Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Restaurants survive and thrive on the “early and late majority” that represents over 60 percent of the dining population. I can vividly remember a chef position at a fine dining operation that I walked into and faced planning my first signature menu. So, how does a chef approach the dilemma of creativity vs. business sense?

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Fine Dining Café Customer Experience Menu 439

EATER

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Diners wait weeks to score a reservation, landing Dept of Culture a leading role among the small but growing class of fine dining West African restaurants across the country. To him, it’s a tribute to the art form of food presentation, as well as the pride with which he has long viewed the possibilities of his home food.

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Fine Dining Fast Casual Dine-in Presentation 134

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

This is a topic I have presented numerous times and it seems as though whenever I travel it rises to the top of my thinking. Unfortunately, dining out and finding the right place to work is oftentimes a wishful roll of the dice. Excellence is not reserved for fine dining. [] KNOW HOW TO RUN A BUSINESS.

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Fine Dining Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 405

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The aroma of a simmering veal stock, pans of bacon being pulled from the oven, fresh coffee brewing and pastries hot from the bake shop meld together like a cacophony of sound produced by a finely tuned orchestra. Cooks are busy at work with their own preparations as breakfast orders from the dining room arrive at a harrowing pace.

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Kitchen Safety Front of House Fine Dining Back of House 436

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

I know how heartbreaking it is when the dining room is nearly empty, and how invigorating it is when it is full. I will really miss this restaurant. [] THE 21 CLUB: A speakeasy in 1922 during Prohibition – Jack Kriendler and Charlie Burns made this a place that was synonymous with the New York dining scene.

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Fine Dining Employee Relations Front of House Small Business 440

Culinary Cues

MARCH 9, 2021

This is where cold appetizers, salads, terrines, pates, cheese plates, and likely desserts are presented with a high level of artistic expression and where, in many cases, the profit in restaurants reside. The garde manger must be conservative with portion sizes while affording the greatest impact on the dining experience.

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Presentation Fine Dining Seasonal Menu Design 399

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Chef Marc Meneau was such a chef – a powerful personality who elevated the dining experience – a chef who lived excellence every day in his restaurant L’Esperance in Vezelay, France. The dining room was perfectly appointed with fresh flowers, the finest tabletop details, and magnificent views of the L’Esperance gardens.

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Fine Dining Back of House Dine-in Presentation 363

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 27, 2020

It makes no difference if it is a 4-diamond restaurant offering fine dining, a quality pizza shop, a bakery, or a hospital foodservice – discipline, pride, and results are closely aligned. This is what discipline and organization bring to a work environment.

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Uniforms Airlines Food Order Fine Dining 468

Culinary Cues

APRIL 25, 2021

At the other extreme – an extraordinarily prepared, multi-course meal, touched by accomplished cooks, presented on a plate of fine china, in a pristine environment, with attentive service and complemented by exceptional wines will reveal all that food might attempt to be.

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Food Fine Dining Café Customer Experience 428

Culinary Cues

JULY 15, 2024

It is evident in the way customers are approached, employees interact, how staff members dress, the lack of attention paid to customer needs, the poor execution of cooking methods, the lack of attention to flavor and a haphazard approach to presentation of products, and the overwhelming disconnect between server and guest, cook and chef.

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Leadership Food Truck Employee Relations Training 390

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

When you start building that “bucket list” of restaurants around the world where you must dine before you die. When pride is directly connected to clean plates returning from the dining room. When you feel that every plate presented in the pass carries your signature.

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Fine Dining Food Order Back of House Uniforms 403

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The way your menu is presented should also reflect your concept. A fine-dining restaurant with an emphasis on ingredients may present the menu simply, with descriptions of where the ingredients are from. Cheap digital menu marketing that captures a share of online dining demand. Menu design. Example: Shake Shack.

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Fast Casual Food Truck Casual Customer Service 370

Culinary Cues

MAY 20, 2024

How is your kitchen organized, how much time are you willing to invest in training, how do you (the chef and owner) present yourself as a leader and mentor, how serious are you about the right way to cook, how open are you to sharing, and how effective are you at building a team of professionals who look and act the part?

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Hotels Front of House Fine Dining Back of House 282

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

The good news is that restaurants are beginning to see an increase in sales as more and more customers return to in person dining in addition to their new habit of ordering for home delivery. Cook and chefs will need to deal with it and learn how to keep their work exciting.

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Compost Fine Dining Waste Café 448

7 Shifts

JANUARY 23, 2020

Live-work-dine neighborhoods do not generate enough outside traffic to sustain a business if it is not designed correctly” — Daniel Reed Hospitality 2. Keep in mind what everyone else is doing, walk the fine line between ground breaking and comfortability. Fine dining, fast casual, etc.) Choose your location wisely.

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2020 Hiring Cash Management Education 335

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Everything else will come to you as you fine tune those skills and the knowledge to be exceptional at what you do. [] BE YOUR OWN WORST CRITIC: Don’t wait for someone else to critique your work – assess your performance and compare it to those benchmarks. Immerse in experiences whenever they are available.

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Leadership Fine Dining Workshop Training 395

Culinary Cues

MARCH 22, 2023

Taste is coaxed out of ingredients through dedication to process, aromas are built with an understanding of how they marry together, and plate presentations represent an appreciation for the visual arts; the beauty of fresh, natural ingredients; and the symmetry of food on a well-designed canvas – the plate.

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Coaching Fine Dining Café Training 381

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

How powerful is a complete dining experience and what exactly is it? An owner for whom I worked years ago referred to it as the Total Dining Experience and I have held on to this concept ever since. Is your ventilation system designed to push positive kitchen odors to the dining room or outside the entrance?

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Fine Dining Dine-in Front of House Design 328

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It was a good night with two full turns of the dining room. Similar activity is taking place in the dining room as tablecloths are replaced and touched up, place settings aligned, glasses checked for water spots, chairs polished and carpets touched up, napkins are folded, and plants are misted.

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Fine Dining Uniforms Dine-in Food Order 395

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Whether a fine-dining experience or your local taqueria – the cooks that stand out, the ones that are the reason why customers line up to buy their food, are the ones with well developed senses of taste, smell, touch, sight, and sound as they relate to what takes place in the kitchen. It’s an amazing process.

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Customer Experience Fine Dining Take-out Presentation 395

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Indoor Dining Blueprint Governor Cuomo recently announced their new blueprint for indoor dining , which somewhat opens up indoor-only restaurants to the public. And restaurants also pose possible risks, concentrations of people inside [for] indoor dining. What support is available for New York restaurants 1.

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2020 Restaurant Law Fine Dining Outdoor 285

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Chefs and cooks may avoid walking through those swinging doors into the dining room because they fear that vulnerability. If they respond: “I’m fine” when you know they are not, this is a call to action. The food was exceptional looking and there were loads of compliments from the dining room.

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Employee Relations Training Fine Dining Take-out 396

Culinary Cues

APRIL 26, 2020

Having your chef walk through the dining room and connect with guests is a way to make customers feel special and provides an opportunity for them to ask serious questions about the menu. Will it be participative dining, self-serve, cash and carry, fun dining, fine dining, educational dining, etc.?

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Guest Recovery Kitchen Safety Customer Service Food Safety 319

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The premiumization of tea is a natural extension to what has been taking place in fine wine, specialty coffee, craft spirits and beer over the past several decades. Really, wherever food and beverage has an intentional focus on quality and customer experience, fine tea has a rightful place – just like wine and craft beverages.

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Fine Dining Hotels Consumer Goods Beverage 230

Culinary Cues

JULY 27, 2022

Like a fine wine we are a blend of different flavors that through experience reflect a perfect mix – each flavor has a role to play and is introduced in the right proportion to create that signature. Bounce ideas off them, seek their advice, learn from their experiences, and open yourself up to the challenges they present.

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Influencer Fine Dining Travel Book 359

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2024

This presents a golden opportunity to upsell specialty drinks before checkout on your restaurant app. The RMS survey sheds light on the significant and often overlooked opportunity that specialty beverages present. During a time of increased price sensitivity, beverages create an opportunity to increase the total check.

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Beverage Fast Casual Seasonal Menu Fine Dining 197

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2023

We also prepared a formal Schematic Design presentation for approval. This presentation included final floor plans, 3D-sketched renderings, furniture selections and finishes found in the space. Lastly, between the kitchen and the wine rooms sits a luxe private dining room that can sit a party of 12.

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Design Fine Dining Front of House Seasonal Menu 167

7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2021

Personalization is a significant trend that has been present for several years. For example, is your restaurant primarily focused on vegan goods, or do you desire to promote fine dining? Email marketing allows restaurants to notify their consumers about current promotions and serves as a branding strategy.

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Marketing Email Marketing Loyalty Program Social Media 397

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

As the world is largely re-opened post-COVID, people are eagerly out and about dining in restaurants and bars to reinvigorate their social routines. According to Morning Consult , 77 percent of all polled adults are comfortable dining out at restaurants or cafes as of June 2022.

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Fine Dining Events Customer Experience Seasonal Menu 189

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2024

Businesses and restaurants can adopt this pricing model through a point-of-sale (POS) system, presenting both cash and card price. This same solution can be used in restaurants whether its fast food, dine-in or fine dining. While this may seem fictitious, it’s legal in all 50 states.

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Pricing Cash Management Fine Dining Point of Sale 170

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 26, 2022

"The Menu" hits the screens next month and chefs are already dishing about the black comedy focused on fine-dining. Personally, the end goal for me is to spend more time having “fine dining” experiences and visiting Michelin star restaurants. .” Here are what some shared with us.

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Fine Dining Social Media Dine-in 2000 177

7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2020

Make all touchpoints of your restaurant feel like the cool, casual, fusion, or fine dining establishment it is. Instagram influences menus, food presentation, and interior design, and it should be equally influential in your overall marketing strategy. Your mission statement is the ‘why’ of your restaurant.

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Marketing 2020 SEO Loyalty Program 418

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2024

In pursuit of these objectives, restaurants must reimagine dining experiences through enhanced restaurant technology, deepen their commitment to sustainability, and fine-tune their core offerings. Finding the balance between innovation and tradition is the secret recipe for enduring success in the evolving dining industry.

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2024 Customer Experience Compost Loyalty Program 189

EATER

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In both fine dining establishments and cafes, filtered, sparkling water is increasingly part of the included hospitality experience, not an upsell. In an already pricey dining setting, the chef didn’t want to create an atmosphere of exclusion. And that’s how it should be.

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Fine Dining Customer Experience Compost Recycling 132

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Outdoor dining is still top of mind as owners want to keep employees and customers safe and have questions about maintaining outdoor spaces in inclement weather. That's fine for sidewalks but not very conducive to outdoor dining, including keeping tables leveled. Thankfully, outdoor dining is less expensive to build out.

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Outdoor Fine Dining Dine-in FOH 203

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Safety is the new “trend” that every dining establishment must offer, and it goes far beyond offering paperless QSR code menus and bottles of hand sanitizer at the host stand. Doing everything to ensure your customers feel safe dining with you will remain priority #1. Think Beyond Your Four Walls.

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2021 Marketing Food Safety Back of House 225

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Running a successful, finely-tuned takeout operation is a complex and challenging endeavor no longer relegated to businesses basing their models primarily on delivery sales.

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Delivery Front of House Back of House Fine Dining 196