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

AUGUST 7, 2023

I am not trying to paint a negative picture about those who have chosen the kitchen as their life work; on the contrary, I was one of those people and I have unwavering respect for all who have made this commitment, as unimaginable as this level of involvement may be to outsiders. Doesn’t this sound like someone with an addiction?

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The old management adage that you should “leave your problems at home when you come to work”, is ridiculous – I don’t know anyone who can do that, especially when the consequences of those problems are so grave. We simply cannot put the challenges that the world faces aside while we do our work.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t only change how we work – it changed what we want in a work environment. Millions of employees are quitting their jobs in search of deeper job satisfaction, better work-life balance, and exceptional company culture. Show Some Love! A little thank you goes a long way.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 9, 2021

I hear this statement every day and receive countless calls from restaurant operators pleading for help finding employees to fill their vacant roles. But is America filled with a generation of lazy people, sitting at home playing video games and waiting for a government bailout? I don’t believe this statement for one minute.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2022

Programs can range from expanded paid time off for the management groups down to parental leave for the crews. Finally, since sick leave is accrued based upon hours worked, there is less risk of the benefit being perceived as an inequitable offering. On the job pressure could be coming from COVID, being under-staffed or rude customers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 29, 2020

Assure your staff that you will ask / require all diners to wear masks whenever they get up from the table.?. You will test all employees’ temperatures daily, if not more, and send them home when sick. Assure them you have done absolutely everything to ensure a safe environment and that their health is your priority.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 18, 2020

This is a very challenging time for graduates of any program – an unprecedented time when the health and wellbeing of world citizens is the number one priority, but also a time when there is much uncertainty in the workforce. This is also the environment where a virus can find a fertile home. This will likely be the case for some time.

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7 Shifts

MAY 17, 2022

The restaurant industry has long been associated with long hours, hot-headed chefs, and an intense working environment that only the most passionate could handle. You're working at a restaurant, and you walk into the kitchen. Now think of it from the guest side. But that's been slowly changing over the past few years.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 26, 2020

Let’s put on our restaurant hat and take responsibility for doing what is right for both the health and wellbeing of our families, staff, and customers, and help in bring our communities out of the deepest economic hole since the Great Depression. If so, what it the plan for vendors and restaurants to work together in this regard?

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 24, 2020

Here is why: Kitchen work is a way of life, similar to career military. There is a serious vacuum in a cook’s life, a sense of being incomplete, an absence of adrenaline highs, and a serious absence of the interplay between team members that brings that cook back to work, seeking more enjoyable punishment and impossible tasks once again.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 13, 2022

The smell of meat caramelizing on an open fire, the chew of crusty artisan bread, the creaminess of cultured butter, the crunch of a Fall apple, or the deep flavor of a warm July tomato pulled directly from the vine are heavenly to experience. Having faced a critical health diagnosis herself, she has (in her own words).

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 26, 2021

From a projected record growth at the top of the year to a decline of nearly $240 billion in sales and 2.5 million out of work, it was nothing short of devastating. Through it all, we emerge from the year as an industry in evolution—and our restaurants need to evolve with it. According to a study from Appetize , 45% of U.S.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 4, 2020

From the perspective of the chef who reigns in charge of the restaurant where Joe works – this young line cook is an ideal employee. After work – Joe can’t wait to trot to the closest bar where his alter-personality kicks in after the second drink. It’s 1:20 and Joe hasn’t shown up for work yet. Joe is not an anomaly.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 23, 2020

If we push aside much of the chatter and get down to the necessities in life that are food, shelter, clothing, health, family, communication and trust that rise to the top of the priority list. In the immediate – they are, for all intents and purposes – closed, leaving hundreds of thousands of employees without work, and without a paycheck.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 30, 2020

We must learn from this and plan accordingly. We know that busy lifestyles demand that restaurants fill a physical need to eat when cooking at home is oftentimes too hard to arrange. A livable wage is something that talented, hard-working people deserve. It has also demonstrated just how fragile that need is.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Highlights of The Big Game and National Pizza Day Ordering Predictions: 32 percent of diners say they plan to order from a local chain or independent pizzeria instead of a big chain—revealing the opportunity for small and mid-sized pizza restaurants to double down on marketing efforts for The Big Game and National Pizza Day.

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Goliath Consulting

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Once the lockdown restrictions were lifted, many people were still concerned about their health and safety when dining at restaurants. QR codes and digital menus allow for customers to order food and beverages at restaurants and avoid touching physical menus that may or may not have been sanitized properly. in July, climbing 4.6%

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

7shifts disclaims all liability (except for any liability which by law cannot be excluded) for any error, inaccuracy, or omission from the information contained in this article and any loss or damage suffered by any person directly or indirectly through relying on the information contained in this article.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 20, 2020

Now, the building is the home of The 1894 Lodge, a bar and restaurant with a unique, chef-driven menu loaded with comfort food. The restaurant brings in local patrons–in addition to those from the neighboring state of Kentucky. I started working with 7shifts about having a hygiene checklist,” he explained. They stayed together.”

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EATER

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

For a long time, the harsh conditions of restaurant work have been spoken of as inevitable, and even something to be proud of enduring. I had been identified as a pretender,” he wrote, for not having the same physical endurance. Restaurant work is physically taxing. It’s not just about pay.

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EATER

OCTOBER 2, 2023

For eight hours, we shuffled between geometry and physical education classes, colliding against one another in a tidal wave of hormones that no one seemed willing to acknowledge or address. From the Harlem neighborhood in New York to Spartanburg, South Carolina, snack closets provide a longed-for moment of safety, exploration, and rest.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

Work on this – improve your communication skills that include vocabulary, confidence with public speaking, writing memos and proposals, spelling, the tone of your communications, well thought –out statements, critique, and even your body language. Thanks for doing great work.”. BE THE KIND OF PERSON YOU WOULD WANT TO WORK FOR.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

A Decade of DoorDash DoorDash celebrated its 10th anniversary by unveiling Dash From the Past 2023 and Dash From the Past: A Decade Delivered, which checks in on popular trends as we celebrate the best of what users have dashed over the past year, and over the past decade. A perfect food that (almost) no one’s making at home.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 15, 2020

Now is the time for restaurant employers to develop a plan to address both the legal and practical considerations for safely returning employees to work. What if employees refuse to work because of fear of exposure to COVID-19? Recalling Furloughed or Laid Off Workers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2021

One hotel in upstate New York increased salaries of kitchen staff to $20 from $12.50 Home Delivery, Contactless Society, Increased Remote Work and the Gen-Z Digital Generation. Look for an expansion of physical and digital accommodations to support delivery service (like more parking spaces and pickup lockers).

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Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 2, 2022

For instance, according to research from management software platform Deputy , the UK hospitality industry alone has an employee turnover rate of 30% – double the national average. Another survey conducted by the NRA found that over the last ten years, the staff turnover rate for full-service restaurants has increased from 78% to 107%.

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Future Food

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Future Food has worked with QVM over the last 2 years in the development of its food and hospitality strategy and its fresh produce & specialty food framework. Ultimately it is about the health and sustainability of the whole entity that delivers success. Image credit QVM So where to from here?

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EATER

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As QR codes, app-based service, and robotic servers become more and more common, that makes the job tougher for the humans working alongside them This story was originally published on Civil Eats. In 2021, I worked in a restaurant that promoted itself as the future of dining. There’s no health insurance. Shutterstock.

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Cheetah

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Customers who have been cooped up at home for the past two years are anxious to get back to dining out. Mostly, because it makes it difficult for operators to ensure a safe and respectful working environment for their staff. Reading Time: 3 minutes. This type of behavior is troubling, to say the least. Why Patrons Are Restless.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2020

Update all external platforms with one clear, cohesive, and consistent message about your new hours, protocols and what you’re doing to ensure everyone’s health and safety. Some restaurants are taking to their Yelp photo pages to show exactly how they’re making their takeout work. Emily Washcovick.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Photoillustration by Lille Allen/Eater; photo by Ariana Genilla Louiie Victa went from line cook to multi-hyphenate food creator — and entrepreneur As a child, Louiie Victa wanted to be a veterinarian. Eventually, Victa moved to Las Vegas to get hands-on culinary training from chefs on the Strip. Eater: What does your job involve?

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Sling

APRIL 5, 2021

It’s your employee’s desire or willingness to produce great work. 2) Define The Purpose Of Your Work. No one likes to do work for no reason. If they did, it wouldn’t be called work ; it would be called play. This gives your employees the freedom to work when their motivation is at its highest. 8) Reward Great Work.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We also see this gaining traction with consumers similar to how calorie labeling became a major source of information for our personal health. Carbon emissions labeling helps inform our impact on planetary health. In addition, immune health is top of mind for so many right now and that absolutely transcends into the food world as well.

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Clover - Restaurants

APRIL 25, 2024

India documented recipes for health and wellness in the 6th century, and the world’s first written treatise on tea cultivation and preparation was published in China in the 8th century. You may also opt to create binders and/or digital recipe cards depending on what works best for you. Turns out, recipes for pancakes are timeless.

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Future Food

APRIL 20, 2022

Food, Hospitality & Wellness ‘Places’ Transcending the Resources & Mining Village Work-Life Experience. Health and safety are paramount in mining and resources sector but as with society in general, personnel ‘wellness’ has not always been at the forefront of consideration. Source: Future Food.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2020

As of the end of March, almost a third of Americans were under some type of “stay-at-home” order due to COVID-19, either mandated locally or statewide, with no immediate end in sight. In addition, most restaurants should have business interruption insurance, and that insurance may provide some relief from economic pain.

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