Culinary Cues

JUNE 4, 2023

It really is a valuable resource, especially for those in the early stages of a career in food. This is my version and addition to his profound words: EYES ON THE POSITION OF CHEF: So, you want to make a career out of this kitchen work. We all need to remind ourselves of these guidelines throughout our career. Start immediately!

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 9, 2025

Throughout my career in the restaurant industry, I’ve learned that success isn’t just about finding the right solutions – it’s about how you lead, adapt, and support the people around you. Empowering my team through guidance, trust, and opportunities to lead has been one of the most rewarding aspects of my career.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 20, 2025

Over my career, I’ve seen this margin reach as high as 20 percent. Over the years, I have spent my career pitting Coke and Pepsi against each other, and the results have been well worth the effort. These companies add a markup on every product before it reaches your restaurant.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This statement applies to all of us, in every situation, or any career. So, here’s the thing when it comes to your career as a cook and the prospects of making a difference – opportunities are enormous and the chance to excel rests on your shoulders. Admitting what you don’t know is not a sign of weakness but rather of strength.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2025

. “Our mission has always been to provide focused and sophisticated training that helps students find their culinary voice—their way of expressing their identity, taste and imagination through food—and prepares them for successful, long-term careers in the industry. That is still part of the student mix at ICE today too.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Every time I look back on a long career, these words seem to resonate. Here is one excerpt from his journal of observations: Service industry work develops the soft skills recruiters talk about on LinkedIn discipline, promptness, the ability to absorb criticism, and most important, how to read people like a book.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Research shows that 80 percent of employees seek to advance their careers through education. These financial and guidance challenges highlight the urgent need for accessible workforce education strategies that provide clear direction, align with employees' career goals, and offer upfront, direct-bill payment options.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

It’s not just another chapter; it’s the most important lesson I’ve learned in my career. In fact, over my career, I’ve worked with thousands of operators, and I can count on one hand how many of those operators stayed with their businesses for a decade. And now, I’m sharing it with you.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Here are some thoughts: It is very important, early in your career, to identify your lines in the sand. What can be most un-nerving for chefs is personal or peer critique that equates to: “How can you live with yourself?” Or “I thought you believed in….”

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 23, 2025

Everyone must find ways to cope with the stress of a difficult career, be it through counseling or time management. Adopt technology : Use tech solutions to simplify operations, such as automated scheduling or inventory tracking systems. Streamlined processes mean fewer last-minute crises for everyone.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 9, 2025

At Sammy’s Sliders, we focus on three key areas: Investing in our team – We offer competitive wages, clear career paths, and opportunities for professional development. What is your best advice for someone interested in pursuing a restaurant franchising career? Do your homework.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 10, 2025

Oh, how our careers evolve. This noble decision changed the trajectory of his career and dramatically altered his life as he became an integral part of an FBI investigation and wound up in witness protection. That makes life interesting and fun.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 16, 2025

For a business’s most critical employees, consider offering additional perks such as flexible work hours, continuing education, or opportunities for career advancement. Strong relationships and the ability to satisfy employees’ career goals can help retain critical personnel in tight labor markets."

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 10, 2023

The past year has been quite disconcerting for those of us who have dedicated our careers to the kitchen. In this case, a belief that working in a restaurant is not a good choice for people seeking a career. Whenever I reached a wall in my career I simply re-assessed and found out what was lacking in my portfolio of skills.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

” These evergreen job openings can be listed on major job sites, niche career platforms, or even with recruiters (mostly used for salaried positions). “We renovated our careers page and decided to make a 60-second interest survey,” she said. McCutcheon at Hopdoddy spoke about their culture of career growth.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2025

In the restaurant industry, moving from General Manager (GM) to Multi-Unit Leader (MUL)—whether as a District Manager, Area Manager, or Regional Director—is usually seen as a natural career progression.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 7, 2021

There are fewer, and fewer individuals interested in a kitchen career and when we find employees to fill positions, they never seem to stay very long. – Quality of life for career restaurant employees is not that desirable. So, first step – let’s refer to it as a challenge. The CHALLENGE is how to turn this around?”

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

You know that generalization about the position of cook and the inference that somehow it is less than professional and quite frankly, beneath considering as a viable career choice. This was the first time that anyone actually referred to the kitchen as a great place to learn, grow, and get a foothold on a career.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2025

Help Employees Grow Through Professional Development Opportunities : Provide opportunities for employees to hone their skills, develop new ones, and apply them to career growth. Striking this balance helps foster a positive environment that avoids resentment across generations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2022

Rather, they have looked to other industries to continue their careers. Restaurant operators could define a structured talent development program that guides high potential employees through a progressive blended learning program, laying out a logical career path and fueling their growth.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Employees actually do want signs of long-term career prospects and manager recognition, such as promotions. Opportunities for professional development and career growth are critical to employee satisfaction and, subsequently, lower turnover rates.” Allow them to have more say and control over their schedules.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2022

Although my sons love working at Angry Crab Shack, they are still deciding what career path they’d like to take. One of the best things about the restaurant industry is that it is a great setting for younger people to acquire interpersonal and professional skills that will benefit them in whatever career they choose.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 28, 2022

While some of your employees are just in the industry for its flexibility during school, many more are making a career of foodservice and want to grow and be successful in their career. During the Great Resignation, many restaurant workers cited lack of career growth or training as one of the top reasons for leaving the industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 8, 2023

You need to help them build a career. They deserve an opportunity to build a career. You need to help them build a career. A career is about more than money. This is how to develop employees for life—people who will always be loyal to you, even if they move on at some point in their career.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 19, 2025

I was wrestling with what we contribute during our careers and what it meant to be good, or even great, not just competent at what we do. This morning, I found myself deep in thought about a lifetime in the kitchen, the people with whom I have worked, and those who I simply had the pleasure to meet.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 4, 2022

Your chef instructors dedicated themselves to passing on the knowledge and skills that you will need to reach for your goals; knowledge and skills that took them a career to acquire. The next steps you take will lead to a long career with plenty of opportunity and a fair share of bumps in the road.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2022

All careers have their ups and downs. They should instead focus on why they chose this career path in the first place. What about the career brings joy? If a manager begins feeling that the downs are consistently outweighing the ups, there are steps that can be taken to fix the underlying issues. Why does the work matter?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 22, 2021

Promote your contactless work environment, highlight your company culture or communicate your brand’s ability to turn a job into a career. To help alleviate the fears of lifted restrictions, target your strengths. Have flexible hours? Communicate that, too. uses technology to minimize contact between staff and guests, b.)

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2025

Inked on his body is a Vidalia onion, a permanent tribute to a defining chapter in his career. The tattoo was a way to carry a piece of that with him as his career took him from Italy to Dubai and now, Miami at Torno Subito Miami. Petersburg, Florida, cooking isn’t just a career; it’s in his bones.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

It is this dichotomy of experiences that draws people into a career behind the range and keeps them there for decades. Service staff that have other careers. This is a behind the scenes look at the place and the people that bring a plate of food to the guest’s table. TEN THINGS YOU DIDN”T KNOW ABOUT A RESTAURANT.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2024

Several factors have contributed to the labor shortage, including competitive job markets, evolving career expectations, and a mismatch between the skills available in the workforce and those required by the industry. Robots: Friend or Foe?

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