Culinary Cues

JANUARY 19, 2025

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the finest chefs to have graced the American culinary scene while some may push aside tradition and classical ways as outdated, but none will deny that he represented all that is good about professionals, all that the white uniform represents, and how important it is to be kind and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

OCTOBER 20, 2021

For this to happen you need to get a lay of the land, button up your uniform, determine the state of work, the breadth of responsibility on a shift, and grab that first cup of coffee before the “start” button is hit. www.harvestamericacues.com – BLOG. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Learn by doing. Harvest America Ventures, LLC.

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Front of House Uniforms Back of House Kitchen Safety 453

Culinary Cues

JUNE 3, 2024

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.

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Uniforms Point of Sale Coaching Small Business 365

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Maybe, just maybe, that name on their uniform is the same as signing their work – something that the individual wants to respect with a “best foot forward”. Why not highlight them on your social media pages or in your restaurant blog. Why not list your employees on the menu or on your website and their role in the organization.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Harvest America Ventures, LLC. CAFÉ Talks Podcast. I cook, therefore I am”.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

At some point their work stations will be better organized, their uniforms will look a bit more pristine, their knives will be sharper, their attitude toward others will be brighter, and their acceptance of mistakes or slips towards mediocrity (from themselves or others) will not be tolerated. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Uniforms Fine Dining Small Business Customer Service 450

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 15, 2022

Remember the feeling of belonging you experienced when you wore a clean, pressed, white uniform and apron? You were part of a team and an extension of a long history of tradition and accomplishment – that uniform meant something – it meant someone recognized your potential. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Pride in the restaurant, pride in the uniform that cooks wear, pride in a clean kitchen, pride in the quality of food produced, pride in the level of service offered, and pride in the financial success of the business will go a long way toward building that culture of retention. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. BUILD PRIDE.

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Loyalty Program Communication Training Coaching 582

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. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Front of House Back of House Uniforms Hiring 450

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 15, 2020

Take pride in the chef’s uniform. The uniform represents a proud history of exceptionally committed professionals who made it possible for the restaurant industry to be such an important part of people’s lives. When you wear that uniform you are paying respect to them. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Be a proud cook.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

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”? Not a clip-on name tag, a part of the uniform. Use this knowledge in all you do as a chef, manager, or owner.

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Uniforms Article Café Small Business 397

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER – BE RESPECTFUL 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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Training Customer Service Uniforms Leadership 383

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 29, 2024

We have labored over the effects of this change but have been very slow to reinvent the way that we do business – to once again, create an environment where individuals relish the opportunity to learn and grow as cooks, exhibit passion about the craft, wear their uniforms with pride, and feel great about saying: “I’m a cook!”

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Kitchen Safety Guest Recovery Uniforms Food Safety 412

Culinary Cues

MARCH 21, 2022

When a chef talks about those minute details of placement, process, timing, and uniformity – keep in mind what the intended result will be. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. It is majestic, inspiring, and almost effortless when organization is the rule that everyone follows. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. CAFÉ Talks Podcast.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 29, 2022

In the right kitchen, led by the right chef, every cook looks in a mirror before starting a shift, adjusts his or her uniform, makes sure that the name tag is positioned properly, maintains his or her knives with real pride, insists on working clean and organized, and approaches every task with enthusiasm. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 15, 2023

If you happen to pass a soldier in uniform – don’t simply smile and say “thanks for your service” – take a moment to ask where they are from, where stationed, and how much longer will they be serving. Wish them a safe and happy holiday and your hope that they will be home again soon.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 6, 2020

Your principles, and those of the cooks who proudly wear the uniform of the kitchen, are your stakes in the ground. When the cook looks sharp (clean, pressed uniform, neat grooming, clean shoes, etc.) www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. That sounds better – the Principles of Being a Professional Cook. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Kitchen Safety Uniforms Presentation Café 520

Culinary Cues

MARCH 29, 2021

It is the nature of the person who chooses to be both that tattooed crusty individual underneath with the finesse of the butterfly in crisp, clean white uniform that signs every plate leaving the kitchen. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Being a professional cook or chef is such a contradiction of the human condition.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Here are some indicators: YOU KNOW YOU HAVE MOVED BEYOND A PAYCHECK WHEN: You are proud of the uniform that you wear. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. So how do you know that you have moved past the paycheck and into the realm of a professional cook? This is when becoming a cook moves well beyond a job. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER – SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF 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 It’s not hard, but it is relentless.

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Uniforms Small Business Dine-in Training 393

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 16, 2019

START DEPENDABLE – STAY DEPENDABLE: Once you are employed make sure that you are at work, ready to go, full of energy, smile on your face, uniform in order, and 15 minutes early. First wash your hands, make sure your uniform is sharp, and say hello to everyone you work with – then put that edge on your knives.

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Uniforms Equipment Small Business Customer Experience 322

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Yet tomorrow morning you will wake well before sunrise, put on that starched, white uniform, walk through those kitchen doors and face the challenges of a chef once again. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. There will always be the missed family events, the 5 a.m. Oh, and by the way – it can be worth it! PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Seating Uniforms Take-out Communication 572

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Right down to their station set-up, organization of pans, cleanliness of cookware, uniforms, the way they cut vegetables and fillet a whole fish – excellence is a habit – make it so! [] SHOW NO TOLERANCE FOR MEDIOCRITY IN ANYTHING. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Harvest America Ventures, LLC.

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Customer Service Customer Experience Point of Sale Presentation 376

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 28, 2020

Is it ambience, music, plate presentations, great smells seeping out from the kitchen, the sound of frothing milk from the espresso machine, quality background music, fresh cut flowers, pots of herbs on the table, attractive logos and uniforms? www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. All of this still counts! Don’t let your edge slip away.

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Social Media Communication Loyalty Program Training 447

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

This is a good thing – roll up your sleeves, the chef won’t always have the cleanest uniform in the kitchen. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Prepare for the New Reality. Harvest America Ventures, LLC. CAFÉ Talks Podcast.

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Food Supply Employee Relations Kitchen Safety Social Media 445

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Look like a professional, wear the uniform with pride, groom like a professional, talk like a professional, learn to write properly like a professional, approach others in a professional manner and build your brand. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. This is an essential ingredient of any cuisine. Be professional – ALWAYS!

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Workshop Article Take-out Uniforms 393

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Do I wear the uniform with pride and am I committed to learning and growing as I master the craft?” Look in a mirror and ask the question: “Am I representing all that a professional cook can and should? Do I not only realize but also act out the importance of the position and the impact what I do has on the profession? Be that force!

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Consumer Goods Uniforms Café Blog 442

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 4, 2022

www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. I continue to see good restaurants lose a step with their food preparation, flavors, and plate presentations and shrinking menus that no longer inspire. It is all very troubling even though these restaurants may be busy at the moment. Now is the time to renounce apathy and commit to excellence.

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Front of House Back of House Coaching Customer Service 358

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 24, 2023

You were taught how to fold your socks, the right way to make a bed, how to polish your boots so they shine like a mirror, the proper way to wear your uniform, the exactness of a salute, marching in step, breaking down your weapon, cleaning it, and reassembling in the right order – everything has a place, and everything is in its place.

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Back of House Front of House Food Order Definition 417

Culinary Cues

MARCH 26, 2022

How everyone cares for their grooming, their uniform, their attitude, their hospitality persona; the way they treat each other and the respect they show for the ingredients they use; how honest they are and how they care for the space and equipment they use is all part of that professionalism package. [] NOT KNOWING LABOR LAW.

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Cash Management Social Media Restaurant Law Communication 398

Culinary Cues

JULY 14, 2023

Make sure the tables are level, windows in that station clean, tablecloths even, silverware and glassware spotless, menus clean and pristine, back-up supplies in perfect order, your uniform impeccable, and know the menu and features inside and out including correct pronunciations and beverages that pair perfectly with food.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 12, 2021

Professionalism was expected from the starched chef uniforms that were maintained by the on-site laundry, the cleaning regiment that everyone participated in, the adherence to classical techniques, and the respect that was shown everyone who became part of the team. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Rest in Peace Chef!

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 14, 2024

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.

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Uniforms Book Article Café 331

Culinary Cues

APRIL 30, 2023

PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER 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 70 interviews with the most influential people in food

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Employee Relations Sports Pricing Hiring 433

Culinary Cues

JUNE 26, 2021

We know that a slow cook oven will reduce cook shrink on roasts by 15-20% and produce a much more uniform product. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Yet, operators seem content to use their erasers on kitchen design and disregard what we know and simply move to save some money up front. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Restaurant Consulting.

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Design Fine Dining Uniforms Waste 400

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 3, 2020

Usually, a recent graduate or a current school intern with starched white uniforms, polished shoes, and perfectly sharpened knives. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Ironically, they are usually there when they need to be, prepped and ready, and consistent in their work – so, we gladly hire them (whomever they might really be).

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Uniforms Presentation Hiring Book 411

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

From the parking lot to the restrooms, carpet, walls, tabletop, and uniforms, stay on it! [] MATCH THE AMBIENCE TO THE CONCEPT. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Clean, pay attention to details, polish and stay focused on this most important attribute of a great restaurant. The ambience should support the product. Do it right!

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Fine Dining Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 421