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CHEFS – SIMPLE AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL

Culinary Cues

Cheese should be from a local or regional cheesemaker and let the customer know where it came from and why its so special. Travel and experience what others have worked with for decades. And thendressings, mayonnaise, vinaigrettes, or just olive oil search for the best or whenever possible make your own signature versions.

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OUR DAILY BREATH: WHAT RESTAURANTS MEAN TO SOCIETY

Culinary Cues

Dating back to Medieval times when cooking was reserved for nobility and later during the Renaissance when merchant travelers relied on local taverns for respite and a chance to break bread – restaurants and restaurant life has always been present. then it has lost its ability to be special – to be necessary.

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26 Proven Ways to Market Your Restaurant Online and Increase Bookings

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Use it to share updates, special events, or new menu items. For example, you can promote your seasonal dishes or happy hour specials. When done right, it helps keep your restaurant at the top of customers' minds, encourages repeat visits, and promotes special events or menu items. It's an active marketing tool.

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EVERY PLATE TELLS A STORY

Culinary Cues

Connections give a dish special value, added importance, and character that goes beyond flavor and visual appeal. The same is true of chefs and cooks who countless times prepare a menu, a dish; arrange components on a plate, sauce the work, apply an appropriate garnish, wipe the rim and quietly celebrate the story behind it. Food for thought.

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THE GRAPES OF WRATH

Culinary Cues

The story made me think about what I did for a living and my zest for cooking delicious food, traveling to special parts of the world, working and dining in great restaurants, learning from exceptional chefs, enjoying incredible wines from the hands of vintners, harvesters, and wine makers.

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WILL THE RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE BECOME IMPERSONAL

Culinary Cues

The restaurant has been, is, and hopefully will remain a special place for gathering, celebrating, relaxing, learning about, and enjoying the work of the chef and mixologist. It is, after all, the experience that makes dining special and allows restaurants to play such an important role in communities. Is the experience in jeopardy?

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CARPE DIEM, COOKS

Culinary Cues

Take classes, stage’ with a great chef, attend conferences, read, volunteer for special events that test your abilities – invest, invest, invest. [] ARE YOU WILLING TO TAKE A CHANCE Most people, at some level, are risk adverse. No, you might not get paid for the effort, now. But it will come back to you tenfold if you invest the time today.

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