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RESTAURANT EYES

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The tables are full, and he is having a difficult time keeping up but makes a mental note to address that once the dining room clears out. The best operators train restaurant eyes and teach their employees to be ambassadors for greatness. Yet, millions of people jump in the deep end every day. In their eyes, that cobweb didn’t exist.

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WHAT WOULD ESCOFFIER SAY

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How is your kitchen organized, how much time are you willing to invest in training, how do you (the chef and owner) present yourself as a leader and mentor, how serious are you about the right way to cook, how open are you to sharing, and how effective are you at building a team of professionals who look and act the part?

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CHEFS – SIGN YOUR PLATES

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We filled the dining room, and everyone was served, but what was their experience? When we compromise on the quality of cooking, taste, and presentation then we suffer trying to win unhappy customers back and you, the chef, must look in a mirror and see the face of compromise. We made it! Tomorrow there will be a need to do the same.

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DON’T SETTLE FOR MEDIOCRITY

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This isn’t the French Laundry” so why even invest the time in plate presentation and cooking it properly – WRONG. Which type of tomato will present the most pronounced flavor of fine ripened, deeply refreshing acid/sweet balance on the sandwich and how can we ensure this consistently throughout the year?

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COOKS AND CHEFS – WE ALL CRAVE DISCIPLINE

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There is comfort in wearing a clean, crisp, white uniform that represents history, tradition, and pride. A well-run kitchen is not a free-form environment where every cook does his or her own thing or moves to the beat of his or her own drum. There is comfort in following the directives on a prep list, a recipe, or a banquet order.

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DO IT RIGHT

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This is a topic I have presented numerous times and it seems as though whenever I travel it rises to the top of my thinking. Unfortunately, dining out and finding the right place to work is oftentimes a wishful roll of the dice. Ironically, there is always room to be great and there is plenty of room to be mediocre.

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CLOSING THE RINGS OF THE TOTAL RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE

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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. Have you established a uniform and grooming standard in your restaurant and is it equitably enforced? Who are your odor police?