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THE MISUNDERSTOOD CHEF

Culinary Cues

As if that weren’t enough, the menu and each morsel of food presented represents the chef’s life of experiences, his or her family history, the cuisine of their forefathers, every chef who contributed to their training, and everything that they believe in – as it pertains to food. It is a juxtaposition that is nearly impossible to manage.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: New Research Reveals Restaurant Managers Are Key Ingredient in the Recipe for Staff Retention

Modern Restaurant Management

Regardless of how long employees intend to stay in a role — whether a seasonal job or a more permanent passion—restaurant operators have a common goal to keep staff happy, productive, and loyal. However, while seasoned restaurant employees may remember bad experiences with a manager, the good times will stick as well.

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THE INTER-DEPENDANCE OF BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY RESTAURANTS

Culinary Cues

Everyone needs to be coached on hospitality and know that it sells the product or service. [] SHARE OUR STRENGTHS AND COUNTER OUR WEAKNESSES Some businesses are stellar at creating attractive points of sale, others are not – SHARE what you’re good at. Don’t wait till the season is over and then hang your head and wonder how you will survive.

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Pairing Farmers Market Fare

Modern Restaurant Management

To further emphasize creativity in the kitchen, Ocean Prime encouraged its associates to compose a seasonal pairing menu through an immersive leadership development program. “Our goal was to showcase the whole process, and the menu was the main vehicle. .”

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Chef Courtney Storer Is the Reason the Food on ‘The Bear’ Looks So Damn Good

EATER

Eater sat down with Storer following the second season ’s much-anticipated debut to talk about making food look delicious on television, training actors to look like competent chefs, and the real-life restaurants that served as inspiration for the series’ food. How would you describe the food aesthetic in the second season of The Bear ?

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Every Employee Has a Role in Innovation

Modern Restaurant Management

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.” Among other changes, they simplified the menu and created an app enabling customers to schedule delivery of complete meals at convenient times.

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[Case Study] Simple, Labor-Saving Scheduling for 75+ Clean Juice Locations

7 Shifts

Clean Juice is the first and only USDA-certified organic Juice Bar franchise in the United States, serving a deliciously fresh menu of cold-pressed juices to protein smoothies, to avocado toast, and more. I've seen 7shifts from an employee side to a manager side to a corporate side, and it just works. It's simple. 7shifts just makes it easy.”

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