Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Harvest America Ventures, LLC. CAFÉ Talks Podcast. I cook, therefore I am”.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Unless they can change their business model and supply ingredients directly to consumers – then wholesalers are left with a greatly diminished amount of business volume. [] Clothing Stores and Uniform Companies: Those local clothing stores take a direct and indirect hit from a faltering restaurant industry. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 9, 2024

Your uniform is right, knives sharp, and the skills you developed over the past two years were second nature. You thought – this is where people will notice me and jumpstart the next phase of my career. Look out chef – I’m coming for your job! Day one, you walk through those kitchen doors with a bit of swagger. Embrace it.

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Uniforms Waste Café Take-out 323

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 20, 2021

For this to happen you need to get a lay of the land, button up your uniform, determine the state of work, the breadth of responsibility on a shift, and grab that first cup of coffee before the “start” button is hit. www.harvestamericacues.com – BLOG. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Learn by doing. Harvest America Ventures, LLC.

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Front of House Uniforms Back of House Kitchen Safety 421

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 15, 2022

Remember the feeling of belonging you experienced when you wore a clean, pressed, white uniform and apron? You were part of a team and an extension of a long history of tradition and accomplishment – that uniform meant something – it meant someone recognized your potential. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 14, 2023

Make sure the tables are level, windows in that station clean, tablecloths even, silverware and glassware spotless, menus clean and pristine, back-up supplies in perfect order, your uniform impeccable, and know the menu and features inside and out including correct pronunciations and beverages that pair perfectly with food.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 29, 2022

In the right kitchen, led by the right chef, every cook looks in a mirror before starting a shift, adjusts his or her uniform, makes sure that the name tag is positioned properly, maintains his or her knives with real pride, insists on working clean and organized, and approaches every task with enthusiasm. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

At some point their work stations will be better organized, their uniforms will look a bit more pristine, their knives will be sharper, their attitude toward others will be brighter, and their acceptance of mistakes or slips towards mediocrity (from themselves or others) will not be tolerated. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 24, 2023

You were taught how to fold your socks, the right way to make a bed, how to polish your boots so they shine like a mirror, the proper way to wear your uniform, the exactness of a salute, marching in step, breaking down your weapon, cleaning it, and reassembling in the right order – everything has a place, and everything is in its place.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Do I wear the uniform with pride and am I committed to learning and growing as I master the craft?” Look in a mirror and ask the question: “Am I representing all that a professional cook can and should? Do I not only realize but also act out the importance of the position and the impact what I do has on the profession? Be that force!

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Consumer Goods Uniforms Café Blog 412

Culinary Cues

MARCH 10, 2022

Here are some great rules to live by when it comes to dishwashers: [] Hire great attitudes. [] Pay a fair wage and offer ample opportunities to scale up every few months. [] Provide a clean, crisp uniform that parallels what you offer your cooks. [] Make sure new dish washers are properly oriented and trained. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Front of House Back of House Uniforms Hiring 447

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 15, 2020

Take pride in the chef’s uniform. The uniform represents a proud history of exceptionally committed professionals who made it possible for the restaurant industry to be such an important part of people’s lives. When you wear that uniform you are paying respect to them. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Be a proud cook.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 21, 2022

When a chef talks about those minute details of placement, process, timing, and uniformity – keep in mind what the intended result will be. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. It is majestic, inspiring, and almost effortless when organization is the rule that everyone follows. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. CAFÉ Talks Podcast.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 29, 2021

It is the nature of the person who chooses to be both that tattooed crusty individual underneath with the finesse of the butterfly in crisp, clean white uniform that signs every plate leaving the kitchen. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Being a professional cook or chef is such a contradiction of the human condition.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Right down to their station set-up, organization of pans, cleanliness of cookware, uniforms, the way they cut vegetables and fillet a whole fish – excellence is a habit – make it so! [] SHOW NO TOLERANCE FOR MEDIOCRITY IN ANYTHING. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Harvest America Ventures, LLC.

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DECEMBER 30, 2022

Look like a professional, wear the uniform with pride, groom like a professional, talk like a professional, learn to write properly like a professional, approach others in a professional manner and build your brand. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. This is an essential ingredient of any cuisine. Be professional – ALWAYS!

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 4, 2022

www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. I continue to see good restaurants lose a step with their food preparation, flavors, and plate presentations and shrinking menus that no longer inspire. It is all very troubling even though these restaurants may be busy at the moment. Now is the time to renounce apathy and commit to excellence.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 16, 2019

START DEPENDABLE – STAY DEPENDABLE: Once you are employed make sure that you are at work, ready to go, full of energy, smile on your face, uniform in order, and 15 minutes early. First wash your hands, make sure your uniform is sharp, and say hello to everyone you work with – then put that edge on your knives.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 6, 2020

Your principles, and those of the cooks who proudly wear the uniform of the kitchen, are your stakes in the ground. When the cook looks sharp (clean, pressed uniform, neat grooming, clean shoes, etc.) www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. That sounds better – the Principles of Being a Professional Cook. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Now, let’s get you in uniform and I’ll walk you through the kitchen.” PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER Harvest America Ventures, LLC Restaurant Consulting www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG (Over 800 articles about the business and people of food) CAFÉ Talks Podcast [link] More than 70 interviews with the most influential people in food

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MARCH 26, 2022

How everyone cares for their grooming, their uniform, their attitude, their hospitality persona; the way they treat each other and the respect they show for the ingredients they use; how honest they are and how they care for the space and equipment they use is all part of that professionalism package. [] NOT KNOWING LABOR LAW.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 28, 2023

Uniforms will be pristine, the demeanor of cooks will be professional, knives will be sharp, and pans scrubbed clean. Once the voice is determined, all parts of the restaurant begin to fall in place. Find your voice and know what it means to be all that you can be as a chef.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Have you established a uniform and grooming standard in your restaurant and is it equitably enforced? So, it would make sense that the visual impact of food, the dining room ambience, the tabletop, and the appearance of service staff is very important. How much time and effort are placed on this?

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 12, 2021

Professionalism was expected from the starched chef uniforms that were maintained by the on-site laundry, the cleaning regiment that everyone participated in, the adherence to classical techniques, and the respect that was shown everyone who became part of the team. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Rest in Peace Chef!

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Pride in the restaurant, pride in the uniform that cooks wear, pride in a clean kitchen, pride in the quality of food produced, pride in the level of service offered, and pride in the financial success of the business will go a long way toward building that culture of retention. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. BUILD PRIDE.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

This is a good thing – roll up your sleeves, the chef won’t always have the cleanest uniform in the kitchen. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Prepare for the New Reality. Harvest America Ventures, LLC. CAFÉ Talks Podcast.

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Food Supply Employee Relations Kitchen Safety Social Media 416

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

As the restaurant moves from the simplicity and uniformity of breakfast to dinner where preparations are more complex and presentations more precise. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. In another hour the lunch crowd will arrive. Each meal period brings its own unique challenges and focus. Happy Labor Day. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Fine Dining Uniforms Dine-in Food Order 382

Culinary Cues

JUNE 26, 2021

We know that a slow cook oven will reduce cook shrink on roasts by 15-20% and produce a much more uniform product. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Yet, operators seem content to use their erasers on kitchen design and disregard what we know and simply move to save some money up front. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Restaurant Consulting.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

From the parking lot to the restrooms, carpet, walls, tabletop, and uniforms, stay on it! [] MATCH THE AMBIENCE TO THE CONCEPT. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Clean, pay attention to details, polish and stay focused on this most important attribute of a great restaurant. The ambience should support the product. Do it right!

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 24, 2020

There are no longer any prep sheets, the requisite uniform is no longer required, no need for those knives to be sharp, no impending doom if his or her mise is not in order, no tickets ringing off the printer, no unison chants of “yes chef”, no plates to artistically assemble, and no delicious food to see, smell, and taste.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Here are some indicators: YOU KNOW YOU HAVE MOVED BEYOND A PAYCHECK WHEN: You are proud of the uniform that you wear. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. So how do you know that you have moved past the paycheck and into the realm of a professional cook? This is when becoming a cook moves well beyond a job. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Yet tomorrow morning you will wake well before sunrise, put on that starched, white uniform, walk through those kitchen doors and face the challenges of a chef once again. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. There will always be the missed family events, the 5 a.m. Oh, and by the way – it can be worth it! PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 26, 2020

Why is there no universal strategy that helps restaurants collectively walk through the process of re-opening with confidence and uniformity? www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Why is each restaurant struggling with how to manage the need for safety vs. the need to generate revenue? Restaurant Consulting. Harvest America Ventures, LLC.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 28, 2020

Is it ambience, music, plate presentations, great smells seeping out from the kitchen, the sound of frothing milk from the espresso machine, quality background music, fresh cut flowers, pots of herbs on the table, attractive logos and uniforms? www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. All of this still counts! Don’t let your edge slip away.

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Social Media Communication Loyalty Program Training 436

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

When I see a cook in a clean uniform taking a quick break from his or her work – I feel his or her condition and appreciate whom they are. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Through these observations I have come to the conclusion that there is just as much among these individuals that is common as is different. Restaurant Consulting.

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Uniforms Presentation Food Order Fine Dining 178

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 3, 2020

Usually, a recent graduate or a current school intern with starched white uniforms, polished shoes, and perfectly sharpened knives. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Ironically, they are usually there when they need to be, prepped and ready, and consistent in their work – so, we gladly hire them (whomever they might really be).

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It is OK to say: “I’m sorry but we have already donated all that we can for this year – please feel free to contact us earlier next year.”. [] NOT FOLLOWING THE UNIFORM SYSTEM OF RESTAURANT ACCOUNTING. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Budget cautiously for donations and stick to the budget. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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