Culinary Cues
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
How powerful is a complete dining experience and what exactly is it? An owner for whom I worked years ago referred to it as the Total Dining Experience and I have held on to this concept ever since. Is your ventilation system designed to push positive kitchen odors to the dining room or outside the entrance?
Culinary Cues
MARCH 22, 2023
Vince Lombardi, considered by many to be the greatest football coach of all time said: “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.” Nancy Silverton is likely best known for introducing the country to La Brea breads. You know it, when you see it, feel it, smell it, or taste it.
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Culinary Cues
SEPTEMBER 20, 2020
Create a Team Built to Win. How you play the game in the process of winning is critical, as is the sportsmanship that allows people to get past defeat with honor and grace while taking the time to positively recognize those who administered that defeat. Well-run organizations – in this case a kitchen, are built to win.
Culinary Cues
MARCH 4, 2022
That line cook may be able to work faster, organize multiple tasks better, and tap into that adrenaline far better than you, but they still lack the experience to plan, create, coach, and problem-solve like you. We read the articles and listen to chefs and restaurateurs desperate to fill positions of line cook, sous chef, chef, manager, etc.
Sante
JANUARY 26, 2020
Gianni’s at The Former Versace Mansion : The acclaimed Mediterranean restaurant Gianni’s, provides guests an inspiring dining experience by Italian Chef Valter Mancini, in an unapologetically opulent setting. Event date: February 2, 2020 (All day). Kush photo credit: Gita Shonek. Photo credit: Brett Hufziger.
Modern Restaurant Management
AUGUST 23, 2021
You’ll need managers to advocate for employees’ great ideas, and coach them through the process, rather than passing the idea onward with a perfunctory “thanks.” When Canlis, the recognized fine dining restaurant in Seattle, was forced to close its dining room during Covid-19 lockdowns, their employees got to work.
Culinary Cues
MARCH 25, 2021
This desire is a spark of enthusiasm to accomplish goals, exceed expectations, know no barriers to entry, and reach for the stars. We possess this desire universally but experience has shown us that it can be pushed aside by parents, friends, supervisors, peers, and even by our own lack of confidence in potential outcomes.
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