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STEPPING INTO PROFESSIONALISM

Culinary Cues

In a proper kitchen, the uniform is clean, pressed, and complete. Time is the hardest thing to manage – there is never enough, so cooks are busy, but they exude “purpose” and are always cognizant of not wasting steps. They walk with determination, but not out of panic.

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YOUNG COOKS – CREATE YOUR FUTURE

Culinary Cues

It may not look the same and they may have never written it down, but this is their method of operation. [] LOOK THE PART Take pride in your appearance and the sharpness of your uniform. Treat the job as something enormously important and the uniform as a symbol of everything that is good about the profession. Start today!

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BEING CHEF ANDRE SOLTNER

Culinary Cues

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the finest chefs to have graced the American culinary scene while some may push aside tradition and classical ways as outdated, but none will deny that he represented all that is good about professionals, all that the white uniform represents, and how important it is to be kind and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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Absence and Wellbeing: Challenges and Opportunities for the Restaurant Sector

Modern Restaurant Management

Our previous articles in MRM have centered on medical plan strategies for restaurants, how to build plans that are attractive to the workforce and manage those inherent costs. This article focuses on current trends in the time-away space and employee wellbeing. Employee Experience.

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THE JOY OF COOKING

Culinary Cues

The media went from bowing their heads when a chef walked into a room to seeking out the angry and disgruntled, the outliers and the pundits, the cooks who are unworthy of the uniform and the tattered and worn who are simply burned out from aligning with the wrong operations. We need to encourage the positive to drown out the naysayers.

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ACCOMPLISHED COOK – WHEN COMPETENCE ECLIPSES A LACK OF CONFIDENCE

Culinary Cues

Your uniform is right, knives sharp, and the skills you developed over the past two years were second nature. You were introduced to ingredients that were foreign to you, discovered ways to become more efficient, waste less, and use parts of vegetables and proteins that you had previously considered “waste”. Embrace it.

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Qu’s Fall Product Release Highlights

Qu

By helping kitchens prep exactly what they need, the Production Optimization Board reduces waste, speeds up service, and ensures fresher food. Value: By improving kitchen operations, the Production Optimization Board boosts speed of service while cutting down on food waste. Article sources: (1) Hospitality Tech. The result?