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THE BEST PATH TO CHEFDOM

Culinary Cues

My money is placed on working in a quality hotel, resort, or club. Of course, restaurants are great places to build your bag of tricks, ones where the chef has very high standards and is willing to share, but dollar for dollar, a club, hotel, or resort provides the package with the best value.

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WHAT RESTAURANT OWNERS GET WRONG

Culinary Cues

Ignore them and they will find someone else to pay attention. [] CONFUSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT. You can delegate management responsibilities, but it is rare to find a successful owner who delegates leadership. [] NOT SAVING FOR A RAINY DAY. How many hotels never gave AirBnB a second thought, until it was too late?

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7 Restaurant Management Book Recommendations

7 Shifts

Topics: Leadership; time management; reducing overheads and staff turnaround. ?? You’ll learn her secrets on leadership and boosting team morale, which in turn will lead to smoother shifts and happier staff. Without Reservations: How a Family Root Beer Stand Grew into a Global Hotel Company. ?? Hotel tycoon J.W.

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WHY RUNNING A CLUB KITCHEN MIGHT BE THE TOUGHEST AND MOST SATISFYING CHEF POSITION OUT THERE

Culinary Cues

That 1,000-room resort hotel will likely have three or more restaurants and a variety of banquet spaces plus full room service that can be available 24/7. In many clubs – if the chef needs a specific piece of equipment to be effective in the job – the membership will ensure that the order is placed.

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Coffee News Recap, 27 Jan: Proud Mary Coffee to sell Panamanian Gesha for US $150 per cup, PRF El Salvador to host 2023 Salvadoran Barista Championship & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

Uganda Coffee Development Authority distributes wet processing equipment to 35 local farmers and co-operatives. The Italian coffee equipment manufacturer says the 2% drop in 2022 revenue, which totalled €3.16 Thu, 19 Jan – Nestlé Germany and UK & Ireland announce executive leadership changes. billion (US $3.4

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What Travelers Want in F&B and US Foods Scholars

Modern Restaurant Management

SevenRooms released its “Checking In For F&B” report, which uncovered the most important things to today’s traveler when it comes to food and beverage at hotels. In fact, nearly one in three (31 percent) Americans think hotels with great restaurants are more memorable than those without.

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Restaurant Industry Suppliers: Time to Retool and Realign

Aaron Allen & Associates

COVID accelerated shifts that were going on for quite some time affecting the supply chain and restaurant suppliers including food distributors, service companies, technology, equipment, and more. . The Opportunity for Foodservice Equipment Suppliers: Everything Is Getting Smarter. What companies supply equipment to restaurants?