Culinary Cues

MARCH 4, 2022

We read the articles and listen to chefs and restaurateurs desperate to fill positions of line cook, sous chef, chef, manager, etc. That line cook may be able to work faster, organize multiple tasks better, and tap into that adrenaline far better than you, but they still lack the experience to plan, create, coach, and problem-solve like you.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

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. If a chef fails to understand this, then he or she will eventually fail in that position. [] A Business Manager. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 31, 2020

The power of leadership comes with tremendous responsibility to listen, treat others with respect, study an issue and avoid making rash decisions, and an understanding that his or her role is that of guide, coach, and mentor – not dictator. [] LACK OF EMPATHY. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Building pride in team is a foundational requirement of leadership and coaching. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. BUILD PRIDE. Working towards some level of consistency and being cognizant of important dates and events in a cook’s life will go a long way toward creating retention loyalty. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

This is what it feels like to be in a management position before you have the experiences and wisdom to act or react appropriately. Typically, those who seek out those complex positions of manager, chef, or owner/operator are Type-A personalities. You see the collision coming and feel helpless to change the inevitable outcome.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Getting that dish just right, controlling costs, managing inventory, meeting budgetary goals, topping yesterdays customer count, clearing the rail of tickets without any re-fires, a complement from customers, top ratings on Trip Advisor or Yelp, or a positive local restaurant review can all be viewed as a competitive opportunity.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 15, 2024

The best leaders are not afraid to jump in and help, guide, mentor, coach, or simply realign their staff with a shot of demonstrated excellence. [] SERVICE YOUR EMPLOYEES The best way to inspire and prevent malaise or mediocrity is to service your employees.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 3, 2022

According to Jim Taylor, a restaurant coach at BenchmarkSixty , restaurants can afford to pay employees more by looking for efficiencies in their productivity. Learn more about how Kelly McCutcheon and her team established Hopdoddy's core values in our blog post guide, and listen to Kelly on the podcast here. Use Manager Log Books.

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 3, 2024

Are you serious about cooking, creating, coaching a team, and contributing to the success of a business? Treat everyone as you would want to be treated. [] LISTEN AND HEAR Hear the chef, manager, your peer cooks, the dishwasher, service staff, vendors, and customers. How eager are you to reach that position of chef?

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Culinary Cues

JULY 23, 2023

Most restaurant owners, managers, family members of cooks, friends of cooks and chefs, those in other professions, service staff, and restaurant patrons, don’t get it. It is a juxtaposition that is nearly impossible to manage. Most people don’t get it.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 4, 2022

Unless…a coach or player steps up and says “NO”! “We www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Is it a way of saying: “We have given up on excellence so let’s charge more and offer less”. You can see and feel defeat in the air – it is just a matter of time before it all falls apart. Now is the time to renounce apathy and commit to excellence.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 24, 2020

This blog is dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of restaurant workers struggling in the “new normal” with COVID-19—a collection of strategies, resources, and tips to help you survive and thrive. Keep an eye on your 7shifts account as your managers have been encouraged to post Announcements to keep your team in the know.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 26, 2021

The fast-paced nature of the restaurant industry makes it difficult for owners and managers to sit down, let alone read reports, restaurant magazines and blog posts to gain industry knowledge. The Restaurant Coach. The Restaurant Coach is the cure for the common restaurant. The solution is simple: Podcasts! iHeart Radio.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Are you consistent in how all of this is managed every day with every plate? Are we promoting the subtle background noise of sizzling steaks, a few dings from pots and pans, and the expeditor calmly coaching the team of line cooks? What about the sounds of the kitchen?

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 3, 2024

PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER – TEAMS RULE Harvest America Ventures, LLC Restaurant Consulting www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG (Over 800 articles about the business and people of food) CAFÉ Talks Podcast [link] More than 80 interviews with the most influential people in food

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Hot Schedules

MAY 10, 2021

So how do you stack your bench and coach your own team to maximum efficiency? We’ve got a few tips from the workforce management front office here at Fourth. The best learning management systems can give you access controls using geo-fencing or IP address lockdowns. Finding skilled talent isn’t easy. Presentation.

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EATER

MARCH 23, 2021

A trunk-size folding table and chairs made me a better parent — or at least a cleaner one Here’s how much I love lunch: I used to run a blog called Midtown Lunch , dedicated entirely to eating lunch in the worst New York neighborhood to eat lunch in. And when the pandemic ends, he will go back to being the General Manager of Smorgasburg LA.

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Rocket Fuel

MARCH 26, 2025

Without a clear system for managing and tracking these workflows, it’s hard to hold anyone accountable. You need a solution that pulls it all together, spots the risks, and helps your managers make smarter, faster decisions. Thats where PAR OPS Detect comes in.

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Hot Schedules

MARCH 29, 2019

This blog was originally produced for Hospitality Technology. As the second-highest cost at your restaurant, labor and the best way to manage it will always be a focus for successful operators. The result is a labor blueprint that your managers can follow and trust. Technology is a Tool to Coach Your Managers.

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Hot Schedules

OCTOBER 23, 2019

This blog was originally produced for Hospitality Technology. As the second-highest cost at your restaurant, labor and the best way to manage it will always be a focus for successful operators. The result is a labor blueprint that your managers can follow and trust. Technology is a Tool to Coach Your Managers.

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Rocket Fuel

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

With the end of the year approaching, there are specific actions HR can take to make their interactions and communications more manageable for the business, managers, and employees. Restaurant managers and area coaches should schedule times to discuss benefits directly with their teams.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 13, 2021

At the foundation, it is your managers who lead the day-to-day work optimizing food and labor costs. depends on empowering your store-level managers to access data in the systems you implement. So, how do you empower your store-level managers? Rethinking manager accountability and empowerment.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 13, 2021

At the foundation, it is your managers who lead the day-to-day work optimizing food and labor costs. Controlling your restaurant prime cost depends on empowering your store-level managers to access data in the systems you implement. So, how do you empower your store-level managers? Provide Managers with a Roadmap for Success.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 18, 2022

Coach staff members on zero food waste tactics. Whether it’s digital or manual, such a tool helps managers spot food waste patterns and take actions to correct them. Provide your managers with tools they need to project sales levels and the inventory required to meet demand. Keep a food waste journal. Count inventory regularly.

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Chowly

MARCH 28, 2024

Introduction In our recent conversation with Matt Rolfe , an experienced hospitality leadership coach, we explored strategies for improving restaurant profitability through transformative leadership and behavioral coaching. Learn about Digital Marketing that’s done-for-you.

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OneDine

AUGUST 12, 2024

The Coach: Restaurant Owners and Operators In football, the coach is the mastermind behind every play, orchestrating the team’s strategy. Just like a coach studies the competition and adjusts tactics, restaurant leaders must constantly analyze market trends and customer feedback to stay ahead of the game.

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Qu

MARCH 12, 2025

Tip Pooling Qus tip pooling within the enterprise management solution enables operators to distribute tips properly based on hours worked, promoting teamwork and fairness. Without automation, restaurants face errors, disputes, and wasted manager time manually calculating tips. with Qu can boost annual revenue by $4,500 per store.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 26, 2022

The average cost of restaurant turnover in 2021 was $1,869 per hourly employee, $8,119 per manager and $14,689 per general manager, according to statistics from the National Restaurant Association. Encourage restaurant management as a career choice. Promoting from within can act as a hiring and retention strategy.

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Clover - Restaurants

JULY 11, 2024

Consider hair and nail salons , spas and aestheticians, barbershops and wellness coaching, for instance. And, with a Clover POS system , you’ll be well positioned to handle the growth, manage day-to-day operations, and keep your business humming.

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MBB Hospitality

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Hiring a Management Consulting Company to Help. We at MBB Management can help you with all of this as well as with all other elements of your business. For existing franchisors, services include franchise system best practices and benchmarking and organizational audits, improved franchisee support systems and franchise sales coaching.

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Rocket Fuel

JANUARY 26, 2024

Ability to dig into which stores, days of the week, and/or dayparts may require more attention and coaching 03.

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Notch

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

A great tip for restaurant owners who are struggling is to find a coach or mentor. Allison Frilegh Account Manager ChefHero. But this is your vision, your concept, your team, your restaurant. If you don’t roll up your sleeves and get to work, how can you expect it to come to life?

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Notch

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

A great tip for restaurant owners who are struggling is to find a coach or mentor. Allison Frilegh Account Manager ChefHero. But this is your vision, your concept, your team, your restaurant. If you don’t roll up your sleeves and get to work, how can you expect it to come to life?

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EATER

MAY 21, 2024

In her blog on the history of restaurants , Jan Whitaker writes that department-store kitchens “were often directed and entirely staffed by women professionally trained in restaurant management,” meaning their expertise was not the classical French (meaty, sauce-heavy) cooking that was considered en vogue at the time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 31, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features interesting and insightful trends from Upserve, order for pickup guest experience study results, the Fraud Aftershock Index and the importance of foot traffic. Reputation Management Revolution. National Menu Trends. Uberall, Inc.

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Embrace the Suck

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Read books and blogs. Hire a business coach (okay that was a little self-promotion…LOL). I need to understand how you will communicate, lead, react to stress, manage tasks, and what is keeping you stuck where you are. What would your previous manager say about you? Mistake #15: The leaders suck at time management.

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The Restaurant Coach University

MARCH 2, 2017

The famous UCLA coach, John Wooden was known for his focus on the fundamentals. Toast Restaurant Management Blog – www.pos.toasttab.com/blog. Modern Restaurant Management – www.modernrestaurantmanagement.com. If you cannot be honest with yourself first, there is no real reason for you to read on.

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