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20 Restaurant Skills You'll Quickly Learn on the Job (Updated)

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Health, Allergen, and Food Safety Training and Certifications. Commercial kitchen equipment safety. Examples include a TIPS certification , ServSafe Allergen , or a local accredited restaurant safety course. Food Service, Kitchen, & Hospitality Tech. Cross-contamination. Undercooking. Food allergies.

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The Downfall of a Restaurant: A Leadership Deficit

Embrace the Suck

Leadership: The Missing Ingredient The best restaurants are those led by individuals who understand that their role extends beyond the kitchen or the management office. The recruitment and effective training of suitable staff is critical. Restaurant Excellence Guideline #20: Make customer service training a top priority.

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Questions in the Minds of Restaurant Job Applicants

Ken Burgin

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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8 Ways to Navigate The Restaurant Staff Shortage

Lavu

Despite the vaccination efforts and safety measures implemented by restaurants, some potential employees may still be hesitant to return to work in this industry. Additionally, some businesses have partnered with job training programs and schools to attract a new generation of workers to the industry.

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What is Back-of-House at a Restaurant – Everything You Need To Know

The Restaurant Times

For example, you can streamline kitchen processes, optimize inventory management , provide staff training, and implement scheduling systems by focusing on your BOH. Additionally, most kitchens have a rigid hierarchy in the back of the house, with each employee performing a particular duty. The aim is to avoid a collision.

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The 20/20 on 2020: Restaurant Experts Weigh In

Modern Restaurant Management

They touched on topics such as delivery, ghost (dark) kitchens, automation, plant-based menu items, food waste, sustainability, staffing and retention and more. The biggest trend by far, for now, and going into 2020 is ghost kitchens (AKA delivery only, virtual kitchens, cloud kitchens, pick-up only, etc.).

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Restaurant Experts’ 2021 Outlook, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

We’ll quickly see the emergence of Restaurants 2.0 – a new generation of restaurateurs who snatch up available real estate for ghost kitchens, virtual brands or new dine-in experiences that have a heavy reliance on digital interactions and business models that enjoy lower overhead. Jockey Hollow Bar + Kitchen's Chris Cannon.

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