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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Open for Business

MARCH 7, 2023

Restaurant training is one of the most important things an owner can put into place. Well-trained teams mean shifts run smoothly and guests are happy with service. With ongoing training, you improve your chances of talented employees growing professionally as the restaurant or restaurant group grows.

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Food Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Staff training can be just as simple and important as creating a dish “on the fly”. Training is often completed because it needs to be done. The pattern is clear: if training exists in your restaurant you cannot help the success that comes your way. Better that you train them to speak your language. They know first hand.

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Ken Burgin

JULY 25, 2023

Designing short training games or ‘microlearning’, involves several principles to ensure they’re effective, engaging, and suitable for the purpose: Relevant to the work environment and reinforce key skills or knowledge. This game improves their knowledge of your menu and palate. This game hones upselling skills.

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Training Kitchen Safety Front of House Dietary Restrictions 60

SpotOn

MAY 13, 2024

As the summer season approaches, bringing with it longer days and warmer weather, restaurants have a golden opportunity to welcome waves of customers looking for memorable dining experiences.  “Invest in marketing , train your staff, and be ready. You only get one chance to make a first impression on a guest.”

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 23, 2022

The cost of raw materials seems to always go up, most ingredients that restaurants use are highly perishable, customer volume is less predictable than we would like, seasonal differences in quality are quite significant, the supply chain is out of step with demand, and waste seems to be a real problem in many operations.

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Open for Business

MAY 9, 2024

From transforming your space into an outdoor retreat to making the most of occasions like Father’s Day and Pride Month, there are several ways to elevate your dining experience, attract new guests, and boost your bottom line this season. Engage customers with mouth-watering photos, behind-the-scenes glimpses, and seasonal deals.

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Seasonal Menu Social Media Outdoor Email Marketing 78

Culinary Cues

JULY 4, 2021

CHANGE #1: The days of the fixed menu for restaurants should come to a halt. Without a clear understanding of where ingredient costs are going tomorrow and next month restaurants cannot afford to be shackled to a menu that is out of control. This means that the menu will become the key to success.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In the kitchen – work responsibilities are divided into oversight and action positions – the number depending on the scope of the restaurant menu and the size of the operation, but basically there are chefs, cooks, and support staff. Each have specific duties and all have some shared responsibility. A cluster of artists accepting control.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Streamlining Inventory and Menu Studies show that restaurants waste an average of four percent to 10 percent of all the inventory they purchase. Real-time data also cultivates valuable feedback that operators can leverage to outline areas of excellence and potential improvement in regards to training.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2021

That's where proper holiday work scheduling comes into play — and with the right combination of tools, organization, and communication, restaurants and their teams will soar through the holiday season with more ease than Santa on his sleigh. Table of Contents. Need a Holiday Work Schedule? Gathering Employee Availability & Feedback.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 28, 2021

You and your team are able to take raw materials, apply well-designed cooking methods, season using time-tested palates, and plate the finished product with the vision of an artist creating a delicious, aromatic, visually pleasing dish. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. This is magical. Harvest America Ventures, LLC.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2020

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! The menu comes first and should reflect the philosophy of the owners and chef and how the operators expect to be perceived by the public.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Share this information with your community of businesses. [] THINK AND TRAIN HOSPITALITY One thing that restaurants know is hospitality. Is it safety, parking, navigating a store or restaurant menu, pricing, speed of service, or lines? Consolidate resources to build hospitality training programs for staff in the business community.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 8, 2021

Chefs who are able to develop systems of production that work with fewer people will find a gold star on their resume. [] STREAMLINED MENU PLANNING. Chefs who are able to generate, assess, and use analytical data in their decision-making (menu trends, cost trends, daily labor analysis, market prices, etc.) PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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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. One other way you may need to manage inventory is with menu planning. Some restaurant managers work directly with the chef to plan menu item selection or daily specials. This goes far beyond training during the first week.

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Foodable

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Listen to "A Classically Trained Chef’s Journey to Making Burgers" on Spreaker. In this episode of Chef AF, I chat with Chef Paul Griffin , chief culinary officer at BurgerFi about his training, his experience of over twenty years, and his road to BurgerFi. We have a five-person team based on the 5 positions that they train.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 30, 2024

Typical restaurant KPIs involve monitoring costs around food, labor and supplies, pricing adjustments, table turnover rates during peak periods, customer wait times, promotion effectiveness, brand sentiment on review sites, and training completion rates. Define the one or two KPIs most critical for your top growth goals.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 12, 2021

The menu changed every night within a cycle with a full array of appetizer, salad, entrée and dessert choices for an audience that was likely staying at the hotel for a week or more at a time (many of the patrons were second or third generation Balsam’s guests) since a stay at the “Notch” was a family right of passage. Rest in Peace Chef!

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Culinary Digital

MARCH 20, 2024

A streamlined menu is the cornerstone of efficiency in the onboarding process within a food service establishment. By paring down the variety of dishes and ingredients, a streamlined menu facilitates a more focused and straightforward training regimen, expediting the journey to proficiency for fresh recruits.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 2, 2023

Don’t open a sandwich shop – open the best sandwich shop with an eye on every simple detail: great bread, in-house roasted meats, farm fresh, seasonal vegetables, and the knowledge of each ingredient and its source. Simply great is not a statement, it is a formula.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 23, 2020

As you plan out your concept, location, menu, staffing, and marketing, take a read through the advice left by hundreds of restaurateurs to ensure you’re set up for success in 2020. Plan out your labor costs (costs associated with staffing) by researching average wages in your area, suggested training costs, and any benefits you’ll provide.

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Clover - Restaurants

MAY 7, 2024

Executive Chef Job Description As Executive Chef, your breadth of professional experience is matched by your passion for culinary excellence, strong leadership skills, and creative flair for menu development. Provide valuable input on pricing, menu adjustments, and marketing initiatives to enhance the overall dining experience.

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MBB Hospitality

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

It involves tracking the cost of each ingredient, understanding seasonality, and recognizing price fluctuations. Using cost percentage formulas, you can determine the ideal cost for each item on your menu. Menu Engineering and Pricing Menu engineering is an essential tactic in the arsenal for controlling food costs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

" Each month has offered a new coursed menu and wine pairings that speaks to the current season and a bit of nostalgia featuring Purple Parrot classics such as Smoked Duck Spring Rolls, Lobster & Brie Bisque, and the Sweet Potato Blondie. So, the Purple Parrot never officially went away. We must pay close attention to service.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 1, 2023

I have seen pride in the eyes of a line cook who finished plating a beautiful menu item as it was presented in the pass, and the look of appreciation when the team of dishwashers was offered a special employee meal – a meal that said: “We couldn’t do it without you.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

As a seasonal business, we must manage a budget that includes almost all revenue during those busy months and very little or no cash flow during the slow months. With slow seasons also comes the need to navigate seasonal layoffs and the task of hiring all the best people back the next season. Plan for Gaps in Your Budget.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Due to many factors including inflation and supply chain challenges, restaurant owners and operators have been faced with tough choice about raising menu prices. To do this, restaurants will either need to use lower cost food items or raise menu prices. Another way to introduce price increases is to introduce new elements to the menu.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 15, 2022

They impact and will continue to impact menus, the skills of cooks, menu pricing, and an already meager profit margin. The standardized menu that rarely changes and is dependent on constant availability of certain raw materials may be a thing of the past. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Think ahead and learn to adapt.

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EATER

JUNE 28, 2023

Storer is the person responsible for training the hit show’s actors in essential kitchen skills as well as helping the writers make the scripts sound as true to restaurant life as possible. I’ve kind of done it all — training the actors, working with the writers, telling stories from my own experiences. There were.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 3, 2021

Down the street – a cadre of small independent restaurants with smaller staff requirements and tasty rustic menus would have been profitable except rents on their space had gone through the roof ever since this high end, 8-course menu, mecca restaurant opened its doors. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Harvest America Ventures, LLC.

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Goliath Consulting

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Some may say they hate the cold, but they love what the season brings: joy and cozy, comfort foods. Winter is known as the season of celebration and the best time to overindulge in rich meals and comfort foods. Winter is known as the season of celebration and the best time to overindulge in rich meals and comfort foods.

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Food Business

DECEMBER 17, 2019

workshops and trainings—on steps of service, or educating guests—are great for your customers, and improve retention for your staff. STAFF LED TRAININGS Educational trainings vary according to needs. And then choose FOH (front of house) only, or FOH and BOH (back of house) training, to ensure everyone is gaining new skills.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2023

Images of a cocktail on a friend’s Instagram feed can be the catalyst for that consumer checking out a restaurant’s Instagram profile and then tapping through to a website to check out the menu. Restaurateurs don’t all have the skill set for social media; they’re not trained marketers, photographers, or influencers.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 15, 2021

If you teach in a live restaurant environment on your campus is it operated with five times as many cooks in training as would be possible in a real restaurant? If so, what are students learning about cost effectiveness, efficiency, speed, and effective menu execution? PLAN BETTER –TRAIN HARDER. Harvest America Ventures, LLC.

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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. One other way you may need to manage inventory is with menu planning. Some restaurant managers work directly with the chef to plan menu item selection or daily specials. This goes far beyond training during the first week.

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EATER

MAY 8, 2023

You’d miss out on some truly compelling food experiences only a short drive or train ride away. Lunch and dinner typically begin with an amuse-bouche of seasonal barbajuans, fritters common to the Riviera that are typically filled with ricotta and leafy vegetables like Swiss chard.

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