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MISE EN PLACE – THE CHEF’S DISEASE

Culinary Cues

To outsiders, mise en place is an obsessive behavior that cooks buy into – hook, line, and sinker. Chefs are not able to push aside the “need to live the mise en place life” outside of work as well. Inevitably you always think back to kitchen organization, to mise en place as the culprit. “If If only, if only, if only.

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STRENGTH, GRACE, AND DIGNITY

Culinary Cues

The solutions rest on the shoulders of training, setting examples, equitable enforcement of operational standards, provision of the tools for employees to be successful, support of their efforts, honest critique, and all done under the umbrella of strength – a 100 percent commitment to excellence without exception.

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IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES

Culinary Cues

STRUCTURE Many of us secretly enjoy the structure of a kitchen, the chain of command, the organization that is so critical (mise en place) and the reference to time tested cooking methods. Structure is critical to success and comforting to those engaged in it. Just like athletes – cooks need conditioning.

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A COOK WITHOUT A KITCHEN

Culinary Cues

A frantic process of wiping table top and chairs with sanitizing solution as the faint smell of bleach hangs in the air providing a glimmer of hope to the next guest scheduled to arrive in 15-minutes. Grabbing a 4-inch hotel pan – she walks to the produce cooler to collect items for prep.

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A CHEF’S WORDS

Culinary Cues

People are unlikely to appreciate, learn from, or even remember words that are meant to sting, but will readily learn from effective stories that show the nature of a problem, an action or solution, and the results – good or bad. I remember many examples in my own past as a cook where things just seemed to get out of hand.

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Human Capital Solutions in a "Gig" Economy | Season 2, Vol. 2

Foodable

Listen to "Human Capital Solutions in a "Gig" Economy | Season 2, Vol. It can really offer value to workers who, en masse, are usually part-time, and give them the flexibility that a traditional scheduled job does not have. 2: Clockedin" on Spreaker.

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How long does green coffee stay fresh for?

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Ecotact hermetic bags are ideal [as a] green coffee storage solution,” Mike says. “We Not only do they help ensure quality, but we don’t [have to] worry about them bursting en-route to destination – the bags are robust. “We He says that at origin is the best place to start.