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20 Restaurant Skills You'll Quickly Learn on the Job (Updated)

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Making Your Resume Stand Out. Health, Allergen, and Food Safety Training and Certifications. Commercial kitchen equipment safety. Examples include a TIPS certification , ServSafe Allergen , or a local accredited restaurant safety course. Food Service, Kitchen, & Hospitality Tech.

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How to Create an Allergy-Friendly Environment at Your Restaurant

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Customers with food allergies take a great risk to eat food prepared by someone other than themselves, as they may suffer potentially severe consequences from coming into contact with a triggering allergen. Likewise, ensure that you and your kitchen staff hold the necessary food safety certifications so that your guests are in good hands.

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How to Deal with Legal Regulations Affecting Your New Restaurant

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The experts that you’ve hired to help you — specifically your designer, architect, and contractor — will help you get through everything, but you’ll need to be an active part of the process and take on responsibility as well. Jennifer says, “It’s really important to understand that city agencies don’t communicate with each other.

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Managing Your Restaurant’s Maintenance & Sanitization During COVID-19

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Some service providers offer special prices/packages knowing these are tough times for restaurants so find out if labor, materials, equipment, and chemicals are included in the pricing. A restaurant’s health code depends on it!

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THE VALUE OF THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS

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Kitchens are great equalizers – it is the place where individual talent and exceptional intellect can be less important that dependability, organization, focus, and teamwork. Some from each group have been (are) quite successful while others stumble along not quite sure what steps to take next. This is a must!

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Restaurant Recruiting During and After COVID-19

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It’s important for restaurant hiring and training processes to reflect new COVID-19 safety measures. When hiring restaurant employees, it’s also important to find staff that will take these measures seriously. Provide answers to these questions upfront to stand out and build trust with candidates” she says.

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A LETTER TO CULINARY SCHOOL GRADUATES

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First and foremost – congratulations on earning your degree or certificate. Know that the degree or certificate is more than an acknowledgement of the skills and knowledge that you have gained – it represents your level commitment and discipline that will serve you well. Make sure that you seek out opportunities that involve food.