Culinary Cues
MAY 20, 2024
He has been one of my primary motivators and reference points throughout my career in food. He would not have been opposed to raising prices if the experience had proven value and wowed the guest. He would spend endless hours trying to figure out how to re-create the experience of in-house dining through home delivery.
Culinary Cues
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Long before the restaurant chains of today, decades prior to the birth of fine dining, experience dining, and molecular gastronomy, there were neighborhood cafes that were part of small communities across the country. Full-service restaurants would later refer to this as a Table d’hote selection.
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Culinary Cues
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Yes, it’s true – when the Michelin Guide decided to recognize some exceptional street food vendors with Michelin Stars, they broke the barrier of snobbery noting that excellence can happen outside of traditional fine dining. If fine dining is your objective, then make the commitment knowing what’s involved.
Culinary Cues
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
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. Is your ventilation system designed to push positive kitchen odors to the dining room or outside the entrance?
SpotOn
MARCH 18, 2024
On the other side of the dining spectrum, there are restaurants with menus that offer an entire meal at a set price, also known as the prix fixe menu. The prix fixe menu is ideal for guests seeking to indulge in a larger meal for a higher price. The prix fixe menu doesn't only need to serve French food.
Culinary Cues
FEBRUARY 28, 2021
The Japanese would refer to them as companies focused on “Kaisen” (a pursuit of constant improvement). Now here is the kicker – excellence has very little to do with the price you charge or the type of product or service you provide. The culture of these businesses insists on the relentless pursuit of greatness.
7 Shifts
MAY 23, 2024
Create a restaurant operations manual A restaurant operations manual ensures that your business procedures are well-documented, concise, and readily available for your employees' reference. You can decide whether to adjust its price or tailor your recipe by looking for alternatives to some of your ingredients to make profits from that order.
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