Remove en order-and-pay
article thumbnail

WHEN THE KITCHEN AND FOOTBALL COLLIDE

Culinary Cues

No false starts this morning and pay attention to managing the game clock.” Walking over toward the bakeshop I hear Jake respond to a server’s question regarding timing until her order is up. And then I catch the sound of plated orders sliding down the stainless shelf of the pass. Okay, the football lingo has begun.

article thumbnail

What Customers Don’t Know About Restaurant Work

Culinary Cues

The chef will likely be the most experienced culinarian with responsibility for the financial operation of the kitchen, menu planning, ordering and inventory control, training, and quality control. It is this dichotomy of experiences that draws people into a career behind the range and keeps them there for decades.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

A DECEMBER KITCHEN

Culinary Cues

Finally, the leg tension starts to subside, and I’m able to stand and limp my way to the apartment kitchen. I heat a cup of stale coffee from the night before and set the brewer up for another pot. This is going to be a three or four cup morning just to get my body ready to start another day. I’ll catch some breakfast when I arrive at work.

article thumbnail

RESTAURANT STAFF – A LABOR DAY TRIBUTE

Culinary Cues

Pans of bacon are retrieved from the oven while home fries are caramelizing on a griddle, fresh eggs are cracked and blended for scrambled and omelet orders, and those first pots of coffee are brewed. The sun creeps over the horizon, morning fog begins to burn off and the late summer dew is visible on grass and trees.

article thumbnail

Back of House Restaurant Guide: Integrating FOH and BOH for Seamless Operations 

Apicbase

Restaurant back-of-house operations form the backbone of a restaurant’s success. The back-of-house (or BOH) manages crucial elements that impact cost control and profitability. These include food production and inventory management. Additionally, the BOH handles food safety and restaurant administration. What Is Back of House in a Restaurant?

article thumbnail

A CHEF’S MANIFESTO – 2021

Culinary Cues

As the chef you are charged with helping your employees give a good days work for a good days pay, but to do that effectively you must understand the environmental factors that impact this work. An exercise that I have found to be really helpful is to occasionally state/re-state what you believe in as a chef. Here is my manifesto as a chef.

2021 396
article thumbnail

A RETURN TO KITCHEN WORK ETHIC

Culinary Cues

A great deal has changed over the past ten years or so, yet many of these conditions remain. It is what pushes some away, and at the same time what pulls others in. Over the past ten years the make up and fortitude of many young people entering restaurants has also changed. Be there, be on time and put your best foot forward.

Uniforms 322