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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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 8, 2021

The labor-intensive environments that have been typical in kitchens are nearly impossible to maintain. Chef’s who are able to progressively teach cooks and even service staff about the ingredient, preparations, flavor profiles, pairings, and presentations of the food that is designed and produced in the kitchen will be in high demand.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 8, 2024

Food Safety Food safety is paramount to any business that involves food and as a result the resources to train and develop food safety at all levels is well-established. One way we further a culture of food safety is not shying away from pictures of our team wearing hair nets, gloves, and always portraying best practices.

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Food 2002 Food Safety Kitchen Safety 156

The Rail

OCTOBER 7, 2022

These can range from food quality complaints to food safety lapses and their consequences. Regardless, any issue stemming from a food handler’s lack of training could end in extreme monetary losses for a restaurant. The Importance of Food Safety Training. Training Material. Training Methods: Which One Is the Best?

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7 Shifts

JULY 29, 2020

It’s important for restaurant hiring and training processes to reflect new COVID-19 safety measures. Will any of the hiring or training be conducted remotely? If job candidates think your safety measures are too strict, their values don’t match yours and they won’t be good long term fits for the team anyway.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 31, 2023

A few years back, I posted an article about the UNWRITTEN RULES of the kitchen. It was an attempt to outline those universal guidelines for success in a kitchen, those attributes, and expectations of anyone who ties on an apron. My hope is that these are worthy enough of a space on your kitchen bulletin board or the chef’s office door.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

A better description might be a balancing act that presents new and unique challenges every day. It's up to the restaurant manager to maintain a warm, welcoming atmosphere and train staff to do the same. General maintenance Restaurant management requires being ever-present and extremely attentive.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 21, 2023

My time working in a demanding kitchen, dealing with the daily curve balls, the physical and mental roadblocks, and the stress of a clock with never enough time left are over. Whenever someone tells me that they don’t take regular inventories in their kitchen I cringe and know they have little idea about how a restaurant makes money.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The holiday was later cemented by President Coolidge, marking the longest-running public health and safety observance on record. The theme of this year’s Fire Prevention Week, October 8-14, is “Cooking safety starts with YOU.” Silver class K fire extinguishers are meant exclusively to handle kitchen grease fires.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In a landscape where precision equates to performance, prepping your commercial kitchen for the sweltering conditions and guest upsurge of the warmer months is an exercise in foresight and expertise. The harmony between these two will dictate your kitchen's efficiency.

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 16, 2023

At least he was convinced that the kitchen was where he belonged. You are a natural in the kitchen and I can see the joy in your eyes when we work together on the line. I would encourage you to pay close attention to teamwork, timing, plate presentation, consistency, and flavor. Here are your textbooks and starter knife kit.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Maintaining and having electrical inspections done on your establishment’s electrical system is important in keeping the flow of your restaurant running and for your staff’s safety. Never handle electric kitchen equipment with wet hands or use on wet surfaces. Keep power cords away from kitchen equipment when in use.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 28, 2021

It was that first time in the lead position – the commander of the kitchen brigade. You walked through the kitchen greeting each person at his or her station finally coming to rest at a stainless table that will be your workspace. You take a deep breath and smile knowing that this is where you belong, this will be a magical day.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2023

How to Better Ensure You Won’t Need Your Fire Extinguisher The best response is to prevent a fire before it starts by updating and cleaning your kitchen equipment, ensuring rags and smoking materials are disposed of properly, investing in Class K extinguishers and finally 86ing flaming shots.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

So, take a deep breath, kick a few empty five-gallon buckets around the kitchen (make sure they are empty), release a string of expletives if it makes you feel better, and take a few ibuprofens to address that constant headache. This is a good thing – roll up your sleeves, the chef won’t always have the cleanest uniform in the kitchen.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 3, 2022

As a result of the Great Chicago Fire that killed 250 people in 1871, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed an annual week in October as Fire Prevention Week, now the longest-running public health and safety observance on record. The Best Offense Is a Defensive Kitchen. Train all staff on their use.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

With their ability to connect various facets of restaurant operations and provide real-time data and insights, networking solutions present a powerful tool for overcoming these challenges and setting a new standard for efficiency and customer service in the industry. Personalized engagement is another area where advanced networks shine.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 7, 2021

Restaurant owners are looking for creative ways to revamp the indoor dining experience with improved health and safety standards. Restaurant owners can use these helpful tips to promote key health and safety standards in order to regain trust and improve the overall customer experience: Improve Air, Hand and Surface Hygiene.

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Ken Burgin

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Applicants may wonder about the restaurant’s culinary direction, commitment to sustainability, sourcing ingredients, and how innovation is balanced with tradition in the kitchen. What is the kitchen’s work culture like? How are creativity and input from the kitchen staff valued?

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 26, 2020

It is difficult to argue with safety precautions designed to keep people well and thwart the spread of the virus. _John Lanchester. [] THE MAGIC OF WORKING IN A PROFESSIONAL KITCHEN HAS LOST ITS SHINE. Life in the kitchen will change, but there is little doubt that the role of restaurants in the human experience will rise up again.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Kitchens are great equalizers – it is the place where individual talent and exceptional intellect can be less important that dependability, organization, focus, and teamwork. beautiful part of the meal – present it as a prized gem that cooks evenly, browns on the edges, and graces the plate as a competitor of the entrée for the.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Anyone who’s worked (or even stepped foot) in a restaurant knows how important effective kitchen management is. Simply put, if things aren’t running well in the kitchen, restaurant staff and diners alike often suffer. this atmosphere has long been considered a given, and even a rite of passage, for any kitchen job.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 6, 2020

As cooks start to, or at least hope to, begin settling into kitchen life again, it seems appropriate to reiterate those standard rules of thumb that everyone must abide by. Yet, in the kitchen there are things that need to be done a certain way to avoid chaos and to respect each other’s role in getting the job done.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

As a result of the Great Chicago Fire that killed 250 people in 1871, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed an annual week in October as Fire Prevention Week, now the longest-running public health and safety observance on record. The Best Offense Is a Defensive Kitchen. Train all staff on their use.

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Open for Business

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Information in this article is presented “as-is” and may not constitute the most up-to-date information. The Department of Health really drives so much of the construction for your kitchen, back of house, and outdoor seating areas,” says Jennifer.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 26, 2020

What will our restaurants physically look like with social distancing, how will we be able to interact with guests at service, how will our kitchen teams function as a unit, what changes will be necessary for our menus to be effective, and what role will take out and delivery play in every restaurant concept? PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Guest Recovery Kitchen Safety Customer Service Food Safety 313

Squirrel Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence designed to generate new content, often in the form of text, images, or other media, similar to what it has been trained on. Automated Checks: AI can streamline the billing process, automatically calculating and presenting bills based on ordered items and timing.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 8, 2020

For the first time since washing that first dish while in high school, Alex saw the kitchen as a likely career – one that might even lead to the chef’s position at some point. You need to learn the cold side of the kitchen as well. This is also where you will fine tune your skill at plate presentations.”.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 2, 2021

Building Trust through Training and Transparency. Certainly, conducting real, in-depth COVID-19 training is especially important right now. However, if no one knows that you have devoted time, money and energy into COVID-19 training, then your investment is wasted. Then, have the team move to the washrooms and kitchen.

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Social Media Kitchen Safety Training Food Safety 137

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Yes, curbside reduces the number of virus-spreading interactions and increases safety, but that’s about the only good news for the people running the restaurant. Yes, curbside presents a new way of fulfilling an order. Curbside also means more packaging, more training, and more room for miscommunication.

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Apicbase

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

From the bustling kitchen to the welcoming front-of-house, this discipline centres on: streamlining processes, enhancing efficiency, and ultimately delivering a seamless dining experience. Health and Safety Management Keeping up to date with the latest health and food safety laws and guidelines is vital as a restaurant operations manager.

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Apicbase

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

It covers everything from managing the team and overseeing how meals are prepared and served, to making sure the place meets health and safety rules, keeping an eye on the money and supplies, and thinking of ways to make the experience better for customers and help the business grow.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2022

With my children, I’m definitely not getting out of that lane without ice cream if the aroma of caramel is present! What advice can you share to improve employer/employee relations and help retention? Attention is the new currency.

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Goliath Consulting

DECEMBER 12, 2020

COVID-19 Safety. COVID-19 has been a powerful driving force for AI tech particularly in this industry, as stay-at-home orders, social distancing and other safety measures forced operators to rethink how they interact with their staff and guests. Even with the vaccine, we expect the focus on safety and hygiene to remain.

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The Rail

JANUARY 15, 2024

One LinkedIn article notes that assessing your current situation can help identify strengths and weaknesses present within your own establishment, which will tell you where improvement is needed. If that bathroom is out of supplies, the floor is sticky or it smells of urine, I’d wager the kitchen isn’t kept clean either.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

will present a free webinar in conjunction with The Food and Beverage Shows titled, "Restaurant Preparation to Minimize COVID-19 Disease Risk and What You Need to Do Now." As reports of the disease spread, so do concerns about supply chain disruption, business operations, and employee safety and well-being. Sign up here.

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Food Safety Kitchen Safety Small Business Employee Relations 233

The Restaurant Times

JUNE 26, 2021

This article will present you with the things you should keep in mind when restarting your restaurant business. . Train Your Crew As Per The ‘New Normal’ And Safeguard Them. As you train your staff, it is essential to make them aware of the ‘new normal’ and how the restaurant operations have changed.

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