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Experience Is the Best Teacher: Five Things My Father — and Hard Times — Have Taught Me About Leadership in the Restaurant Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

In the good times, this looks like rigorous training, a dedication to time-honored processes, and a focus on building your culture. It was extremely expensive, but well worth the cost considering the value of our trained, knowledgeable teams. Several months into 2002 we had lines out the door, and we were ready for them.

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OUR DAILY BREATH: THE COOKING PROFESSION WILL SURVIVE

Culinary Cues

He is credited with training some of Europe’s most noteworthy chefs including Paul Bocuse. Unfortunately, we lost Poilane to a tragic helicopter crash in 2002, but his daughter carries on the traditions that he established in his destination bakery in the heart of Paris. [] ALAIN PASSARD. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Noma Named ‘World’s Best Restaurant’ — Again

EATER

The restaurant’s new Nordic, hyper-local cuisine made Copenhagen a global dining destination and served as a training ground for a number of notable chefs. 1: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2002 Vital Intel : The first restaurant to nab the top spot, elBulli ties with Noma for most years spent at number one. Noma , Copenhagen Years at No.

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164. Restaurant Technology Guys Podcast Ep. 164 – Grégoire’s Innovative Culinary Hub Kitchen Model Streamlines Technology & Operations for Franchisees

Restaurant Technology Guys

French-trained chef Grégoire Jacquet had a vision of a local restaurant offering quality fine dining-style food with the convenience of a quick carry-out experience.

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Face Pay Network, Restaurant of the Future and The Main Course

Modern Restaurant Management

They both went through a management training program. In 2002, Jim and Pete, Jr. “We believe that with the flexibility Rouxbe provides, along with our mastery of teaching pastry, we are enabling an entirely new group of individuals the opportunity to study and train in this incredible artform.”

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In Pursuit of the Perfect Bowl of Porridge

EATER

Viola Adamsson, a medical doctor and food nutritionist who has written several books on porridge and made porridge for the Swedish Olympic ski team in 1998 and 2002. Carlsson and Adamsson trained via Skype and telephone several times a week for a month, perfecting the water-to-oat ratio.

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MRM People & Places: Cassoulet War, Zagat Stories and AQUAlounge

Modern Restaurant Management

“This will be a rigorous program designed to train students from all over the world for a resort and club-focused culinary career,” noted Dr. Gary Markowitz, Senior Vice President of Education at Helms College. He was also a past Managing Partner of Outback Steakhouse in Gainesville 2002-2014.

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