Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

This is also a great comparative process to use when seeking a new career opportunity – a chance to note if taking a different position aligns with your beliefs or if it causes you to compromise. I would encourage you to think about this and take the time to write down your beliefs as a “manifesto” and then use it as a guide moving forward.

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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

MARCH 29, 2021

Take the analogies for what they are worth to you. I was listening the other day to the lyrics of Ann Wilson from the group Heart when she referred to the contradiction and quest of the dog and butterfly. Anger and finesse are evident in the intensity that takes place as a cook attacks a relentless list of preparations for service.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

SUDDEN LACK OF DEPENDABILITY: When an employee who had always been a rock of dependability – always on time, ready to work, interested in taking on more responsibility, always able to complete tasks as expected, suddenly fails to meet those expectations – then it’s time to pay attention. You see a little out of sorts, what can I do to help?”

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

What documentation to give out and collect during onboarding. Give them an overview of what they will learn and do during onboarding, and how long the process will take. Here’s an example of an onboarding overview: Day One Orientation: Learning about the restaurant’s culture and history, meeting coworkers, and receiving a uniform.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 14, 2023

Interestingly, it goes even further because if you take this approach, you quickly understand you can always do that task better tomorrow. Competition is healthy if you use it as a reference to improve. If you are just starting out as a dishwasher, then seek to become a world-class dishwasher. People will notice.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 14, 2024

I can’t remember the last time I opened this book and used it as a reference, but it is the title that drives me to keep it prominently displayed. Take a few moments to walk through your dining rooms and exude the joy you feel for the work. Take the time to share your positive stories with the team in your kitchen.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 16, 2022

But when this occurrence takes place with a team, the results can be magical. Tom quickly washed his hands, tied on an apron, adjusted his uniform and set-up his workstation. She had to handle eight different menu items on those cherry red flat tops and high BTU burners and called out orders to each station on slower nights.

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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. Have you established a uniform and grooming standard in your restaurant and is it equitably enforced? It refers to interactions with people and events that sit forever in our memories.

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EATER

MAY 24, 2023

Ever try putting a slice of cheddar on ramen only to witness the puddles of fat sweat out from the clumpy solids? The company itself refers to the product as a “pasteurized prepared cheese product.”) We take cheese and we melt it down and we add stuff and we reform it so that it melts better and performs better,” explains Greenspan.

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SpotOn

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Restaurant P&L basics Sales Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) Labor costs Overhead costs Profit and profit margins Using your P&L statement Restaurant P&L basics A restaurant profit and loss statement is a spreadsheet that shows how all your money is coming in (sales) and where it's going out (costs). Pretty substantial. Smallwares.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 20, 2024

He has been one of my primary motivators and reference points throughout my career in food. He would spend endless hours trying to figure out how to re-create the experience of in-house dining through home delivery. However, his commitment to excellence, to the experience, and to value would prevail. ” Enough said!

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 29, 2019

Menu Analysis: Analyzing Your Current Menu’s Profitability Before you make any changes to your menu, take the time to determine what’s working and what isn’t. You’ll want to make sure your kitchen stays efficient and that your menu is keeping your restaurant in business rather than putting it out of business. Take it Online.

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7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

To help you out, we've created an in-depth guide that will assist you in running a successful restaurant with streamlined operations and increased productivity. This is why 62% of managers feel burnt out , especially on days leading to peak seasons. This is where developing a comprehensive restaurant operations plan comes in.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Legal and other matters referred to in this article are based on 7shifts' interpretation of laws existing at the time and should not be relied on in place of professional legal advice. If an employee withholds tips from the tip pool, employers are not liable to make up the amount lost to an employee who missed out as a result.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Without David, there would be no Ottolenghi, no Jamie Oliver, no Fergus Henderson and his nose-to-tail take on classic English food… but wait! Her boss turned out to be Geoffrey Grigson, a writer and poet whose work she had admired since she was a teenager. Grigson knew how to get a lot out of simple pantry ingredients. (For

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Goliath Consulting

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

According to an Online Ordering Platform company, Orders2me, one advantage of updating your POS so that it covers online services is that it handles the problem of chain restaurants having issues with poorly integrated and non-uniform POS systems across restaurants. Reference: 1) [link]. Space and Staff. 2) [link].

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7 Shifts

MAY 1, 2024

Record your sales daily One of the first steps you should take in your restaurant bookkeeping process is recording your sales daily, ensuring your accounting records are up to date. It would be ideal to have two of your staff members take the inventory separately so they can compare the data they have afterward.

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7 Shifts

JULY 1, 2024

Since your main focus would be selling alcohol to your customers, you need to take a few extra steps. Locations with high tax rates and cost of living can affect your bar’s profitability, while areas with affluent customers can record higher margins because they can shell out more for premium drinks and services.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 28, 2024

percent), and In-N-Out Burger (-2.59 With customers seemingly viewing dining out a luxury, restaurants that can differentiate themselves in terms of quality and value will have a competitive advantage.” Uber Eats, at 74, edges out the other reported brands, DoorDash (73) and Grubhub (71). percent), Wendy’s (-3.24

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

Offering easy-to-assemble, take-home meals. Production of PPE through Aramark’s uniforms division and procurement of PPE. TableSafe’s technology integrates directly with the POS, allowing the check to be reviewed, paid, processed, closed-out, and an email receipt provided away from the POS system.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Out-of-the-box thinking is required to develop new partnerships that can break through the noise and represent a win for the restaurant, guests, and partners. Take a look at these three case studies and consider if something similar might work for your restaurant. Not sure where to start? … Read more.

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7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

In this industry, one of the worst-case scenarios is running out of money. By budgeting your restaurant's resources, you can proactively anticipate the obstacles, hurdles, and challenges your business might face and take the steps needed to prevent them from taking place.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Rather than assigning people to prep stations or at checkout, Ono takes advantage of automation to free people up to do what they do best; customer service/engagement and education. 55 out of the top 100 U.S. Restaurant owners saw a 13 percent increase in business in response to adding vegan options. Foodable Labs). Foodable Labs).

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EATER

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Me, I was cleaning out a trash can full of dog food to make room for 50 pounds of flour. In order to make finer white flour, the darker and more nutritious parts of the grain have to be sifted out.) Previously finicky local stone mills with skilled laborers at the helm producing flour of inconsistent qualities fell out of favor.

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EATER

DECEMBER 7, 2023

It’s to proclaim that my culture has given me different tastes, better ones, and no amount of soft power can take that away. and Germany were the largest consumers of sugar in 2020 , Malaysia and Thailand beat out both in per-capita consumption — 41.63 Particularly refugees are left out. While the U.S. kilograms and 38.66

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EATER

MARCH 8, 2023

At first, Roden thought she would collect every Jewish dish in every Jewish community in living memory, until she realized this quest would probably take her the rest of her life. These non-European Jews are also often referred to as Mizrahi.) She still ended up with 800 recipes. The places she brings us are almost uniformly beautiful.

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Sling

AUGUST 8, 2024

Table of contents How to start an event planning business: Stage 1 How to start an event planning business: Stage 2 How to start an event planning business: Stage 3 How to start an event planning business: Stage 1 1) Define your niche Event planning can take on many forms, so it’s important to figure out what type of events excite you.

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Sling

JANUARY 13, 2020

SOP), sometimes referred to as standing operating procedure, is a set of step-by-step instructions compiled by an organization to help team members carry out complex routine operations. Take the time to go through the instructions with your team, get their input, and make any necessary changes. 2) Efficiency. Track labor costs.

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Sling

JANUARY 13, 2020

SOP), sometimes referred to as standing operating procedure, is a set of step-by-step instructions compiled by an organization to help team members carry out complex routine operations. Take the time to go through the instructions with your team, get their input, and make any necessary changes. 2) Efficiency. Track labor costs.

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Operations Document Airlines Tip Distribution 78

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 10, 2020

It takes skill to make great pasta and it takes understanding to build it into a memorable dish. A CONDUCTOR who orchestrates the symphony of collaboration that takes place on a kitchen line as all of the above factors come together to replicate what a dish means – time and again. It’s not just food – it is all of this and more.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Out-of-the-box thinking is required to develop new partnerships that can break through the noise and represent a win for the restaurant, guests, and partners. Take a look at these three case studies and consider if something similar might work for your restaurant. Not sure where to start? … Read more.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Out-of-the-box thinking is required to develop new partnerships that can break through the noise and represent a win for the restaurant, guests, and partners. Take a look at these three case studies and consider if something similar might work for your restaurant. Not sure where to start? … Read more.

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Marketing Uniforms Fine Dining Events 60

Lavu

MARCH 30, 2020

This documentation should be available for all to see in an employee handbook or posted in the back-of-house, so people can refer back to it if there is a clash of opinions regarding obligations. To avoid confusion, each new employee should be referred to this document as part of their onboarding process.

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Sling

OCTOBER 1, 2023

All it takes is a love for food and a bit of hard work. Do you need time to take care of your kids or your family? 2) Work in a catering business for a while The best way to figure out if you want to start a catering business is to work in one for a while. So you want to start a catering business? That’s great!

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 19, 2022

Just for a moment, think about what it takes to work a busy sauté station. How the mise en place is prepared in advance, uniformity of vegetable cuts, clarification of butter, sauce preparations, and where each ingredient should be stored according to the station map. All of this takes place in a 3.3-pound

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The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 9, 2020

A restaurant operations manual is essential in providing a systematic approach to the way daily restaurant operations are carried out. . Newly hired employees take a long time to get accustomed to restaurant operations. Maintains Uniform Standards and Consistency In Operations. Streamline Employee Training Period.

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