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

APRIL 23, 2023

Have you experienced the flavors and presentations of the items that may grace your menu? 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? Is this the extent of your knowledge of menu planning?

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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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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Consider this – the menu is the most important component of a successful restaurant and once designed it can, and should, impact every other aspect of the business. YES – the menu is that important! The menu comes first and should reflect the philosophy of the owners and chef and how the operators expect to be perceived by the public.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 23, 2022

The cost of raw materials seems to always go up, most ingredients that restaurants use are highly perishable, customer volume is less predictable than we would like, seasonal differences in quality are quite significant, the supply chain is out of step with demand, and waste seems to be a real problem in many operations.

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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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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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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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Culinary Cues

APRIL 15, 2023

It’s early spring, mud season as it is commonly called, and they are putting in a Yeoman’s effort at organizing another restaurant week. Sure, if all goes well, they might be able to squirrel away some extra profit from a very busy summer and fall season, but that is there to help keep the doors open through the shoulder seasons.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2021

While there are clear benefits to an all-digital menu system, to get the most out them, you must first take a step back to re-examine what your menu means to you. Your menu: Part love letter, part manifesto, instructions for use and a bill of goods, all rolled into one. Should your menu move to the cloud?

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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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Harbor Touch

MARCH 18, 2025

Whether youre a seasoned owner or just starting out, this advice will help you boost efficiency, keep your team motivated, and turn customers into regulars. From smarter hiring to prepping for busy seasons, were sharing strategies that work across small bistros and bustling chains alike. Plan extra stock for busy seasons too.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2022

More than anything else, when I was in restaurant kitchens I looked forward to planning and testing the next set of menu changes. A stale menu is not cost effective, ignorant of quality issues with ingredients, uninspiring for employees, and just plain boring. Winter is, by far my favorite season to plan menus.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 18, 2021

Despite a brief period of in-person traffic throughout the summer season, consumers have overwhelmingly opted for take-out options from their favorite restaurants. One way to do this is by providing customers with dynamic menus, which offer recommendations based on past orders and preferences.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Here are some thoughts: PRODUCT: Take a hard look at your menu. Ah…now this is where a well-seasoned, talented chef can help to save the day. Assign the task to your chef to create a menu that is exciting, innovative, delicious, accessible, and financially tolerable. Reverse engineer your menu from this perspective.

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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

JULY 23, 2023

As if that weren’t enough, the menu and each morsel of food presented represents the chef’s life of experiences, his or her family history, the cuisine of their forefathers, every chef who contributed to their training, and everything that they believe in – as it pertains to food. It is a juxtaposition that is nearly impossible to manage.

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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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The Rail

MARCH 25, 2025

Explain the reasons behind the move whether it's to accommodate growing demand, enhance customer experience, or introduce new menu offerings. Engaging content like Instagram Reels or TikTok videos showcasing construction progress, new menu items, or even staff preparing for the move can make followers feel like they are part of the journey.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 5, 2023

So, here you are – a young first year cook or maybe a freshman culinary student; a seasoned line or banquet cook, or maybe even a newly appointed sous chef in a property. The expeditor (sometimes the sous chef or even a seasoned dining room captain) is the conductor of the orchestra. You want more! Wax on, wax off.

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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

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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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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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 26, 2024

SOMEHOW BELIEVING THAT SPICE IS A REASON TO FORGET EVERYTHING ELSE Can we get over the whole “no pain, no gain” approach to seasoning a dish? Each has its place, but don’t confuse them within your menu and your concept. If you claim braising, sauté, grilled, or poached, then learn the proper technique – it makes a difference.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 30, 2023

There could be injuries in the first few games that sideline a player for the season, there may not be chemistry with the rest of the team, maybe ego will get in the way, or it could simply be a case of scouting misjudgment. Who knows how successful that multi-million dollar running back, or defensive lineman may turn out to be.

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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

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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Goliath Consulting

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Some may say they hate the cold, but they love what the season brings: joy and cozy, comfort foods. In this blog, we’re here to help you plan out the best and wholesome meals for the winter your guests will love. Winter is known as the season of celebration and the best time to overindulge in rich meals and comfort foods.

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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 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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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Menu items were simple and very much in line with homestyle cooking: roast beef, meatloaf, fried chicken, roast turkey, macaroni and cheese, pasta, and meatballs, etc. I was eager to discover her secret restaurant potion – an obscure seasoning, or unique way of cooking. No one ever left the restaurant still hungry.

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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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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

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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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 23, 2020

You taste, season, and taste and your flavor memory bank kicks into motion as adjustments are made to each pan making sure that the end result is a consistent product. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. To all of us who have been there – this would seem to describe a “zone” event. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Restaurant Consulting.

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Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2020

This flexibility will key as the cold season approaches (6). ” A detailed pro/con list of third-party vs self-delivery is found here on our previous blog (13). A big part of the trend of automation for customers will revolve around new payment and menu alternatives.

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