Culinary Cues

APRIL 1, 2024

Outside people went about their day, never giving mind to the effort, dichotomy of characters, hustle, stress, and complexity of what takes place in the “back of the house” at a twelve hundred room hotel. Chefs are often nostalgic. So here is an example of a story build mostly on fact with I’m sure a touch of embellishment over the years.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 9, 2021

Guests will return when the effort expended to create memorable complete dining experiences is front and center. Chefs, managers, and owners should live by a simple rule – “If you are not serving the guest directly then it is your job to serve those who are.”

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Culinary Cues

MAY 27, 2023

Employees can always catch up on their phones during breaks but during production and service their focus must be on the job in front of them. [] BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER: One of the “bad and ugly” aspects to technology, especially social media, is that people are pulled into their silos and fail to interact and share with others.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 23, 2022

Since then, the brand has grown to 16 locations across Michigan, continuing to serve those beloved All-American classics. It was a two-day training for managers.” So I think it was almost two, eight-hour days training for the managers got to implement.”. Executive Summary. Region: Great Lakes. Number of Locations: 16.

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Ken Burgin

JULY 25, 2023

Use these enjoyable and instructive games to engage your front-of-house and kitchen staff – they’re designed to prepare and run quickly. 15 Training Games for Front of House Restaurant and Cafe Staff Menu Mastery: Divide staff into teams and have them take turns describing a dish on the menu as enticingly as possible in 30 seconds.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It will take super-human effort, ample amounts of time, arduous training, and boat loads of cash. Even the Michelin Guide broke the ice of snobbery in recent years. How’s that for an introductory sentence? Is it worth it” (not necessarily price) seemed to rise as a real factor in determining the long-term success of a restaurant.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 28, 2022

If the family were defined as a team, it would be the kitchen that served as the locker room and the playing field. If the family were defined as a team, it would be the kitchen that served as the locker room and the playing field. The most important room in a home is the kitchen.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

It's up to the restaurant manager to maintain a warm, welcoming atmosphere and train staff to do the same. Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. A better description might be a balancing act that presents new and unique challenges every day. This part of the job is arguably the most multi-faceted.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 25, 2022

According to 7shifts own data, the average amount of sales per day in 2022 for quick-serve and fast casual restaurants hovers around $4,680.20. Coming out of 2020, few restaurant types were better prepared for the new normal than quick service and fast casual. Table of Contents. QSR Sales are trending upwards. Fast Casual Labor Numbers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2022

Even with this good news for restaurant operators, many challenges still remain – particularly around staffing in both the front and back of the house. Empowering Employees with the Right Tools and Training. And according to Technomic, Inc., Restaurant people are “people-people.”

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Ken Burgin

JUNE 6, 2023

I love using ChatGPT to develop training activities and materials for restaurant and cafe employees. I’ve used it here to brainstorm ideas for training modules for waiters, managers, cooks, head chefs, and baristas. This will help train staff in customer service skills and problem-solving.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 11, 2021

He served as a food inspector in the U.S. He has served as the Executive Chef at Harvard University, and in 1987 he founded Hospitality Works, helping several Chicago restaurants turn around their fortune. Now, when I work with clients, I can work with them on the front-end and the back-end.”

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 5, 2020

When you decide who is responsible for managing delivery orders, train those staff members on the processes they need to follow, how they should communicate delays to customers, and the tools they need to use to fulfill orders. Many have POS integrations and can automate tickets for the back-of-house (BOH) team.

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360Training

JULY 9, 2020

According to market research conducted in 2017 , 11% of customers used a gluten-free “eating approach” in the previous year. That’s one percent more than vegetarian and over twice the vegan market. It’s a huge niche that more and more restaurants are waking up to. Here are five solid guidelines to secure your success.

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EATER

APRIL 8, 2021

For many organizations, the first step in dealing with pandemic shutdowns was just to help their participants and alumni get through the initial weeks On the evening of Saturday, March 14, 2020, the staff at Café Momentum served only seven diners. Others serve adults facing similar obstacles. The year had started off strong.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 22, 2020

At the same time, restaurant owners may be concerned about the time, expense, and profitability of serving gluten-free dishes. Myth #1: Serving a Gluten-Free Menu Is Too Expensive. While many restaurants once viewed gluten-free dining as a passing fad, there is growing awareness that demand for gluten-free options is more than a trend.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

It means guests love the food you serve so much that one location simply won’t cut it — and you get to serve more customers, generate more revenue , and expand your business. If your restaurant is a number one hit in your area, it may serve you well to open up the exact same concept elsewhere. Table of Contents.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 16, 2021

But it's the good shifts, when the front of house and back of house are flowing like a symphony, when customers are delighted, and the restaurant atmosphere feels effortless—that's the best part about restaurants. A bad shift can lead to unhappy customers and disgruntled staff. The pre-shift meeting ensures that doesn't happen.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Whether you work in the front of house or in the kitchen, the stressors of every shift can wear you down. isolation in back of house). The training teaches employees at every level how to recognize and respond to colleagues who may be experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge. Excessive workloads.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 23, 2021

The traditional front of the house to the back of the house divide has closed. The food doesn't matter,” says Jensen Cummings, chef, and founder of Best Served Creative. This, of course, doesn't mean it's ok to serve bad food. Some restaurant workers have found new careers outside of the industry.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Back-of-House and Front-of-House. Back-of-House and Front-of-House are an even split. 7shifts data shows no large discrepancy between turnover rates in the front- and back-of-house. Back-of-House and Front-of-House are an even split. Table of Contents. What about managers?

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 26, 2022

Seriously, why would you ever jump into the deep end unless you had a plan and real-life measurements that serve as a roadmap? Once established – do not sacrifice what you have invested the time in developing. [] FAILING TO INVEST IN TRAINING. Training ALWAYS pays back in dividends. How hard can it be – right?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Miso Robotics provides intelligent automation solutions for foodservice that solve some critical back-of-house kitchen operations. With our partnerships, we’ve had the opportunity to create, pilot, and implement more automated solutions that are ideal to serve the needs of our partners. Across the U.S.,

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7 Shifts

APRIL 21, 2023

With experience in the front and back of the house, Kam Talebi has walked a mile in both shoes. What comes to mind when you think of success in the restaurant industry? A colorful TV personality or a renowned cookbook author? Not every restaurant worker wants to be a celebrity chef. Maybe you realized hospitality is your passion.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 4, 2022

This is a false sense of relief unless restaurant’s view this as a new chance to shine, a chance to be exceptional at what they do whether it is serving pizza or seven-course meals. People do care about value and once the splash of being able to get out of the house wears off, value assessment will be paramount once again.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

It's up to the restaurant manager to maintain a warm, welcoming atmosphere and train staff to do the same. Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. A better description might be a balancing act that presents new and unique challenges every day. This part of the job is arguably the most multi-faceted.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 15, 2022

It is also this potential that allows teachers to change the direction of a young student’s life, a garden expert to beautifully landscape a home, a plumber to turn copper into a work of art, an electrician to properly wire a house, or a cook to prepare a perfect restaurant meal. Each person has something to offer and a need to do so.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The kitchen is a place where those who are successful come to the realization that those later aptitudes are enhanced through experience – the more you do, the better you become. Some talented people are not the best cooks and chefs and quite often the most intelligent (using commonly referred to scales of measurement) are lacking in common sense.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Make sure that your staff is thoroughly trained to make your restaurant as allergen-friendly as possible. Likewise, ensure that servers are trained to ask all customers about potential allergies when taking orders. Back of House. Front of House. Do Your Research. Between Staff and Customers.

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7 Shifts

MAY 10, 2021

He's a chef and the founder of Best Served Creative , a platform for hospitality works of all levels to tell their stories and make the industry better. On the latest episode of the 7shifts Restaurant Management & Growth Podcast, we had the opportunity to sit down with Jensen Cummings. That's not going to build a foundation.

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Lavu

OCTOBER 13, 2023

It is calculated by dividing the number of guests served by the number of tables available during that time period. For example, if a restaurant has 10 tables and serves 30 guests in a four-hour period, its table turnover would be 3. What is Restaurant Table Turnover Rate? The ideal turnover rate changes based on type of restaurant.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Streamline the front of house. Run a smooth back of house. Streamline the front of house. Keeping front-of-house activities humming like a well-oiled machine is important for every restaurant. Keeping front-of-house activities humming like a well-oiled machine is important for every restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

However, trained chefs don’t need to worry about losing their jobs to a restaurant AI yet, but we cannot dismiss this scenario entirely either. You are sitting in your favorite restaurant and have placed an order on a tablet at your table. After a few seconds of placing the order, a notification appears on your messaging app.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 12, 2022

There's no one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to distributing tips among restaurant staff, but there are a few different methods that are commonly used. This guide will cover some of the most popular methods for restaurant tip payouts, and offer some pros and cons for each so that you can decide what will work best for your establishment.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 23, 2021

At the same time, many of those restaurant employees – front and back of the house, were taking their time trying to decide if it made sense to return to an industry that was unpredictable, low paying, void of reasonable benefit plans, and now a target for customer anger and angst as servers suddenly became covid policemen.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2020

There are thousands of restaurants just like this – they serve a real need for dependability. [] A CONNECTION TO HISTORY. Consider this – the menu is the most important component of a successful restaurant and once designed it can, and should, impact every other aspect of the business. YES – the menu is that important!

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

It usually involves an orientation, paperwork collection, and training. Day Two Training: Learning how to do your job with a training manual, in-person classes, online learning, and shadowing. Restaurant technology training, including how to request shifts and what to do during opening and closing shifts.

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