Culinary Cues

MARCH 16, 2025

By now you should have a way to compensate for this through in-service training of less qualified hires, bonuses for exceptional employees, profit sharing, non-traditional recruiting methods, or even the use of technology and automation. The supply chain is fragile and now with imposed tariffs this may become an even greater concern.

Food Supply 224

Food Supply Customer Service Delivery Recruiting 224

Culinary Cues

MAY 5, 2021

TRAINING AND DELEGATION: Yes, the hospitality industry has plenty of responsibility for this situation that can only be resolved through teaching and training managers and chefs to be more efficient with their time, able to discover how to prioritize their tasks and learn when and how some of this work can trickle down to other staff members.

Hotels 445

Hotels Employee Relations Coaching Training 445

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This involves, first and foremost, the decision regarding who to hire as chef and sous chef and the level of control this person will be given. The hiring process, specifically the vetting of candidates for the position is critical. To this end, cooks know exactly what to do and are trained to execute accordingly.

Hiring 421

Hiring Training Pricing Presentation 421

Culinary Cues

APRIL 23, 2023

Chefs have the experience to do this or the network of professionals who can serve as a planning resource. [] HAVE YOU EVER DEVELOPED, STANDARDIZED, AND THEN TRAINED STAFF TO PREPARE A NEW MENU ITEM: Start to finish, the right way to bring an item to the menu is to go through this process until all the “I’s” are dotted and the “T’s” are crossed.

Seasonal Menu 505

Seasonal Menu Leadership Training Fine Dining 505

Harbor Touch

MARCH 18, 2025

From smarter hiring to prepping for busy seasons, were sharing strategies that work across small bistros and bustling chains alike. Hire the Right People and Train Them Well Finding top talent is like casting a winning team. Hire the Right People and Train Them Well Finding top talent is like casting a winning team.

Management 148

Management Management Seasonal Menu Cash Management 148

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 3, 2024

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.

Coaching 401

Coaching Restaurant Law Training Article 401

Culinary Cues

MARCH 15, 2021

The businesses that will hire your students need to be vested in your effort – this is how success is defined. If you teach in a live restaurant environment on your campus is it operated with five times as many cooks in training as would be possible in a real restaurant? PLAN BETTER –TRAIN HARDER. LACK OF REALISM.

Education 566

Education Food Supply Training Communication 566

Goliath Consulting

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Offer mentorship and training. The best way to avoid this is to offer proper training initially. From there, managers can decide which training will benefit them, such as customer service training, bookkeeping, relearning the menu, and more. Subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest restaurant news and blog updates.

Hiring 195

Hiring Communication Training Email Marketing 195

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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.

Training 383

Training Customer Service Uniforms Leadership 383

Culinary Cues

MARCH 10, 2022

Here are some great rules to live by when it comes to dishwashers: [] Hire great attitudes. [] Pay a fair wage and offer ample opportunities to scale up every few months. [] Provide a clean, crisp uniform that parallels what you offer your cooks. [] Make sure new dish washers are properly oriented and trained. Restaurant Consulting.

Front of House 450

Front of House Back of House Uniforms Hiring 450

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

About a year and more than a dozen episodes later, we had the privilege to interview a wide range of folks with advice on everything from hiring staff , to creating content, to providing benefits, and increasing profits. Storytelling is an essential part of the hiring process. Hire for fit rather than skill.

Social Media 448

Social Media Hiring Website Management Hospitality 448

Culinary Cues

MAY 8, 2023

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.

Kitchen Safety 458

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Coaching Training 458

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 8, 2021

With the increasing relevance of social media as the primary method of getting a restaurants message out – chefs who are social media savvy (astute at using Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok, YouTube, and Twitter) will be at the top of the “hire” list for prominent restaurants. [] TEACHING/TRAINING. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

2021 471

2021 Social Media Kitchen Safety Restaurant Law 471

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

To Ed Weibrecht who hired me at his newly acquired Mirror Lake Inn even though he didn’t have an opening. To Dr. Woods at Paul Smith’s College who hired me as a totaling inexperienced teacher without even asking for a resume. To Curtiss Hemm who encouraged me to start writing a blog. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

Influencer 492

Influencer Hotels Education Hiring 492

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 28, 2020

Work at it, train for it, stand behind it, and make a difference. Hire well, connect with them, train them exceptionally well, show some empathy for their personal situation, be fair and just, communicate, pay a fair wage, and embrace them as part of your family. INVEST IN TRAINING. You can’t afford not to train.

Social Media 447

Social Media Communication Loyalty Program Training 447

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 18, 2022

The workflow of those short order cooks was not an accident, it was not instinctive, and it was not solely the work of the manager or chef who hired them. It doesn’t end with great hiring practices – this is simply where it begins. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Nurture the hustle!

Food Order 441

Food Order Customer Experience Hiring Café 441

Culinary Cues

MAY 13, 2023

Training is paramount to attracting and retaining great employees, so these properties typically invest heavily in teaching and training. [] A NETWORK FOR GROWTH And finally, the next step in a cook’s career might not be at the club where he or she is learning. Know what you want and chart a path.

Hotels 458

Hotels Point of Sale Cash Management Training 458

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 31, 2020

This is what brings a team together and firing on all cylinders. [] LACK OF TRAINING. When you hire a person you own the responsibility to inform, train, teach, and improve their abilities. Training will create a business brand that attracts the very best. [] POOR DELEGATION. “I PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

Leadership 430

Leadership Point of Sale Training Coaching 430

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 11, 2022

Do your homework, seek advice from smart and experienced people, run through every scenario possible, make sure you have the right amount of financing and available funds to weather the storm, hire and train the right people, and set yourself up with a better chance of succeeding than failing. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

Customer Experience 399

Customer Experience Café Hospitality Customer Service 399

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The tasks of the chef are fairly universal: planning menus, putting your signature on each dish, hiring and training staff, ordering product and building vendor relationships, controlling costs and adhering to budgets, maintaining a clean and safe kitchen environment, etc. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.meyersassociates.com.

Beverage 509

Beverage Events Food Order Website Management 509

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Desperation is never a good approach towards hiring. But desperation hiring is, more often than not, a terrible way to staff your kitchen. Do you really want to work in an operation where desperation is the primary motivation for hiring? PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

Uniforms 401

Uniforms Hiring Consumer Goods Communication 401

Culinary Cues

APRIL 30, 2023

BUILDING A CULTURE OF QUALITY [] RESEARCH, STUDY, AND ASSESS BEFORE YOU HIRE. Involve other team members in the interview process, hire them conditionally for a few weeks and then assess how well they integrate before solidifying the position. [] TEACH, TRAIN, CREATE FEEDBACK OPPORTUNITIES, IMMERSE IN THE TEAM CULTURE, MENTOR, AND MEASURE.

Employee Relations 433

Employee Relations Sports Pricing Hiring 433

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 26, 2024

PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER Harvest America Ventures, LLC Restaurant Consulting www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG (Over 900 articles about the business and people of food) CAFÉ Talks Podcast [link] More than 90 interviews with the most influential people in food Twelve-hundred calorie meals are not healthy and actually – not enjoyable.

Dine-in 388

Dine-in Training Seasonal Menu Sports 388

Culinary Cues

MAY 18, 2020

It is the foundations, and the mastery there of, that will instill confidence in those who hire you and the seed that defines your self-worth. [] KNOW YOUR END GOAL, BUILD A STRATEGY. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Harvest America Ventures, LLC. Restaurant Consulting.

White Paper 520

White Paper Certification Food Safety Food Supply 520

Culinary Cues

MARCH 3, 2024

Anyone who has been hired as a new employee knows the feeling of being on the outside of groupism. Some studies have shown that the highest attrition in many kitchens happens within the first two weeks of employment. Let’s work together to heal the wounds and do the collaborative, creative, and honest work of the cook and server.

Leadership 400

Leadership Restaurant Law Social Media Sports 400

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Determine the character of individual that will build your team and stick to those standards when hiring. Those who you respect and don’t return that to those who work in your operation will need to move on. [] TEACH AND TRAIN. Work on becoming efficient through systems and training. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

Kitchen Safety 87

Kitchen Safety Training Take-out Mobile Ordering 87

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 31, 2024

When properly developed and integrated into your operation, the mission statement will impact who you hire, how you train, the products you develop and sell, the way you lead and manage, how employees interact, the way that guests are approached, and how the world perceives you (the business) to be. Choose wisely.

Customer Service 358

Customer Service Social Media Customer Experience Reference 358

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2020

General Motors would never build and equip an auto plant, hire the entire staff, and create a marketing strategy until the car they intend to build is designed, prototyped, and presented to various focus groups first. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Harvest America Ventures, LLC. CAFÉ Talks Podcast.

Menu 420

Menu Seasonal Menu Front of House Café 420

Culinary Cues

MARCH 25, 2021

Chefs must know how to identify, hire, train, mentor, coach, evaluate, and sometimes cut a team member loose if his or her presence has a negative impact on the team. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Acting the part of a leader is expected. This is what great chefs do. CAFÉ Talks Podcast.

Communication 447

Communication Coaching Fine Dining Influencer 447

7 Shifts

JUNE 3, 2022

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. Showcase your core values in your employee handbook, in new-hire training, on your company careers page. The Solution: Create a training program. Lack of recognition.

Tip Distribution 397

Tip Distribution Email Marketing Communication Coaching 397

7 Shifts

JULY 24, 2020

Topics: Hospitality; hiring and training staff; building workplace culture. ?? To achieve Enlightened Hospitality you need to hire “51 percenters with 5 core emotional skills.” While achieving Enlightened Hospitality may seem redundant while you only serve takeout, it should be a core value of your restaurant and hiring process.

Book 370

Book Management Management Restaurant Law 370

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

They hire, train, critique, support, celebrate, and rally behind the members of the team that has been built and push each individual to contribute his or her best – always. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Well-run organizations – in this case a kitchen, are built to win. CAFÉ Talks podcast.

Fine Dining 433

Fine Dining Coaching Dine-in Café 433

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 15, 2022

Expect excellence from them and don’t waver, but at the same time find ways to build on their competence and confidence. [] TEACH and TRAIN: One sure fire way to build competence and confidence is to invest seriously in teaching and training. You hire a person inferring you see their potential and trust they have something to offer.

Uniforms 436

Uniforms Front of House Food Safety Healthcare 436

Social Hospitality: Restaurants

MAY 18, 2020

Making special offers is one of the classic hospitality training tips that works for any type of business. But don’t forget the training needed for each new tool you introduce. Some owners of small restaurants and hotels may not feel like they need to hire people for a specialized marketing team. Form a Commercial Team.

Hospitality 309

Hospitality Marketing Social Media Hotels 309

Culinary Cues

JULY 8, 2024

Training, teaching, coaching, and mentoring are the most important attributes of a successful chef. The older I am the more I understand: [] The purpose that is most significant is helping others to find their self-worth and grow. Yes, chefs, like parents, find the greatest satisfaction in nurturing others and helping them to find a purpose.

Coaching 401

Coaching Certification Hiring Training 401

Culinary Cues

MARCH 22, 2023

They hire and train the most dedicated professionals to execute the plan, and they are always focused on the details. They work to find the best purveyors of ingredients, develop relationships with farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and cheesemakers to stock their shelves with the right raw materials.

Coaching 400

Coaching Fine Dining Café Training 400

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

THE LAW: It is not enough to hire competent people. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. THE LAW: Look to the chef to see how the kitchen will act. It is the chef’s responsibility to set the standard for others to follow. [] A Team Builder. Harvest America Ventures, LLC. Restaurant Consulting.

Restaurant Law 433

Restaurant Law Coaching Café Sourcing 433