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CHEFS – BUILD YOUR NETWORK OF INFLUENCE

Culinary Cues

Those flavors are restaurants we have visited, chefs who inspire us, family traditions that are part of our background, trips that we have made, books we have read, markets we have visited, kitchens where we have worked, and fellow cooks with whom we have shared a stove. As cooks looking for the right blend, we must taste the world around us.

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Understanding and Using ‘Influence Patterns’ with Restaurant & Cafe Customers

Ken Burgin

They ‘influenced’ you in a way that caused you to act differently to what you thought was ‘rational’. As a business person, your ability to influence the actions and beliefs of others is of crucial importance. It is impossible not to influence others. So when we discuss the issue of influence, we need not ask the question.

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Inspiring Hourly Workers

Modern Restaurant Management

Scott Greenberg addresses that challenge in his new book, Stop the Shift Show: Turn Your Struggling Hourly Workers Into a Top-Performing Team. What do you hope readers take away from the book? The book also offers tools to engage employees, build better, longer-lasting teams them, and boost their performance.

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CHEFS AND COOKS: A GUIDE TO BUILDING YOUR BRAND AND CAREER

Culinary Cues

I’ve been reading an interesting book of advice from dozens of prominent chefs: “Chef Wise” from Phaidon Books. This is a compendium of quips that are based on experience; snippets of advice that we can all benefit from. It really is a valuable resource, especially for those in the early stages of a career in food.

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How to Plan Your Restaurant's Grand Re-Opening Event

7 Shifts

A seating capacity goal (such as 100% of the allowed seating capacity) or a reservation booking goal A revenue goal—such as a volume number or percentage compared to pre-COVID A follower goal on social media from gaining new interest in your restaurant A return visit goal for diners who return to your restaurant after the grand opening 2.

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Clarissa Wei Knows All Too Well That Food Is Political

EATER

An Rong Xu /Eater In her debut cookbook, ‘Made in Taiwan,’ the journalist uses recipes to tell the story of the island’s people, and take a stand on its sovereignty “I’m not a food influencer or a professional chef,” Clarissa Wei says. “A A lot of people are really good at coming up with gorgeous new recipes that no one has ever seen before.

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Influencer Marketing for Restaurants: An Expert’s Guide to Boosting Your Bookings

Modern Restaurant Management

After all, when it comes to choosing where to eat, we tend to prioritise the opinions and experiences of others over most other factors – it’s no wonder influencers have become such a powerful tool for restaurants in boosting their bookings. What Is Influencer Marketing? How Does the Technique Work?