Culinary Cues

JANUARY 29, 2025

At our core (restaurant folks) we are in the business of taking care of people through food. Some may view dining out as a luxury that can easily be put aside, but time and experience has demonstrated otherwise. This is not just an American thing (although we are, as a nation, very generous) it is a human being thing.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Taking the time to be grateful is so refreshing. Taking the time to step away from all of that, looking up to the light and reflecting on how fortunate we are is cleansing and very, very important. It can be overwhelming, pointing us down a very dark path. Happy Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for?

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 16, 2024

From washing dishes to plating the most intricate dish excellence prevails. [] NOTHING IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN A DULL KNIFE Take care of your tools and your tools will take care of you. We can all agree on the power of food to unite us. [] COOKING FOR ANOTHER IS VERY PERSONAL AND MEANINGFUL Cooks put it all out there.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Nowadays, running a successful restaurant takes more than great food and good service. If your website isn’t optimized for mobile, you could be losing out on potential customers. You can also reach out to other local businesses or organizations to provide further context to search engines about your restaurant’s location.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

One thing stood out from what was the likely mood in public houses during the days of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson – people, in general, seemed to be enjoying themselves. So, take your moments to reflect. The noise level was high and I’m sure among those present there was some discussion about the election results.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 7, 2025

We (those who have invested decades in the business already) may complain about the current labor environment and question the level of commitment from a younger pool of candidates but I have rarely heard anyone attempt to define how it will all wash out. What is the projected profile of cooks and chefs moving forward.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

You look around the kitchen and marvel at the amount of work that takes place each day on stainless tables, in 5 00-degree ovens, on open flames, and in dozens of pots and pans washed and rewashed countless times. You decide to walk through the kitchen during these last moments and take it all in. This is not one of those moments.

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ChowNow

MARCH 7, 2025

Fortunately, you can take steps to improve your ranking and that first critical step is filling out your Google Business Profile. Nothing frustrates customers more than arriving at a restaurant only to find out its closed. Follow these steps: Stay calm and professional: Dont take it personally or argue.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 11, 2020

With the recent stay-at-home orders and kids out of school soon, more and more people will be home consuming content. PR efforts are an excellent way to take advantage of the increase in online sales. This is a great time to up your game in social media, blogs, and media placements on trending news topics.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 28, 2022

In this blog, we will discuss the changing face of the restaurant industry as a result of the introduction of food delivery and service robots. The service robots operate at two levels of intelligence- from delivering food to taking care of consumer’s queries. Contactless Food Delivery- Robots Taking Over the Streets.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 7, 2021

If we see the challenge as something that has an answer if we take the time to really push our problem-solving skills, then a solution will eventually present itself. Let’s take one possible cause that is not on everyone’s radar: nurturing real interest in a restaurant career early on. So, first step – let’s refer to it as a challenge.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In a sector as vast as the restaurant industry, digital marketing becomes a critical tool to standing out among the crowd, especially as Q4 inches closer. and then strategically use those keywords in content (on your website, in your newsletter or in blog posts, for instance).

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Every restaurant and restaurateur are struggling to figure it out how am I going to make this work? Theres plenty of fear and loathing going on in the restaurant business. Where does this leave the restaurant experience and the societal role they have played for generations? Is this our future a place we want to be?

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

When we sign our work, we take full responsibility for it. “I Think about it for a moment – would you be willing to put yourself out there and take ownership for work that is less than stellar, less than the best you can do? Why not highlight them on your social media pages or in your restaurant blog.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 14, 2025

He ran a restaurant in Tijuana where out of necessity one night, he put together the famous salad with the ingredients on hand. And, of course, the development of Eggs Benedict can be found in far too many bits of lore taking credit for this centerpiece of brunch and breakfast menus from coast to coast. Food for thought.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 11, 2021

When you take these factors into consideration, you can find the customers most likely to be interested in your restaurant. Based on your location, the type of food you serve, and your existing customer base, it should be simple to figure out what niche you should target. If you own a cafe, take a look at the other cafes in your area.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 21, 2025

The lesson of course is that you never know where ideas will take you, but the process is one that provides an opportunity for a great one to take form. A simple idea built out of anger at a customer that evolved into a multi-billion-dollar industry. Crum sliced potatoes extremely thin, fried them to a crisp.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 19, 2020

Getting the right recommendation from an established influencer can propel your business into online stardom, following a rush of foot traffic from their followers who simply have to check out the latest hotspot in town. This blog has done a great job of teaching you how to spot fake followers to avoid getting scammed.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2021

Many successful brands take a different approach. They take the time to engage with their customers and take their opinions and suggestions on board. If your restaurant has a blog, consider adding author bios to your blog posts. Include Your Customers in Your Celebrations.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Nearly nine years ago, during the first twelve months of Harvest America Cues blog, one of my articles went viral attracting almost 40,000 views in one day. Take a step back and give them their due; you are part of a team. [] BE THE EXAMPLE How do you want your employees to act, represent, perform, and connect?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Everybody needs to eat, so the sale of food will never go out of fashion. Still, because there are many competing businesses in the dining sector, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to stand out from the crowd. For example, check out how Pizza Express has enticed customers to dine with them with its free dough balls advert.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Starting out as a whole grain diet for radicals, vegan food culture has evolved into Michelin star worthy mega trend for future chefs and culinary experts. With increasing promotions in restaurant magazines, food blogs, and social media platforms, more people are expected to join this mega-trend.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

In fact, its going to be a lot easier than you think, and there are steps you can take starting today that will give you real results by tomorrow. Optimize Your Website and Online Ordering Experience If your restaurants website isnt easy to use, youre probably losing out on online orders. Next, take a look at your menu.

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EATER

OCTOBER 24, 2024

I am fully aware that this hot take will make me no friends. Two years later in 2009, the massively influential food blog Smitten Kitchen published a similar recipe for Salted Brown Butter Crispy Treats. I’m enthralled enough with these to declare them … epic,” wrote Smitten Kitchen’s founder, Deb Perelman.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2022

Well, keep reading this article to find out exactly how to incorporate images into your promotional emails. So make sure you either hire a professional photographer or use a high-quality in-house photographer to take pictures of your dishes. JPEG: JPEGs are low quality, but are more compressed and take up less space.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Far too many times the menu takes a back seat to all other planning that will lead to serious miscalculations along the way. When a chef takes part in active demographic research – a menu might very well reflect something about the community where the restaurant sits. Owners have a tough time staying out of the menu planning process.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 30, 2021

Focus on changing the processes of your restaurant to accommodate the new realities and to reach out to customers living in your local areas. Make sure that locals know the measures your business is taking to ensure the safety of both customers and staff. Reach Out to Local Foodies. Sign Up on Local Directories.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 15, 2024

This is a disease that lies dormant in many people just waiting to take over their every being if those in positions of leadership allow it to. It is apparent in the classroom, the local grocery store, your doctor’s office, the gym where you work out, car dealerships, airports, subways, hotels, and yes – restaurants.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 29, 2024

The good times, the challenges that we overcame, the team building that took place, and the joy of putting out countless delicious plates of food?” We no longer repair worn shoes- we throw them out and get new ones. If it makes you smile, even though it seems a bit corny, then take the next step – EMBRACE THE POSSIBILITIES!

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 8, 2021

Sometimes the change curve can be mapped out allowing ample time to gear up with new skills, new products, new methods of production, and a laser focused marketing strategy, while on occasion, something environmental takes place that forces a more immediate response. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Such is the case in 2021.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 15, 2023

My town leaders, bless their hearts, try to figure out ways to strum up cash flow for small businesses. In small private entrepreneurships it is common for owner/operators to not take a steady salary so they might meet payroll or pay a vendor for recent deliveries. Please don’t ask us to take it on the chin. We would love that.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 6, 2020

You need to take care of people. You take care of customers above all else. If a restaurant fails to set the stage for the question: “How does the chef bring out those incredible flavors in this dish?” Housing in these areas, out of necessity, is tight leaving far less room for the joys of cooking at home – especially in groups.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

All it takes is one negative review or piece of criticism, and instantly, potential might customers turn away from your business and toward a competitor. The best approach to influencer marketing for a restaurant is to reach out to influencers with a similar audience to those you want to target.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2020

Take the Flights restaurant , for example: Partnering up with the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce, Flights started ‘Feed the Need Bay Area’ to leverage accounting support and marketing talent so that they could support the Bay Area community. Take every initiative you can to disinfect and sanitize your restaurant.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 3, 2024

You were either part of this or feeling left out because you weren’t. Can you tough it out? We even boast an informal initiation period where new employees are given conflicting directions, inaccurate details on the work to be done, or even sent on wild goose-chases just to embarrass them and see if they can take it.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 9, 2021

We may complain about the guest who is taking loads of pictures of their food and posting them on Instagram, but deep inside we get a bit of a rush when it happens. These team members will go out of their way for the guest because you do so for them. Let them kick the tires and take the menu for a spin.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 3, 2023

They are out there. People will pay for quality – are you willing to invest the time to find out? It takes time, effort, knowledge, passion, hard work, great raw materials, and total commitment to make outstanding bread – respect this. What will it take to get the message across? Bread is the same way.

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