Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The tasks of the chef are fairly universal: planning menus, putting your signature on each dish, hiring and training staff, ordering product and building vendor relationships, controlling costs and adhering to budgets, maintaining a clean and safe kitchen environment, etc. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

Beverage 520

Beverage Events Food Order Website Management 520

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Those who you respect and don’t return that to those who work in your operation will need to move on. [] TEACH AND TRAIN. You are in the driver’s seat and can help them reach their personal best through training, teaching, and mentoring. Work on becoming efficient through systems and training. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

Kitchen Safety 94

Kitchen Safety Training Take-out Mobile Ordering 94

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 3, 2023

Customers would like up, sometimes around the block, hoping for a seat in her rather small restaurant where she featured, what we called – blue plate specials. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. It is absent when something happens “TO” you. Those two simple propositions – for and to – express it all.”.

Hospitality 467

Hospitality Customer Experience Customer Service Small Business 467

7 Shifts

JULY 10, 2020

Pssst, if this is your first opening, check out our blog on How to Start a Restaurant! ] Set a goal for your restaurant’s grand opening—whether it’s seating capacity, an order volume, or revenue for your first day back in business. Alternatively, bar seating must be closed until physical distancing requirements are eased.

Events 351

Events Social Media Kitchen Safety Seating 351

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 8, 2022

We had seating for 150 and there wasn’t an empty chair. A line of people was waiting for seats, so we knew that service was now on fire. We offered two seatings that filled our dining room and set two buffet lines serviced by a carver at each and three food runners to keep everything stocked. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

Front of House 450

Front of House Back of House Seating Food Truck 450

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

There is, in human nature, a desire to make a difference, to do something meaningful, or as Steve Jobs once said: “To make a dent in the universe.” Not everyone struggles with this need, but for those who are born with this deep-seated knowing desire – they understand that it is always present. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Seating Uniforms Take-out Communication 572

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Yes, we are happy to sponsor your little league baseball team, now how, in turn, can you help to fill the seats in our restaurant?” PEOPLE: Independent restaurateurs can work with key employees in ways that larger chains would find difficult. What’s in it for the restaurant” is a much smarter approach.

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Pricing Marketing Insurance Seasonal Menu 415

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This may seem like a strange topic for a blog focused on the restaurant industry and the world of food but hear me out. And urban bars and restaurants are finding it near impossible to fill their seats (especially during the once busy lunch period) and meet the cost of doing business. Food for thought.

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Social Media Food Safety Small Business Retail 442

Culinary Cues

MAY 19, 2022

As 8:30 came around the second seating was starting to clear out and the late- date night – deuces were beginning to arrive. Line cooks, the chef, and sommelier loved this seating that was always open to appetizers, bottles of wine, desserts, and a more leisurely dinner. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Seating Dine-in Seasonal Menu Ordering 448

Culinary Cues

APRIL 1, 2024

Past maintenance and the boiler room of massive furnaces providing heat and hot water for twenty some odd floors of guest rooms and eighteen banquet rooms ranging in size from twenty seat board rooms to two-thousand seat ballrooms, and the three restaurants that grace the main lobby.

Back of House 424

Back of House Kitchen Safety Hotels Front of House 424

Hot Schedules

MAY 10, 2021

Seasonal Staff Playbook: Hiring, Training & Retaining Great Teams. Stadium and other sport event venues have a front row seat to these plays – and to what happens when the right talent gets on the field and execute. PLAY 2: Onboard & Train Your Seasonal Staff. Effective & Efficient Onboarding Training.

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Hiring Training Mobile Ordering Coaching 147

Harbor Touch

MARCH 18, 2025

Hire the Right People and Train Them Well Finding top talent is like casting a winning team. Training locks in that potential. The National Restaurant Association found well-trained staff stay 30% longer. Training builds a stronger team. Its a system that keeps your seats full all year round. Staff Management 1.

Management 148

Management Management Seasonal Menu Cash Management 148

Culinary Cues

MAY 15, 2021

When the economy was weak then restaurants were in the driver’s seat – more applicants than jobs available led to a competent workforce that was underpaid and overworked. It also means that more significant time must be spent training service staff how to upsell and create enhanced customer value. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

Customer Experience 449

Customer Experience Cash Management Customer Service Front of House 449

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Check out our blog post breaking these red flags down with what to avoid in a job description. In his work, he realized that many employees get thrust into management positions without any training. So he created a universal training manual, his book— The Surprise Restaurant Manager. Texting is a valid format for team training.

Social Media 448

Social Media Hiring Website Management Hospitality 448

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 10, 2021

While you are waiting to be seated, the hostess fans out a deck of cards containing four jokers. Train your staff to build other taking points. For example, you can create a blog to share the inspirations and stories behind your dishes. A great example of a conversation trigger is Skip’s Kitchen. Net result?

Marketing 567

Marketing SEO Front of House Website Management 567

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 19, 2020

“How will I approach today’s prep, what can I defer till a later time, based on who is scheduled for a shift – how must I adjust the work that I do, and given the reservations for tonight – which items might move and which items will take a back seat to demand.” PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

Restaurant Law 450

Restaurant Law Communication Café Take-out 450

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The average dining room guest for breakfast is likely to spend no more than 30 minutes from the time they are seated. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Multi-tasking must be second nature. [] SPEED: Guests and in turn – servers have little patience during breakfast. Restaurant Consulting.

Back of House 520

Back of House Dine-in Restaurant Law Ordering 520

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 1, 2019

When you are walking down the street, thinking about where to eat today – drive by that enormous parking lot for your favorite brand restaurant and park on a side street, enjoy a short walk, and pop into that Bistro with 30 seats and 8 stools at the bar. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

Small Business 490

Small Business Customer Experience Customer Service Seasonal Menu 490

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. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com Blog. We (all of us) cannot ignore their plight, and we must not forget history. Cooks united! Harvest America Ventures, LLC.

Education 515

Education Recycling Sustainability Blog 515

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 23, 2023

Mostly methodical once an understanding of the playing field is in hand, it is always inspiring when a coach/leader throws in a curve ball, a trick play, or an unexpected new menu item or style of service – something that makes the competition scratch their heads, and fans jump out of their seats.

Coaching 467

Coaching Sports Point of Sale Take-out 467

Culinary Cues

MAY 23, 2021

Those who do the work are now in the driver’s seat and many of those harped about changes may actually come to fruition as a result. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Don’t you want to be part of an industry as it finds ways to create experiences around these new business opportunities?

Guest Recovery 450

Guest Recovery Front of House Employee Relations Food Truck 450

7 Shifts

MAY 11, 2020

.” — Erica Gillespie, Ani Ramen Spend some time figuring out how long you’ll need to properly (and successfully) reopen—with considerations for new employee health & safety training, inventory delivery, PPE equipment orders, menu planning, etc. In our blog on ways to pivot your business model , we suggest: Offering meal kits ??

BOH 368

BOH Food Safety FOH Equipment 368

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

When a destination welcomes more people than there are restaurant seats then even the mediocre seem to thrive but check back in a year or two and you will probably find a new owner, a new concept, and a different shot at success. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Plain and simple. Do it right!

Fine Dining 449

Fine Dining Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 449

Culinary Cues

JUNE 1, 2020

Allowing those operators to open with a restriction of 25% or 50% capacity does not help a business that depends on filling their seats and turning tables once or twice on a weekend night. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Where is the leadership? Harvest America Ventures, LLC.

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Leadership Supplies Guest Recovery Small Business 81

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Now, this is just the beginning of the list, we haven’t even reached any part of. the product experience, but you begin to see what it takes. Harvest America Ventures, LLC. Restaurant Consulting. Over 800 articles about the business and people of food). CAFÉ Talks Podcast.

Website Management 448

Website Management Reservations Seating Take-out 448

Culinary Cues

MARCH 18, 2022

This is how a professional begins, this is how you were trained, this is how you pay respect to the profession that you have chosen. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. You close the door, settle into a chair, take off your hat and sigh. Chef, what am I doing here?”. Where would you rather be?

Café 473

Café Training Seating Waste 473

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 21, 2021

On the 7shifts blog and social media, we seek to provide actionable and informative content to help restaurant people learn about every corner of the industry. But we also recognize that many managers are often thrust into these positions with little to no formal training. Hiring & Training Course. You'll learn: ??

Management 195

Management Management Website Management Hiring 195

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Of course chefs always worry about food cost, training, labor cost, vendor dependability, and the next health inspection, but what brought a person to this position is a love of food and a desire to learn more and create for the plate. Creativity takes a back seat during times of crisis and uncertainty. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

2020 379

2020 Back of House Front of House Food Order 379

Culinary Cues

JUNE 16, 2020

Limited seating, at least 6-feet apart, everyone in masks, the smell of bleach as everything is sanitized frequently, limited menus, no group tables, and nerves on edge everywhere you look. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Cooking and service are two of the oldest professions know to mankind.

Social Media 370

Social Media Entertainment Email Marketing Customer Experience 370

7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2021

Recommended Reading: BLOG NAME. Try to be as prompt as possible when it comes to seating, and provide your guests with accurate estimated seating times. You also want to ensure that your staff are thoroughly trained so that they're quick on their feet and ready for anything! Don't make your customers wait too long.

Customer Service 369

Customer Service Customer Experience Online Ordering Loyalty Program 369

Culinary Cues

JUNE 16, 2023

He moved over the next six years to different properties, learning from other chefs, finding that every property was unique, building his repertoire of dishes, and testing his hand at supervision as a sous chef until at the age of twenty-eight he received his first appointment as “chef” at a 120-seat restaurant.

Kitchen Safety 415

Kitchen Safety Back of House Hotels Food Safety 415

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

I remember the twelve-seat operation in the French Quarter of New Orleans that served only gumbo, but man was it extraordinary. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. They do it to bring the family together, and they do it for the joy of being important to the community where they sit. CAFÉ Talks Podcast.

Food Truck 449

Food Truck Customer Service Customer Experience Food Supply 449

Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2020

In the long run, restaurants will have to be adaptable, with seating plans that expand and contract easily and quickly” (5). ” A detailed pro/con list of third-party vs self-delivery is found here on our previous blog (13). This flexibility will key as the cold season approaches (6).

2021 339

2021 Food Safety Point of Sale Kitchen Safety 339

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 28, 2021

We frantically looked for a pen and finally found one under my seat and I worked quickly to complete the five pages of information while holding the papers in my lap. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. In the meantime – wear a mask, keep your distance, avoid crowds, and wash your hands.

Events 447

Events White Paper Back of House Café 447

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Spectators want their team to win, and they respect that methodical approach towards playing it safe and being consistent, but they sit on the edge of their seats throughout the game waiting for that knock your socks off, unexpected incredible play. Isn’t there room for both the comfortable and the exciting? Now, what can I get for you?”

Coaching 443

Coaching Small Business Café Entertainment 443

Lavu

JUNE 6, 2025

Training and development opportunities to help employees improve their skills and become more efficient in their roles. Additionally, implementing proper portion control and training your staff to minimize waste can help improve costs. Using outdoor seating during good weather helps them save on energy and utility bills.

Loyalty Program 78

Loyalty Program Waste Recycling Inventory 78

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 31, 2019

For the first time in a long time – good cook’s are in the driver’s seat. Those products that you see on menu boards were probably tested at length by a company research chef, standardized, market trialed, and built into a training program so that each outlet is consistent. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Restaurant Consulting.

Front of House 271

Front of House Point of Sale Healthcare Back of House 271