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BE EXCELLENT

Culinary Cues

Miles Davis considered the most prolific improvisational jazz musician of a generation was classically trained. Picasso, from the age of seven, was trained in copying the work of traditional masters. Picasso, from the age of seven, was trained in copying the work of traditional masters. Be excellent!

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GIVING THANKS

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I feel this pride every time I step into the chef’s uniform and look in a mirror. [] WE ARE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING IMPORTANT AND MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY: And I am grateful for the opportunity to bring a smile to guests’ you join us for a meal. What we do is important, needed, and relished by everyone. Happy Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for?

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STEPPING INTO PROFESSIONALISM

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THEY ARE OUT THERE, and they are willing to teach, train, support, and inspire those who want to be great. In a proper kitchen, the uniform is clean, pressed, and complete. You can either be a driver of change in that operation or step outside and find a property that respects the process, the ingredients, and the people.

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KITCHEN RESPECT

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Employees must be properly trained and then given the responsibility and authority to make those decisions that fit their position. [] SERVE: Respect means that everyone involved in the restaurant is in the service business. Every day should be an opportunity for each employee to grow, learn, and improve through teaching and training.

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COOKS AND CHEFS – WE ALL CRAVE DISCIPLINE

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There is comfort in wearing a clean, crisp, white uniform that represents history, tradition, and pride. I have recently read articles that claim that the discipline and order of chefs as far back as Escoffier or as contemporary as Ferran Adria or Thomas Keller are no longer appropriate or needed. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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BEING CHEF ANDRE SOLTNER

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Many have praised him as one of the finest chefs to have graced the American culinary scene while some may push aside tradition and classical ways as outdated, but none will deny that he represented all that is good about professionals, all that the white uniform represents, and how important it is to be kind and giving, a great man.

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WOULD YOU SIGN YOUR WORK?

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What if you, with your name stitched on the face of your uniform had to deliver that plate of food to the guest and introduce yourself in the process: “May name is Jack Jones, and I prepared this dish”? The idea for this article began years ago when I was helping a friend come up with a name for her restaurant.

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