Culinary Cues

MARCH 29, 2021

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. Being a professional cook or chef is such a contradiction of the human condition. Who is this person? PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Reach for the butterfly. Harvest America Ventures, LLC.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Here are some indicators: YOU KNOW YOU HAVE MOVED BEYOND A PAYCHECK WHEN: You are proud of the uniform that you wear. When your friends introduce you as a cook at such and such restaurant or refer to you as chef, rather than use your name. When asked what your most prized possession might be, and you answer: “my chef’s knife”.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

On occasion you may need to make adjustments so that an employee can work through their challenges (schedule adjustment, change assignments, send them home, offer advice, refer them to someone who might help, etc.). Some refer to this as delegation, but behind delegation of duties must lay a willingness to trust.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

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. Give out hard copies and make digital copies accessible on a cloud storage system so that staff can easily reference them.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 14, 2023

Competition is healthy if you use it as a reference to improve. Check out your competition, study the restaurants that surprise and thrill people, spend time there studying their methods, work there if you can, ask people why they like them so much and then get to work learning how to be even better.

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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. Why is this so? The title represents my feeling about the craft that I have spent more than five decades engaged in.

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EATER

MAY 24, 2023

The company itself refers to the product as a “pasteurized prepared cheese product.”) There, Walter Gerber and Fritz Stettler invented the process of heating cheese and mixing it with sodium citrate to create a smooth, uniform paste that would resolidify when cooled. And so we realized, hey, it doesn’t have to be that way.”

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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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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.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

DISSHOVELED APPEARANCE: When a once professional looking (well groomed, uniform clean and pressed, shoes clean, station in impeccable order) cook begins to look like he or she simply doesn’t care any longer, then it’s time to pay attention.

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SpotOn

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

This can also be referred to as operating costs. Cleaning, packaging (to-go supplies), printing, menu, office, dining room, kitchen, office, event, rentals, uniforms, first aid, etc. Pest control, linen and uniform services, grease trap cleaning, and security guards. Utilities vary based on use, the season, and efficiency.

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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. Escoffier forbade swearing in his kitchens, expected his cooks to dress like professionals on their days off, instilled pride in the chef’s uniform, and demanded professional behavior of all who were part of his team.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 28, 2023

Uniforms will be pristine, the demeanor of cooks will be professional, knives will be sharp, and pans scrubbed clean. We appreciate each other, refer to each other, respect each other, and constantly learn from each other. Once the voice is determined, all parts of the restaurant begin to fall in place.

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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]. 2) [link]. 3) [link].

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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. Additionally, you may not require employees to pay for or maintain required uniforms.

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Next Restaurants

AUGUST 17, 2022

Therefore, the most common cybersecurity issues are shown below: Untrained workforce Zero accordance with the security norms Absence of uniformity in the digital security systems Card-based payment system Not having tangible data security measures No circumspection against malware Tighter POS security.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 29, 2019

If your restaurant uses an inventory management software, you can refer to this to track your actual inputs versus your outputs to see just how efficient your kitchen is. 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.

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7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

Create a restaurant operations manual A restaurant operations manual ensures that your business procedures are well-documented, concise, and readily available for your employees' reference. This is important, especially if you're training and hiring new employees.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Reading Grigson is a warm, almost cozy experience, like settling in by the fire in a library with a really excellent cream tea arrayed in front of you. After she died, friends and associates uniformly remembered her as a kind and generous person with a delightful sense of humor. In photos she appears rather matronly.

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Goliath Consulting

MARCH 19, 2021

These decisions do not have to be big ones—they can be as small as choosing uniform styles, weighing in their opinions on new policies, or even allowing them to choose the background music. Reference: [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link].

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

General manager Nicholas DeLuca shares that the bar staff currently receives a discount at the store for purchasing uniforms, and in return Alexander’s hosts their annual holiday party. Benefits: Varvatos staff now refer their clients to Alexander’s, and at Alexander’s the bar staff proudly wears their suits.…

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Sante

MAY 11, 2020

A strain is more commonly referred to as a “pulled muscle.” A sprain, on the other hand, refers to a ligament that is stretched beyond its capability. Plus, many restaurant jobs have role-specific uniforms that convey an important message of professionalism to customers.

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Sling

JUNE 8, 2020

The time frame of your business budget refers not to how long the budget lasts but to the smallest unit of measurement you will analyze. If you reach the point where you have to decide between paying the rent and buying new uniforms for your team, rent always comes first — unless everyone ruins their uniform at the same time.

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Future Food

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Much of this good work can be compromised when individual operators do not demonstrate the operational standards which they set out to achieve – whether it be a damaged menu board, inconsistent food display standards, inefficient service, poor cleanliness & hygiene standards or lack of uniform standards.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 30, 2023

Dose refers to how much ground coffee is used, while yield is the total liquid weight of coffee extracted. Together, both of the variables can be referred to as brew ratio. Similarly, too much variation in brew temperature will lead to inconsistent results. Dose and yield, meanwhile, are two interconnected variables.

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EATER

DECEMBER 7, 2023

White crystalline sugar, prized for its more uniform taste, is incredibly difficult to make. It’s not about sweetness, but about asserting a different frame of reference. This was traded both locally and internationally; Indian sugar may have reached China as early as 200 B.C.E.

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EATER

MARCH 8, 2023

These non-European Jews are also often referred to as Mizrahi.) Even if there were no recipes at all, the descriptions of the Jewish communities of the past and what they ate would make the book worth reading. The places she brings us are almost uniformly beautiful. Most of them no longer exist. Maybe they never did.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 28, 2024

Specifically, when asked what influences their choice to eat out or get takeout the most, responses showed uniformity across different personal circumstances. Whether eating out or ordering takeout, Gen Z returned to a restaurant mainly due to the taste of the food (50%).

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EATER

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Khoury has as much distaste for aquafaba as he does for what he refers to as “margarine,” or vegan margarine that is interchangeable with vegan butter. You might begin to see some uniformity. Dissatisfied with the vegan replacements that were available, some bakers opted to make their own from scratch. He won’t use it at all.

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The Restaurant Group

JANUARY 11, 2024

Operational Programming Restaurant operations management refers to the system that will help managers and owners oversee day-to-day operations. To establish order and uniformity, you must create a detailed restaurant manual that outlines every detail and step involved in running the business.

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Ken Burgin

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

If they’re going, nothing will usually stop them, so facilitate it with a simple Resignation Form that sets out expectations and covers all the bases eg return of uniform, final pay etc. Many businesses now offer only a short statement with start and finish dates, not a full reference. You can still keep control of the process.

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Perfect Daily Grind

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In Tanzania, these are referred to as home processed (HP) coffees. The largest screen size for robusta is known as screen 18, which is also referred to as “extra”. These coffees are usually cleaner tasting and have more uniform quality than AMEX coffees.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Mark, who has a background in aviation, put the equipment for his stone mill together by going to the patent office and referring to documents from two centuries ago. These standards have been present in America ever since. It works like a charm,” Mark said, pointing at one of many pieces of grain-cleaning equipment in the building.

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Perfect Daily Grind

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The measurement of the rate of temperature increase is referred to as the “ rate of rise ” (RoR). Using this data, roasters can develop more precise profiles to produce consistent and uniform batches – leading many to invest in more modern equipment. The higher the RoR, the steeper and quicker the roast curve will be.

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Sling

AUGUST 8, 2024

Other variables that contribute to your brand include: Logo Website Social media presence Color scheme (for use on marketing materials, vehicles, uniforms, etc.) If, on the other hand, you want to eventually expand to all types of events, you may choose to go with a more general business name (e.g., Spectacular Event Planning).

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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. A standard operating procedure (a.k.a.

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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. A standard operating procedure (a.k.a.

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