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Back of House Restaurant Guide: Integrating FOH and BOH for Seamless Operations 

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The back-of-house (or BOH) manages crucial elements that impact cost control and profitability. Additionally, the BOH handles food safety and restaurant administration. The back of the house supports the front of the house (FOH), enabling the customer-facing team to focus on serving a memorable experience.

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How to Create an Effective Restaurant Onboarding Process

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Give out hard copies and make digital copies accessible on a cloud storage system so that staff can easily reference them. Your back-of-house (BOH) team should also have some basic customer service training. Employee handbook Your restaurant employee handbook serves as an introduction to the business.

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How To Create a Fair Holiday Work Schedule For Restaurants

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You can reference average party size, takeout vs. on-premise orders, the popular menu items, and other key metrics to to forecast restaurant sales. For example, extra help might be needed to prepare, deliver, and serve catering. Before making major changes to your employees' work schedules, here are a few questions to ask.

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104 Culinary Terms You Should Know: A Complete List for Restaurants

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If you’re a chef trying to communicate with fellow back of house (BOH) team members but are using culinary terms you’ve made up, you’re creating a recipe for disaster. A la carte: French for “of the menu” and refers to dishes that are priced separately on a menu, rather than served together for a set price. Culinary Terms.

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The Comprehensive Guide to Restaurant Back Office Software For Multi-site Operations

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The restaurant back office, or back of house (BOH), is the non-customer-facing side of the restaurant business. Restaurant back office software refers to digital tools used by restaurants to manage back of house operations and administrative tasks. What Is Restaurant Back Office Software?

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17 Restaurant Job Interview Questions (and How to Answer Them)

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To help you prep, whether it's a FOH or BOH position, we've outlined 17 restaurant interview questions you might be asked to answer, as well as some guidelines on how to answer them. Be honest and direct , reference something you read on their website or a customer review that you value in a restaurant business. How to Answer.

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Restaurant Kitchen Staff is Key to Food Cost Savings

Restaurant365

Cross-contamination refers to when food becomes unusable during prep or storage because of unsafe practices. In addition, the classic “first in, first out” method, commonly referred to as FIFO, ensures that you are rotating inventory appropriately. A waste log serves two purposes. Teach Portion Control. Prep errors?

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