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Table for One – Elevating the Solo Dining Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

Solo dining – a time dedicated to eating a meal alone at a sit-down restaurant – is an opportunity for diners to practice self care over a meal, whether that be by relaxing and reflecting at the end of a long day or even by engaging the mind with a book or catching up on the news. Just the “cover count.”

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KITCHEN LIFE & CAREER

Culinary Cues

Every cook, at least every serious cook, seems to want to work in one of those exceptional fine dining or cutting-edge experimental operations that are depicted in shows like Chefs Table or The Bear. If you are serious about a kitchen career and have the focus to map out the best path, then listen up.

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CHEFS – SIMPLE AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL

Culinary Cues

Approach the sandwich as a professional chef approaches the presentation of a fine dining meal just without the pretention and costly trimmings that fine dining requires. [] PIZZA: Ahhhone of Americas and the worlds top menu items. Travel and experience what others have worked with for decades.

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EVERY PLATE TELLS A STORY

Culinary Cues

When prepared tableside, the well-trained server or matre d would crush garlic between sister table forks, rub the interior of the bowl, use finesse to pour the right amount of olive oil, a coddled egg yolk, fresh lemon, salt and cracked pepper, and freshly grated parmigiana cheese. Food for thought.

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THE COMPETITION EFFECT

Culinary Cues

The same can be true for the quality of purchased meats and fresh fish, an expanded wine list, broader selection of regional beers, an upgrade to quality coffee and tea, or even improving the sound system in dining rooms.

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WILL THE RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE BECOME IMPERSONAL

Culinary Cues

Customers are becoming more discerning about value and anxious about the price of a meal (from quick service to fine dining). It is, after all, the experience that makes dining special and allows restaurants to play such an important role in communities. Is the experience in jeopardy? Where theres a will there is a way.

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WHY NOT CHOOSE EXCEPTIONAL?

Culinary Cues

Why not invest in training your baristas in the fine art of painting personal designs on the crema that encapsulates your espresso? Transactional businesses will come and go whether you are offering fine dining or noodles and broth. PLAN BETTER TRAIN HARDER BE EXCEPTIONAL