Open for Business

MARCH 7, 2023

Restaurant training is one of the most important things an owner can put into place. Well-trained teams mean shifts run smoothly and guests are happy with service. With ongoing training, you improve your chances of talented employees growing professionally as the restaurant or restaurant group grows.

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EATER

JULY 18, 2023

Listen to this article In 1999, the first “dining in the dark” restaurant opened in Zurich, Switzerland. Blindekuh was founded by a blind pastor to generate empathy for blind people, and dining in the dark restaurants have provided reliable jobs for the chronically underemployed blind workforce. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 23, 2020

Educate yourself If there’s one thing to know when opening a new business—especially a new restaurant—it’s that there’s no such thing as “too much research.” Educating yourself and thoroughly researching every aspect of your new restaurant and your local landscape is only going to help you with fleshing out your plan. Congrats! ??

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

It's up to the restaurant manager to maintain a warm, welcoming atmosphere and train staff to do the same. Managers are responsible for nearly every aspect of the restaurant and have to cover a variety of duties. This wide-ranging responsibility is a lot, and it often leads to burnout. This part of the job is arguably the most multi-faceted.

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The Restaurant Times

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Hence, it is now imperative to train your new bar staff to comply with COVID-19 protocols and keep the drinks flowing. . Now that the bars are back to normal, the need to train staff for COVID-appropriate behaviour has increased owing to the safety of customers and premium service quality. Correct Usage Of Protective Equipment .

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 26, 2020

Promoting your connections with regional farmers and even bringing them into the operation for value added lectures and product tastings is a way to show your commitment to the region and educate your guest. There is so much to think about, so many decisions to make, and so much angst about what the future holds. Everything helps.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In fact, she has experienced every aspect of the food industry: learning the ropes as a fry girl, managing restaurants, inspecting businesses for the health department, and educating and improving food safety for corporate brands, academia, and regulatory bodies. Shaw's “ Who Watches the Kitchen ?”

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Culinary Cues

MAY 20, 2020

Is there a way to make the overall dining experience BETTER than it was? There is so much angst and uncertainty among the restaurant community right now. Should we reopen when the green light is given? What precautions need to be in place to protect our staff and customers? We don’t have a choice – right?

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 3, 2023

This may have been the most important lesson I ever received, and I have carried it with me through more than 50 years as a chef, manager, educator, and consultant. Hospitality is what makes the experience of dining special, and it is most definitely what brings people back. I said I was confused since the jar was clearly empty.

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EATER

APRIL 8, 2021

It is also a nonprofit that has spent 30 years training at-risk youth exiting the juvenile detention system to work in hospitality. So the staff and the 15 young people working that night spent most of the evening doing extra training and cleaning to keep busy. Café Momentum is more than just a restaurant, though. Several U.S.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Unfortunately, dining out and finding the right place to work is oftentimes a wishful roll of the dice. It all matters – education level, income bracket, age range, frequency of dining, and food and wine preferences. [] KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO BE AND HOW YOU WANT TO BE PERCEIVED. Don’t try to be something that you are not.

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The Restaurant Times

AUGUST 25, 2020

While some pivoted their operations to an online model, others have adopted contactless dining measures to provide a safe and hygienic environment to their customers. Regardless of restaurant format, operators are giving paramount importance to train their staff to comply with the health guidelines.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 1, 2023

So, no matter what their journey has been like; no matter their heritage, race, gender, education level, or portfolio of beliefs – this is a business of unity in purpose. There are many reasons why I am so grateful for the decades I spent in front of a range. I could not think of a career more rewarding than being a cook and a chef.

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Lavu

OCTOBER 13, 2023

It is calculated by dividing the number of guests served by the number of tables available during that time period. For example, if a restaurant has 10 tables and serves 30 guests in a four-hour period, its table turnover would be 3. How to Calculate Table Turnover Rate? This should include all tables available for seating customers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 6, 2023

As customers continue to feel more comfortable dining out, restaurants should have health and safety measures down pat. More than 90 percent of Americans say that it’s vital for a restaurant to be visibly clean while dining indoors, outdoors or when ordering takeout.

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Tableo

JUNE 21, 2023

Training staff members at serving drinks with finesse is crucial to differentiate yourself from competitors and to improve the overall dining experience for patrons. Educate your workers on the various varieties of glassware and how to use each one properly. What’s in pouring a drink? So let’s cheers and get started!

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Culinary Cues

MAY 28, 2022

Those who spend their days in the kitchen, or the dining room do so sometimes out of necessity, but oftentimes because it is what they love to do – to create and bring a little joy to other’s lives. The dining room staff face some different marks in time that establish them as “prepared”.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 16, 2021

A pre-shift meeting is, simply, a meeting that occurs before meal service where the manager gathers the team to go over updates, train them, and get the team excited and motivated for the upcoming shift. They also serve as a place to offer short training sessions for new practices, taste new dishes and connect with them team.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Combine this with the cost of a culinary or hospitality education and the 30-year payback to become debt free and many young students are turning their backs on a restaurant career. [] LABOR WILL BE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE. Yes, I’m talking about what it will be like in our restaurants from this point on and into the foreseeable future.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

He taught me that dining in a restaurant is best when it is part of a total experience that encompasses all of the human senses. To Fran Peroni who was my first cooking skills teacher and later peer educator who helped me build the first culinary curriculum for Paul Smith’s College. I took his advice.

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Embrace the Suck

JANUARY 20, 2021

Takeout, curbside, and delivery have become a lifeline for restaurants that had to suspend dine-in services. Some will be very apprehensive and a little scared to venture back into a crowded dining room, so have patience. This pandemic will create a shift in buying and dining patterns to which you must adapt.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 27, 2022

Invest in reading. [] EXPERIENCE RESTAURANTS: Whether you work in a variety of restaurants, stagiaire at a well know establishment, or simply dine to experience a specific chef’s signature – build restaurant experiences into your skill development. So, where do those flavors come from? Talk with parents, grandparents, uncles, and cousins.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 5, 2023

This is what draws the very best employees to a restaurant, leads those with the means to invest in the business, and lights up the media who will paint a picture of excellence that builds excitement and anticipation around a dining experience. But real confidence at this level doesn’t come easy. So, what does that mean? Are you committed?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2020

After months-long dining room closures prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants gained new life in the summer when most government jurisdictions allowed outdoor patio dining. ” Digital workplace tools can help restaurant owners prepare employees to remain agile this winter as they adapt to modified dining protocols. .”

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Four significant benefits to using digital tools include their ability to: increase safety, quality, accuracy, productivity, and efficiency, minimize risks, train and empower your employees, and manage COVID protocols. Train and Empower Your Employees. Increase Safety, Quality, Accuracy, Productivity, and Efficiency. Minimize Risks.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 21, 2023

So, I thought from what I know, and what I have experienced, I would take a hard look at the good, the bad, and the ugly (the theme song from the movie is playing in my head). Equipment in the kitchen like combi-ovens, sous vide circulators, and cook/chill for large scale operations have made us more efficient and consistent.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 3, 2023

Restaurants can operate while paying staff a sub-minimum wage of just $2.13 an hour, leaving the rest of an employee's compensation up to the good will of customers in the form of tips. This is the base of wage inequality in the restaurant business. Tips are an essential part of a restaurant worker's take-home pay. The result?

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

It's up to the restaurant manager to maintain a warm, welcoming atmosphere and train staff to do the same. Managers are responsible for nearly every aspect of the restaurant and have to cover a variety of duties. This wide-ranging responsibility is a lot, and it often leads to burnout. This part of the job is arguably the most multi-faceted.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Health, Allergen, and Food Safety Training and Certifications. If this is something you've done, name the course(s) taken, the certification achieved, and/or the name of your educator/institution for added credibility. Restaurants are coming to realize that education is one of the best ways to engage and retain staff.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 9, 2021

In June 2016, Yeakle decided to use her background and education to help the gluten-free community by working with GIG. What can restaurants do to make guests with food restrictions feel comfortable dining with them? The host could be helping a diner determine whether they are able to dine at the restaurant. Lindsey Yeakle.

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Goliath Consulting

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In a paradigm shift for the dining industry, restaurants are harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to tailor their menus to the individual nutritional needs of customers through personalized online ordering systems. With AI-driven online ordering systems, like the company BigZpoon provides, this vision is becoming a reality.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 15, 2020

It seems that we have reached a point where acceptable casualties is a consideration in so many decisions. This forum has been essential as people from all over the world developed their philosophy of life and ethical/moral standards. [] RESTAURANTS ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF REWARD AND RECOGNITION.

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Open for Business

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Here, we’ve put together a complete guide on implementing an effective Angel Shots protocol, from staff training to legal considerations. Training all front-of-house staff, security, and even kitchen teams on the meaning of special drink orders is crucial. What is an Angel Shot drink? This may include getting the police involved.

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Sante

JUNE 9, 2020

As the country faces the challenges brought on by COVID-19, two food service industry leaders join forces to revolutionize the dining experience with an innovative sous vide solution. Sous vide provides a consistent safe dining experience that is healthier than other cooking methods that must add more fat to the preparation process.

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EATER

MARCH 15, 2024

Alchemist For just $500K, you too can sign up for a fine dining experience in space In 1970, Gil Scott-Heron released “ Whitey On The Moon ,” a spoken-word poem juxtaposing America’s space race with the realities of Black poverty. “ Six people will pay a whole lot of money to eat dinner in the vessel at the bottom of this space balloon.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

I don’t have the answers – they need to come from a consortium of restaurant professionals representing operations, organizations, education, ownership, and customers. We have predicted the demise of fine dining at least a dozen times in the past 25 years – is it really happening now? Pretention is fading in popularity.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 27, 2023

TECHNOLOGY AND RESTAURANT CULTURE Learning to live with technology and stay in control is essential. We need to embrace the good and understand the bad and the ugly. Here are some thoughts on what might be done in this regard. [] MAINTAINING FOCUS: Cellphones off while at work is a reasonable standard if it is equitably enforced.

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