Culinary Cues

MAY 18, 2020

Make sure that you seek out opportunities that involve food. But you can learn a very important lesson in these operations: It’s all about flavor and flavor takes time and discipline. This is where you can find definitive evidence of the importance of well-prepared food. This will likely be the case for some time.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In this article, we’ll take a look at how Tayler Book, co-founder of Beechwood Doughnuts, evolved her restaurant digitally and physically to get where they are today—making thousands of doughnuts a week for the Niagara region. I was fresh out of university. We opened the store when I was 22 years old. My partner was really into baking.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

It could be that transition from the lack of any taste 6 x 6 box of tomatoes that are out of season, to your first heirloom tomato, and then eventually picking a tomato off the vine that was sun sweetened in the month of July – taking a bite and realizing what a gift a tomato can be – but, again, there is a moment.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Moving forward in search of doing something meaningful and growing your position into a career may require some adjustments and a definite plan. We can always find things to disagree with and people who frustrate us, but very little good ever comes out of this approach. Just when you think you are there – push it out a little further.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 23, 2020

Let there be no question that strength that also demeans, discounts, segregates, disrespects, and undermines others is actually the definition of underlying weakness. Chefs, by the definition of the role, are leaders of a team, the face of a kitchens integrity, and the role model for others to follow. Grace in Business.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Not surprising, as it has been reported on consistently, recruiting employees is the top concern for restaurants in fall of 2021, after Coronavirus shook up our economies and our definitions of success. Much like it would be if you only listed your restaurant on Yelp or Google Maps and relied on your customers to find out about you.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

At least the real bad news is out of the way. Now, let’s think about the purpose of restaurants so that current and potential restaurateurs and chefs can choose the direction they want to take. Once we have a target we might at least be able to plan effectively to either re-invent or throw in the towel.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In other words – patience and persistence – it takes time to build the skills and knowledge necessary to get to your destination. In all cases I would encourage you to take a step back, breathe deep, put down your knife, and check your enthusiasm for right now. This is where real cooking CAN take place.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 3, 2020

That is what we are going to answer in this blog—providing you with steps you can take right now to reduce your costs and boost your revenue to keep your restaurant profitable during COVID-19. Sides are cheaper than entrees, so the more sides you can peddle through your delivery channels, the more profit you’ll get out of your delivery.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

We wanted to take a look back and highlight some of our favorite moments during our first season. Shawn is the host of not one but two podcasts— Digital Hospitality and Restaurant Influencers —and he stopped by ours to talk about creating a media brand out of your restaurant. It's, it's definitely more true now than it ever has been.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

There’s a wide range of options available that take the entire process online. It does take time, and unless you’re a larger restaurant group, it may be unrealistic to have full-time team members oversee your social platforms. If your lowboy refrigerator goes out while you’re out, you can know about it.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 13, 2021

Canyons Fresh Grill is the definition of a neighborhood spot—nestled just off of Main Street in the town of Woodstock, Georgia, the restaurant has been a mainstay since 2008. Managers may let others know if an item is out or if someone needs to make a run to the store. The team made more than 3,000 logbook entries in 2020 alone.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Soul is the definition of you and the pursuit of this will always be our most important goal in life. Does that story take people back in time and allow them to think about the impact the place, building, people, and food had on who they are today? If you answer yes, then you have been touched by the restaurant’s soul.

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Embrace the Suck

JUNE 18, 2021

Working on the right things, in the right order, what to focus on now, and what to hold off until later, can mean the difference between success and burn out. 60% of restaurants don’t make it past their first year and 80% go out of business within five years. They are definitely thriving as opposed to just surviving.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Explain why your restaurant uses employee evaluation forms Don’t forget to tell staff why you use employee evaluation forms: to track their performance, point out areas for improvement, and make decisions about promotions and pay raises. Ask them to fill out these sections, and then give you, their manager, the form.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

If you weren’t thinking that much about online ordering before, you definitely are now. The easiest way to get your food out there is by partnering with a third-party delivery app. Native or first-party delivery doesn't rely on a separate service to take and send out orders. So—you’re ready to take orders.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 17, 2023

We have become somewhat immune to what greatness is and what it takes to reach it. How do you jump out of bed in the morning and push yourself to be extraordinary, when extraordinary is pretty ordinary? Expectations and definitions are important – so are rewards given and accolades pronounced publicly. We need to up the ante.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

And take time clocking data from your POS and send it right to your payroll provider for easier processing. There's a wide range of options available that take the entire process online. It does take time, and unless you're a larger restaurant group, it may be unrealistic to have full-time team members oversee your social platforms.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 11, 2020

Read on to discover common restaurant opening expenses you will definitely encounter, and unexpected restaurant opening costs that you may encounter on your journey to restaurateurship. Check out these U.S. Don’t skimp out on professional services. month ) and a reservation management tool ($200+/month).

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 5, 2019

What was takes center stage and. Every now and then it is healthy, and yet humbling, to take inventory of what we have done, and where we have been – to dissect those dreams and actions that brought us to where we are, and to relish the opportunities and the challenges that came along the way. Vision is energy for an active mind while.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 28, 2024

Solution As a company, Pizza Ranch takes great pride in their partnership with their franchisees. Today, more than 150 Pizza Ranch locations take advantage of 7shifts for their operations. And it's also making scheduling easier, so it's getting scheduling out sooner on average," says Groeneweg. It's known as the sundown rule ).

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7 Shifts

JUNE 8, 2020

Lindsay: “ Definitely making people’s day. Why did you transition out of the industry? Rachel: “I will never take my experience managing restaurants for granted. Restaurant Management is a tough gig, its a lot of long hours and it was starting to take a toll on my personal life. Everyone was always in a great mood.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In addition to figuring out how to make your Thanksgiving food fit into a suitcase and keep it at food-safe temperatures in transit, plenty of folks across the country are also trying to figure out which foods they can — and can’t — bring on an airplane. You definitely want to make sure you have a nice, solid, non-melted ice pack.”

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

As their children went off to the same preschool, Speaks and Aubrey looked for a place that they felt comfortable hanging out, watching the game, and having meetings for work—but there was nowhere in Silver Lake, Los Angeles that fit the bill. One of my friends was like, 'You have to stick it out for at least six months.'

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

7shifts] definitely makes what we do more efficient. The fact that our managers are able to schedule based on the availability of the employees, and it's all simple and laid out—it allows us to have our best workers, at the best time, at the most needed time.” High schoolers do not always have the best grasp of their own schedules.

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Embrace the Suck

APRIL 16, 2021

They just think that’s the way “things are” Which honestly is the biggest bunch of b t out there. Connery character takes Costner’s character (Elliot Ness) across the street from the police station to do a liquor raid on one of Al Capone's bootleg warehouses. You can take that advice to the bank.

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7 Shifts

JULY 8, 2023

Take Johnny Zela, who tended the bar with Joe at the very beginning of Condado. Artinian: "Not to be overly cliche, but I think aligned values has always been sort of a standard definition of culture. And you could take a person like myself at $4.13 I mean, huge, huge lines out the door. Just phenomenal.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 6, 2020

Definitely not.) Now more than ever, restaurant employees are taking their jobs seriously—and restaurants who don't offer employees the benefits of full-time corporate jobs are already seeing higher turnover. In-N-Out Burger extends benefits to its part-time employees. Will we see the return of the Windows 7 Whopper ?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Following are some of the major restaurant trends to watch out for in 2022. Restaurant staples such as plastic straws, plastic cups, lids, or take-home bags have people asking why those things are necessary. A ghost kitchen is a restaurant that only operates out of a kitchen with no dining space. Simplified Menus.

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 8, 2022

A place to celebrate or commiserate; a place where friends, neighbors, family, or even adversaries can take a break, raise a glass, and break bread. My grandfather’s work led to a series of restaurants that found a home in 1933 when prohibition was repealed and later as America clawed its way out of economic Armageddon.

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Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 8, 2022

If so, by conflating the terms, are we taking away value from each respective role? . To find out, I spoke with Alejandro Cadena of Caravela Coffee , Kenean Dukamo from Daye Bensa Coffee , and Ernest Igual from Saint Dreux Coffee Roasters.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Organizations supporting & advocating for restaurants Thankfully, many organizations have come out in full force to support the struggling restaurant industry. If this doesn’t get extended, I think a lot of people will be more willing to close. to comply with new and changing regulations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2021

Given that many are not yet comfortable dining out, restaurant businesses are struggling to make ends meet. COVID-19, in that regard, has definitely changed the future of restaurants. Many restaurants have lists of their existing customers who filled out feedback forms or who signed up for a loyalty program. Delivery and DIY.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Tip laws differ from national standards in some areas, and staying on top of potential changes as bills make their way through the legislative process takes time and energy. This definition lines up with The U.S. Colorado isn’t making life easy on restaurateurs. Who is considered a tipped worker? per hour in tips in a given workweek.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 4, 2022

This has been invaluable, but any ‘card not present’ (CNP) transaction, in which there isn’t a member of staff taking a payment directly from a customer, opens up restaurants to fraud. Because ‘ransomware as a service’ is taking off so rapidly the barrier for entry for these type of attacks is much lower.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Texas tip laws are less complex than most other large states, but no less important to get right: Just ask one Texas barbecue restaurant, which the Department of Labor fined $867,000 , after they improperly withheld tips from employees and paid them out to managers instead. This means employers can take a tip credit of up to $5.12

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 22, 2021

First of all, with so many people still working from home and taking regular video calls instead of meetings, breakfast and lunch demand has significantly dropped. Diners finally realized how much they can actually save by not eating out. Make the Most Out of Data. Basically, both sides benefit from new technology.

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