Culinary Cues

JANUARY 8, 2021

The labor-intensive environments that have been typical in kitchens are nearly impossible to maintain. Chef’s who are able to progressively teach cooks and even service staff about the ingredient, preparations, flavor profiles, pairings, and presentations of the food that is designed and produced in the kitchen will be in high demand.

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2021 Social Media Kitchen Safety Restaurant Law 467

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

A recent picture posted of line cooks sitting on the floor of a beautiful kitchen catching a five-minute meal before the POS starts spitting out orders is symptomatic of the big picture. Those who you respect and don’t return that to those who work in your operation will need to move on. [] TEACH AND TRAIN. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Kitchen Safety Training Take-out Mobile Ordering 83

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2023

When staff are unable to answer basic questions about your gluten-free menu, or ask inappropriate questions of guests who inquire about gluten-free options, consumers may have doubts about your ability to ensure their safety or prepare a dish that meets their dietary needs. The first step is to clearly identify any gluten-free dishes.

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Training Front of House Kitchen Safety Allergens 179

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 28, 2021

It was that first time in the lead position – the commander of the kitchen brigade. You walked through the kitchen greeting each person at his or her station finally coming to rest at a stainless table that will be your workspace. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Harvest America Ventures, LLC. CAFE Talks Podcast.

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Kitchen Safety Front of House Fine Dining Back of House 436

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 29, 2024

If you’re a chef from my generation then you likely have concerns over the changing landscape in the kitchen. There were (hopefully not as many anymore) too many young chefs who perpetuated the way of the kitchen, the way that they were taught under the iron fist of the chef who was always right. Okay, there is a problem. “My

Kitchen Safety 395

Kitchen Safety Guest Recovery Uniforms Food Safety 395

7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

It's up to the restaurant manager to maintain a warm, welcoming atmosphere and train staff to do the same. Inventory management Managers need to ensure the kitchen is stocked with the right amount of food so that nothing is wasted and as few items need to be 86'ed as possible. This part of the job is arguably the most multi-faceted.

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Management Management Kitchen Safety Front of House 397

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It shows you how the kitchen works and helps to qualify who the players are and what their roles might be. It is one of the most essential positions in the kitchen, operated by a person who is responsible for the single most expensive piece of equipment and one of the costliest inventories (China, flatware, glassware). Wax on, wax off.

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Kitchen Safety Food Safety Back of House Front of House 380

7 Shifts

JULY 29, 2020

It’s important for restaurant hiring and training processes to reflect new COVID-19 safety measures. Will any of the hiring or training be conducted remotely? If job candidates think your safety measures are too strict, their values don’t match yours and they won’t be good long term fits for the team anyway.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 5, 2020

but it will be your commitment to the safety of all involved that is the key to rebuilding a level of trust that will carry your operation through this tenuous time and on to an eventual renewal of prosperity. When your guest walk-through that front door – how will they know and trust that you have their safety in mind – first and foremost?

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Kitchen Safety Food Safety Food Truck Communication 291

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 26, 2020

It is difficult to argue with safety precautions designed to keep people well and thwart the spread of the virus. _John Lanchester. [] THE MAGIC OF WORKING IN A PROFESSIONAL KITCHEN HAS LOST ITS SHINE. Life in the kitchen will change, but there is little doubt that the role of restaurants in the human experience will rise up again.

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Fine Dining 2008 Kitchen Safety Customer Experience 482

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Health, Allergen, and Food Safety Training and Certifications. Commercial kitchen equipment safety. Examples include a TIPS certification , ServSafe Allergen , or a local accredited restaurant safety course. Food Service, Kitchen, & Hospitality Tech. Cross-contamination. Undercooking. Food allergies.

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Front of House Back of House Kitchen Safety Food Safety 370

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

So, take a deep breath, kick a few empty five-gallon buckets around the kitchen (make sure they are empty), release a string of expletives if it makes you feel better, and take a few ibuprofens to address that constant headache. This is a good thing – roll up your sleeves, the chef won’t always have the cleanest uniform in the kitchen.

Food Supply 429

Food Supply Employee Relations Kitchen Safety Social Media 429

7 Shifts

AUGUST 7, 2020

Restaurateurs now also need to know how well new hires will uphold COVID-19 safety measures. If staff jeopardize the health and safety of guests or fellow team members, they can sink the business. Ask these questions in your interviews to find staff who will uphold COVID-19 safety measures and whose values match yours.

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2020 Kitchen Safety FOH BOH 312

Culinary Cues

MAY 18, 2020

As we continue to fight this pandemic that we still know so little about, and try to gradually open up the economy with a keen eye on public safety – it will be restaurants and other hospitality businesses that suffer the longest. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. There are no shortcuts to building flavor that is universally enjoyed.

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White Paper Certification Food Safety Food Supply 520

7 Shifts

APRIL 23, 2021

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. Many workers are not returning due to personal safety concerns, and many have left the industry altogether. Safety and sanitation efforts also deserve a callout right now.

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Hiring Front of House Back of House Food Safety 370

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Anyone who’s worked (or even stepped foot) in a restaurant knows how important effective kitchen management is. Simply put, if things aren’t running well in the kitchen, restaurant staff and diners alike often suffer. this atmosphere has long been considered a given, and even a rite of passage, for any kitchen job.

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Back of House Management Management BOH 276

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 19, 2024

Keeping Your Restaurant Safe From training your staff, to maintaining the establishment, many safety measures exist to prevent a fire from happening at your restaurant. Install automatic fire-suppression systems in the kitchen and have it inspected bi-annually. Clean all surfaces of the kitchen to remove grease.

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Kitchen Safety Food Safety Training Equipment 189

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Kitchens are great equalizers – it is the place where individual talent and exceptional intellect can be less important that dependability, organization, focus, and teamwork. Respect for fellow workers, for the safety of the guest, for the image of the operation, for pride in work, and for the traditions of the profession begin with cleaning.

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Front of House Uniforms Back of House Kitchen Safety 435

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

So choose where you want to sit and lets jump on the speculation train. [] NOURISH AND PROVIDE SUSTENANCE: Without a doubt – one of the primary purposes of a restaurant and one that supports the defined needs of a guest is to fill their stomachs. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. There may be more reasons, but these are the most common.

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2022 Food Truck Point of Sale Front of House 386

7 Shifts

MAY 25, 2020

There’s nothing better than a tidy workstation and clean range hood before service hour; and the post-shift scrub down of the kitchen can be a form of meditation for stressed out chefs. Have your guests contribute to keeping your restaurant clean and safe by following a few safety procedures! Choose the right cleaning products ??

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FOH BOH Kitchen Safety Cash Management 338

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

You can go onto your camera app and press record, and record something that's less than 60 seconds of who you are, what you do, what you're doing for COVID-19 safety, why you're reopening, why you care about the community, why it's important that somebody comes and buys gift cards, whatever you're doing. But what can you do? Why texting?

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Social Media Hiring Website Management Hospitality 448

Culinary Cues

APRIL 3, 2020

[] CUSTOMERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE FOOD THEY ORDER. Make sure that every employee is properly trained and on-board with the importance of this process. Let your customers know that safety and sanitation is your most important job. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Guest Recovery Social Media Kitchen Safety Food Safety 323

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 7, 2024

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization designated “Food Safety: Prepare for the Unexpected” as the theme for World Food Safety Day (June 7) 2024. For additional World Food Safety Day resources, visit WHO , UN or the FDA. What are some hidden food safety dangers?

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Food Safety Kitchen Safety Food Food Supply 196

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 15, 2022

When I see cooks and chefs who now invest more time in complaining about how hard kitchen work is, how demanding and unforgiving it can be, how the heat, the hours, and the pressure are so unreasonable while they discount the opportunity to reach for their potential, I know we (the industry) have failed. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Uniforms Front of House Food Safety Healthcare 424

Culinary Cues

APRIL 1, 2024

Pushing through the swinging kitchen doors I am engulfed by the smells, sounds, and oh such intense heat from a busy operation. The kitchen is all about sensory overload and even though it might seem like an overload of unorganized effort, to those who are seasoned veterans – it is comforting.

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Back of House Kitchen Safety Hotels Front of House 329

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Can you provide an example of how you’ve improved employee performance through training? How do you ensure compliance with food safety and hygiene regulations? Can you provide an example of how you’ve improved employee performance through training? How do you handle situations where an employee is underperforming?

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Leadership Management Management Operations 195

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

They see those hesitant customers walking into a restaurant (or not) while scanning the environment for masks, distancing, and proper safety protocol. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. WHAT THEY KNOW: [] Your employees know that the essential challenge is TRUST. Your employees know that this is not the best way to start a dining experience.

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Kitchen Safety Back of House Front of House Customer Experience 344

Culinary Cues

JULY 6, 2020

As cooks start to, or at least hope to, begin settling into kitchen life again, it seems appropriate to reiterate those standard rules of thumb that everyone must abide by. Yet, in the kitchen there are things that need to be done a certain way to avoid chaos and to respect each other’s role in getting the job done.

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Kitchen Safety Uniforms Presentation Café 520

Culinary Cues

MAY 20, 2020

If we need to downsize the number of cooks in our kitchen because of a reduction in restaurant capacity and menu breadth, how can we make the job of cooking attractive and lucrative? How can we make the feeling of trust in customer safety BETTER than it was before? PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. We are in this together.

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Kitchen Safety Customer Experience Customer Service Education 346

7 Shifts

MAY 31, 2021

For example, kitchen managers rely on software to let them know how much expected inventory they have in stock. 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. All tasks in a restaurant are interconnected. Customer Service.

Operations 363

Operations Inventory Hiring Customer Service 363

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Shaw's “ Who Watches the Kitchen ?” Alongside wild stories detailing how foodborne illnesses can happen, Shaw offers practical solutions to avoid food safety breaches. Read on for an excerpt from "Who Watches the Kitchen?" Training and education are imperative. " Why write this book now?

Kitchen Safety 189

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Allergens Employee Relations 189

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Hiring a great kitchen manager can transform your BOH operations with outstanding culinary and leadership skills. Asking the appropriate kitchen manager interview questions can reveal whether a candidate has the experience, skills, and abilities that your restaurant needs. How do you handle conflicts between kitchen staff?

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Back of House Management Management Operations 195

Culinary Cues

JULY 31, 2023

A few years back, I posted an article about the UNWRITTEN RULES of the kitchen. It was an attempt to outline those universal guidelines for success in a kitchen, those attributes, and expectations of anyone who ties on an apron. My hope is that these are worthy enough of a space on your kitchen bulletin board or the chef’s office door.

Kitchen Safety 337

Kitchen Safety Back of House Front of House Food Safety 337

7 Shifts

JULY 24, 2020

Topics: Hospitality; hiring and training staff; building workplace culture. ?? Kitchen Confidential. ?? The late, great Anthony Bourdain’s wild adventures in the culinary world, Kitchen Confidential is an exposé of haute cuisine—25 years of provocative stories, successes, and failures in the restaurant business. Goodreads: 4.09

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Book Management Management Restaurant Law 370

Culinary Cues

APRIL 26, 2020

What will our restaurants physically look like with social distancing, how will we be able to interact with guests at service, how will our kitchen teams function as a unit, what changes will be necessary for our menus to be effective, and what role will take out and delivery play in every restaurant concept? PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Guest Recovery Kitchen Safety Customer Service Food Safety 319

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 8, 2020

For the first time since washing that first dish while in high school, Alex saw the kitchen as a likely career – one that might even lead to the chef’s position at some point. You need to learn the cold side of the kitchen as well. I thought I was doing a really good job in the kitchen – why is the chef doing this?”

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Kitchen Safety Take-out Training Food Safety 447

7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

This is important, especially if you're training and hiring new employees. You also wouldn't have to transfer your data manually since you can easily export and integrate them seamlessly into your POS, payroll, hiring, training, and delivery systems.

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Operations Kitchen Safety Food Safety Restaurant Law 221