Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2020

This menu is developed using analytical data that is drawn from surveys and historical reference to other restaurants within a community or region. Consider this – the menu is the most important component of a successful restaurant and once designed it can, and should, impact every other aspect of the business.

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Menu Seasonal Menu Front of House Café 420

7 Shifts

MAY 1, 2023

As part of our Serving What's Next webinar series, four restaurant managers shared their approach to hiring, training, and retaining. A team member gets an incentive if the person they referred gets hired. Ideally, the same manager would do the interview, onboarding, orientation, and first day of training with that team member.

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Hiring Training Management Management 195

7 Shifts

AUGUST 16, 2021

But it's the good shifts, when the front of house and back of house are flowing like a symphony, when customers are delighted, and the restaurant atmosphere feels effortless—that's the best part about restaurants. A bad shift can lead to unhappy customers and disgruntled staff. The pre-shift meeting ensures that doesn't happen.

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Front of House Back of House Customer Service Coaching 397

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 22, 2020

Over the last decade, demand for gluten-free foods has grown by an eye-popping 200 percent with two out of 10 Americans seeking gluten-free options when dining out. While many restaurants once viewed gluten-free dining as a passing fad, there is growing awareness that demand for gluten-free options is more than a trend.

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Serving Food Truck Front of House Loyalty Program 427

Goliath Consulting

JULY 28, 2020

Conflict Resolution” refers to the way one resolves an issue or problem between two or more people (4). This is why we recommend role playing as part of the staff training—so that managers can first become comfortable with conflicts and practice resolving them in a controlled space. Conflict Resolution (Guest Relations).

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Leadership Employee Relations Front of House Communication 348

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

You won't be able to refer to your previous restaurant opening playbook and follow it to the letter. The benefits of this decision include relying on a proven business model, which will ease the opening and operating process, as you'll be able to refer to what worked (and what is working) at your original location. Table of Contents.

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Management Management Document Hiring 370

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Some talented people are not the best cooks and chefs and quite often the most intelligent (using commonly referred to scales of measurement) are lacking in common sense. In the end, from my perspective, the ones who exceed their own and other’s expectations are the ones that find strength in the school of hard knocks.

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Front of House Uniforms Back of House Kitchen Safety 453

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

Now, by great I am not referring to the number of accolades, feature stories, or titles that appear after their name (although many have rightfully earned all of that) – I am referring to how they are perceived by others. I have always been blessed to count a significant number of true chefs as friends. TEACH SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY.

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Front of House Communication Back of House Reference 310

7 Shifts

APRIL 23, 2021

The traditional front of the house to the back of the house divide has closed. According to 7shifts' restaurant industry data , shifts scheduled are recovering at a slower rate than sales. The same New York Times story found that 80 to 85 percent of Crafted Hospitality group's kitchen employees have moved out of New York City.

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Hiring Front of House Back of House Food Safety 370

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 27, 2019

When you hire someone who doesn’t share your team’s values , no amount of training or tips will make them engaged in their work. Selection ($645.04): Restaurants invest resources into interviewing candidates, calling references, and conducting background checks. The average restaurant employee, however, change jobs every 56 days !

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Hiring Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 360

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

It usually involves an orientation, paperwork collection, and training. Day Two Training: Learning how to do your job with a training manual, in-person classes, online learning, and shadowing. Restaurant technology training, including how to request shifts and what to do during opening and closing shifts.

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FOH Food Safety BOH Customer Service 307

Goliath Consulting

JUNE 15, 2021

Since so many workers are being afflicted with COVID-19, we’ve seen the farming sector experience a widespread shortage of workers who have been trained to complete specific tasks. We saw customers stockpiling on groceries and supplies in homes instead of going out to eat, raising retail sales by 29 percent over the previous year (1).

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Supplies Food Supply Front of House Fast Casual 414

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It will take super-human effort, ample amounts of time, arduous training, and boat loads of cash. Even the Michelin Guide broke the ice of snobbery in recent years. How’s that for an introductory sentence? Is it worth it” (not necessarily price) seemed to rise as a real factor in determining the long-term success of a restaurant.

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Fine Dining Front of House Dine-in 2016 386

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 18, 2023

The important thing about those moments in time is their value as a reference. The rhythm between front and back of the house is seamless, tempers are in check, and the night ends with everyone sharing fist bumps and high fives. Sure, luck can be involved, but luck is rarely something to depend on or take credit for.

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Back of House Front of House Education Café 411

7 Shifts

MAY 31, 2021

The term ‘restaurant operations' refers to the process by which a restaurant is run. The term can refer to the logistics of any and all tasks in a restaurant, including its finances, its kitchen, its staff, and its service model. That's why restaurateurs rely on restaurant operations. Table of Contents. What does it mean?

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Operations Inventory Hiring Customer Service 363

Embrace the Suck

JANUARY 13, 2021

Yet, here you are still slugging it out every single day doing battle on the front line. In order to reach the next level of anything in life or business, it will require you to face a “new challenge” or as I like to refer to it as a “new devil” #WTSD - Every new level requires you face a new devil.

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Coaching Back of House Front of House Take-out 360

7 Shifts

MAY 27, 2021

A rotating shift refers to the change from one shift to another – for example, an employee might work the lunch shift on Mondays in one month, but rotate to the Monday dinner shift in another month. Restaurant schedules shuffle all the time. Table of Contents. What is a Rotating Schedule? What is a Rotating Shift? Fixed Versus Rotating.

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Front of House Employee Relations Back of House Take-out 370

Culinary Cues

APRIL 1, 2024

Outside people went about their day, never giving mind to the effort, dichotomy of characters, hustle, stress, and complexity of what takes place in the “back of the house” at a twelve hundred room hotel. Chefs are often nostalgic. So here is an example of a story build mostly on fact with I’m sure a touch of embellishment over the years.

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Back of House Kitchen Safety Hotels Front of House 346

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Instead, as these solutions advance, companies should refer to their technology as “Smart Carts,” or something in the same vein, to give a more accurate representation of what they provide and come off as warm and welcoming tools designed to elevate hospitality. For part one, click here.

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2023 Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Customer Experience 493

Culinary Cues

MAY 20, 2024

It’s been 89 years since Escoffier stood in front of a range for the last time, yet his presence is still felt by professional cooks and chefs. He has been one of my primary motivators and reference points throughout my career in food. He would ask: “What are you doing to excite and inspire the next generation of cooks?

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Hotels Front of House Fine Dining Back of House 297

ChowNow

JULY 17, 2024

Objectives Organizational structure Standard operating procedures (SOPs) Inventory management Staffing and Training Technology and Equipment Quality Control and Continuous Improvement Define Your Objectives Start by clearly defining the objectives of your restaurant operations plan. What do you aim to achieve?

Operations 195

Operations Kitchen Safety Front of House Food Safety 195

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Managers can refer back to these forms to see who has grown the most to make promotions accordingly, or to see whose progress has stagnated if they have to make the difficult decision to let team members go. Employees can refer to evaluation forms to track their progress and set professional development goals.

Point of Sale 370

Point of Sale Download Communication Reference 370

7 Shifts

MARCH 16, 2022

In the restaurant industry, it can be difficult to maintain front- and back-of-house staff, as many will eventually move on to pursue new ventures such as school, travel, or alternate employment. Worse yet, some may leave simply because they do not feel valued or that there is no meaning attached to the work they do. Be Flexible.

Front of House 370

Front of House Back of House Communication Customer Service 370

Culinary Cues

MAY 16, 2022

If you are a seasoned veteran of the kitchen, you have likely experienced this a few times and know exactly what I am referring to, but for others – here is an attempt to re-create the “feel” of being in the kitchen zone: Tom arrived a bit later than normal for his shift at Café Monique. Your dictionary.

Café 377

Café Front of House Point of Sale Back of House 377

7 Shifts

AUGUST 2, 2024

When hiring restaurant accountants, your primary consideration should be those who understand the complexity of the food and beverage industry—both front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house operations and management. It involves tracking massive amounts of real data and industry benchmarks. Sounds complicated?

Point of Sale 397

Point of Sale Inventory Seasonal Menu Cash Management 397

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

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. For the past six months I have been committed to an exercise regimen thanks to my Apple Watch. The commitment has become a habit that I don’t intend to break. How much time and effort are placed on this?

Fine Dining 347

Fine Dining Dine-in Front of House Design 347

SpotOn

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Joe Nicholson was a manager and tech consultant at one of the busiest restaurants in Sacramento, CA—Tower Cafe. Now, as a copywriter at SpotOn, he helps restaurant owners and managers learn how to run a more profitable operation. Restaurant P&L statements can be downright confusing. Prime costs. Contribution margins.

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Point of Sale License Insurance POS 90

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a webinar that looks into the future of restaurants, face pay, delivery robots, drone delivery and a new venture for MRM. The Main Course. "We always viewed a podcast as a natural extension of the MRM brand," said Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia. "When Restaurant of the Future Panel.

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Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Delivery Customer Service 515

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature Ono Food Co, DoorDash, Parts Town and Heritage Foodservice, Rouxbe, Presto, Burger King and Uber Eats, Pared, Tork, Restaurant Technologies, Willie Degel, Bolay, Ritual, Preoday and TISSL, AdTheorent and Voodoo Doughnut. World’s First Mobile Restaurant Powered by Advanced Robotics. Ono Food Co.

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Food Truck Customer Service Customer Experience Front of House 317

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

However, those with experience on the front-of-house (FOH) side of restaurants know there's more to server duties than meets the eye. People who don't work in the restaurant industry think that all there is to being a server is taking orders, bringing out food, and sorting out the bill.

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FOH Management Management Cash Management 195

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

Aramark examined front and back of house processes to establish tailored playbooks for all of its businesses and market segments, leveraging innovative solutions, new service methods, and rigorous safety protocols. .” Takeout For Good. Aramark Creates Safety Plans. Frequent hand washing following CDC guidance and food code.

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Food Safety Kitchen Safety Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 441

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It is the season of butternut, acorn, delicata, and spaghetti squash roasting with plenty of butter and brown sugar, of roasted walnuts, pecans, and marcona almonds added to your salads, and in-house pickling finding its way onto your appetizer boards. Are you up to it? Winter is, by far my favorite season to plan menus.

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Seasonal Menu Front of House Presentation Menu 329

EATER

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

She grew up in a manor house with servants, and that imperious spirit remained in her writing. The beef was overcooked, the vegetables were overboiled, the custards were watery, and this once-proud country was the laughingstock of the culinary world, especially its neighbor France. But the English did not care.

Food 315

Food Book Front of House Food Order 315

Goliath Consulting

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Factoring in the new technology, menu development, staff training and additional costs that goes into the whole ordeal, it may be a good idea to first consider these four important aspects of food delivery first: Menu. That said, incorporating delivery to an existing restaurant isn’t something that happens overnight. Technology.

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Front of House Online Ordering Delivery POS 186

The Eat Restaurant

OCTOBER 31, 2019

So, you’ve finally managed to expand your kitchen and front of house teams – the next step is to get new servers up to speed on their roles. An effective way to do this is to use a restaurant training manual.

Training 78

Training Front of House Reference Hiring 78

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Back-of-House and Front-of-House. Back-of-House and Front-of-House are an even split. 7shifts data shows no large discrepancy between turnover rates in the front- and back-of-house. Back-of-House and Front-of-House are an even split. Table of Contents. What about managers?

Front of House 195

Front of House Back of House Cash Management Customer Experience 195

7 Shifts

AUGUST 15, 2022

Are you a restaurant owner looking for question to ask potential candidates? Check out this blog and video on the top 9 interview questions to ask as an owner. There are a lot of jobs available in the restaurant industry. But there's one thing between you and the role you want: the interview. Plus what kind of questions to ask the interviewer.

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Customer Experience Website Management Hiring Back of House 397