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JUST DON’T KNOW OR JUST DON’T CARE

Culinary Cues

We hire and fire, increase pay, or add more staff, change restaurant menus or add convenience foods to reduce the need for qualified employees, or simply accept that poor attitudes and inconsistent product are just “the way it is.” The hiring process is one of the most important steps in designing and delivering a great product or service.

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THE 21 KITCHEN RULES FOR EVERY CHEF TO FOLLOW

Culinary Cues

Nearly nine years ago, during the first twelve months of Harvest America Cues blog, one of my articles went viral attracting almost 40,000 views in one day. Now that you have invested all that effort, it’s time to trust them to do the job you hired them for. The article struck a nerve with its focus on A Cook’s Kitchen Laws.

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A NEED FOR SOLUTIONS

Culinary Cues

The best managers, and the most effective chefs are the ones who hire competent people, train them, encourage them, and delegate what is best suited to their position. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. The manager or the chef should, wherever possible, be the conductor of the orchestra, not a person trying to play every instrument.

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CHEFS – BE A ROLE MODEL

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Training, teaching, coaching, and mentoring are the most important attributes of a successful chef. When this happens then success is measurable and, those failures are less evident because a well-coached team doesn’t allow them to happen. We (chefs) are first and foremost – teachers.

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A CHEF’S HARD DAY’S NIGHT

Culinary Cues

The chef is responsible for hiring, training, coaching, evaluating, and scheduling employees keeping in mind their skill level, personal issues and responsibilities, demands of specific positions in the kitchen (not everyone fits in every role), and an ever-changing influx of customers with their own demands.

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THE IRREFUTABLE LAWS OF BEING A CHEF

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THE LAW: It is not enough to hire competent people. The chef must be the coach who recognizes strengths and weaknesses and builds consensus around common goals so that the machine works properly. [] A Teacher and a Trainer. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. THE LAW: Look to the chef to see how the kitchen will act.

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Seasonal Staff Playbook: Hiring, Training & Retaining Great Teams

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Seasonal Staff Playbook: Hiring, Training & Retaining Great Teams. So how do you stack your bench and coach your own team to maximum efficiency? PLAY #1: Hire Quality Seasonal Staff. Hiring quality seasonal staff should be at the top of the list because we all know your starting line-up can make or break the season.

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