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Transforming Restaurant Operations: Uniting Teams and Closing Communication Gaps

Modern Restaurant Management

When different groups of employees within the restaurant do not communicate effectively, it creates conflict and sources of inefficiency. Thus, restaurant leaders need to identify potential communication silos and implement solutions to address them.

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TO THOSE COOKS DEPRIVED OF A GREAT KITCHEN

Culinary Cues

In the right kitchen, led by the right chef, every cook looks in a mirror before starting a shift, adjusts his or her uniform, makes sure that the name tag is positioned properly, maintains his or her knives with real pride, insists on working clean and organized, and approaches every task with enthusiasm. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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THE LINE COOK’S NEW KITCHEN RULES SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE

Culinary Cues

Your principles, and those of the cooks who proudly wear the uniform of the kitchen, are your stakes in the ground. Respect applies to the ingredients that a cook uses, the source of those ingredients: farmer, rancher, fisherman, cheese maker, processor, and distributor. That sounds better – the Principles of Being a Professional Cook.

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I SPEAK THROUGH COOKING

Culinary Cues

What you experience in our kitchens is a mix of what life has presented us – some not so great, but mostly wonderful and even remarkable. You know this voice is present the minute you walk into a dining room or step foot in the kitchen – there is an energy hard to deny; an energy that permeates every part of the operation.

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CLOSING THE RINGS OF THE TOTAL RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE

Culinary Cues

Have you established a uniform and grooming standard in your restaurant and is it equitably enforced? The bottle of wine that a guest felt was “the best I ever had” will never taste the same in your home purchased from a local wine shop because the people who gathered and raised a glass are not present.

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Streamlined Menus in the Onboarding Process

Culinary Digital

Simultaneously, servers presenting and describing the menu also benefit significantly. Furthermore, the streamlined menu promotes consistency in food preparation and presentation, a critical element in customer satisfaction and maintaining reputation.

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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 are the expectations for personal presentation and uniform? How does the restaurant support career development and progression?