact, 70% of customers will return to your restaurant if the issue is resolved in their favor. Train your servers to strike up friendly conversations and report back interesting insights.

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CHEFS: BUILD A TEAM – KEEP A TEAM

Culinary Cues

There is no issue more pressing, and no task more important than building a kitchen team and establishing a culture of retention. In all of my years in the food business, I have never seen a time like now when these issues of team building and retention were more challenged. EMPATHETIC SCHEDULING. ” -Bryant H.

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OUR DAILY BREATH: CHEFS AND RESTAURATEURS – IT’S A NEW DAY TOMORROW

Culinary Cues

Labor issues have been at the top of the list for decades: low pay, no benefits, unpredictable schedules, 12-hour shifts, and difficulty finding and retaining good employees when these issues persist. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Well, we now have the time. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Harvest America Ventures, LLC.

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A NEED FOR SOLUTIONS

Culinary Cues

There has been much talk during the pandemic of all the hours chefs work, the drug and alcohol issues but I have not seen much if any solutions for helping to provide the balance necessary for staff to have a better mental attitude towards work and to not become dependent on the substances surrounding them. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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A CHEF’S HARD DAY’S NIGHT

Culinary Cues

The chef is responsible for hiring, training, coaching, evaluating, and scheduling employees keeping in mind their skill level, personal issues and responsibilities, demands of specific positions in the kitchen (not everyone fits in every role), and an ever-changing influx of customers with their own demands.

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LESSONS GIVEN – LESSONS LEARNED

Culinary Cues

The restaurant industry continues to be devastated – not just as a result of the pandemic but because the pandemic brought underlying issues to the surface. Our labor pool is very fragile: For decades – labor issues moved in waves. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. The “new” strategy must be to plan more effectively.