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COOKS AND CHEFS – SIGN YOUR WORK

Culinary Cues

When we sign our work, we take full responsibility for it. “I Think about it for a moment – would you be willing to put yourself out there and take ownership for work that is less than stellar, less than the best you can do? Make excellence the rule and send mediocrity out the back door. I did this, this is my work”!

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THE GREATEST THREAT TO AMERICAN RESTAURANTS

Culinary Cues

People do care about value and once the splash of being able to get out of the house wears off, value assessment will be paramount once again. Unless…a coach or player steps up and says “NO”! “We PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Apathy is a disease that spreads as quickly as a virus. Toynbee (author and historian).

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CHEFS: BUILD A TEAM – KEEP A TEAM

Culinary Cues

It is easy to blame money, non-traditional work hours, unrealistic training in culinary schools, and the younger generation as a whole – but even if we (the industry as a whole) were able to snap our fingers and fix these issues, it is likely that team building and retention would still be challenging. TEACH AND TRAIN. Richard Branson.

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CLOSING THE RINGS OF THE TOTAL RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE

Culinary Cues

Have you established a uniform and grooming standard in your restaurant and is it equitably enforced? Are you meticulous about changing the oil in your deep fryer, or filtering out the smell of carbon build up on burner grates and broiler grids? How much time and effort are placed on this? What about the sounds of the kitchen?

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OUR DAILY BREATH: OPENING RESTAURANTS ? WHERE?S THE PLAN, STAN?

Culinary Cues

Let’s put on our restaurant hat and take responsibility for doing what is right for both the health and wellbeing of our families, staff, and customers, and help in bring our communities out of the deepest economic hole since the Great Depression. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Shouldn’t we be doing the same in restaurant kitchens?

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Can a Bar Inventory Management System add 10% to Your Bottom Line?

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Take these lessons to heart. If they’re too large, bar inventory and staff coaching can track and correct these issues while reducing overall orders in the process. Curb 75% of shrinkage One of the biggest revenue drains on bar inventories comes from pouring inconsistencies, slip ups ringing in drinks, and good old-fashioned pilfering.

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HARD FOR CHEFS TO PASS THE TORCH

Culinary Cues

Chefs, like those listed above are beaten up, stressed out, pressured, critiqued, and second-guessed throughout their careers, so why in the world do many continue to hang on past a reasonable point in their lives. The people I chose to work with and hang out with were(are) passionate about what they do. So, what gives?

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