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Restaurant Training
Just starting out with your new restaurant? Wondering how to get efficient work staff. There is a set of manuals that just came highly recommended from my old boss. They’re located at. They’re all e-books so you can save them and print them. He told me that if you’re new [...]
Do you like what you do?
It’s the eternal question sometimes isn’t it. So sometimes you have to ask yourself – do you like what you do? Or are you just having a bad day? Make sure you take mental note of why you’re working in the food service industry every so often because if you don’t like [...]
The Waiting Game
People wait tables for a variety of reasons; however, the general mentality of those being served is that as the person serving them, you are probably beneath them, with the exception of those who serve others as their occupation. This creates a stigma that most people don’t want to carry and I say, don’t [...]
Bartending – The Basics
There are a lot of people out there who think that being a bartender would be the greatest job in the world. You make lots of money, meet sexy and famous people (some of the time) and get to work in a laid back environment. Yes – the environment is lais back – [...]
The Late Customer
It’s late – you’re tired and want to close up. It’s 2 minutes to closing time and as always, you’re last patron walks right through the door. You’re first thought – “sorry sir, we’re closed.” Why don’t you serve him? Because it’s too close to closing time.
As someone who has had [...]
The Management Crunch
Okay – you’re working it on a Friday night when the crowd gets intense and suddenly the entire restaurant is full. The hostess has quit that night, two of your servers haven’t shown and the new cook is only experienced in almost burning down the kitchen. The heat is on!!! It’s the [...]
Welcome World
All right – if you haven’t all ready guessed, this is a blog about the food service industry. Not fast food, restaurant food! Some may say boring, but you’re entirely wrong. Is it mind numbing, senseless work for lower people? Only if you let it be. Fun, fascinating, interesting and [...]
Chef
To begin:
You’ve tested your resilience to the heat in the kitchen (even if it was your own) and you love it. You’ve got creative recipes and want to work in the culinary arts. This is a good jumping off point, but now you need some training. There are culinary arts school all [...]
Preparing for the Interview
Everyone gets nervous when they’re going to be scrutinized by a complete stranger. There are a few things to remember that will help you make a better first impression.
1. When you pick up the application, pick up a menu as well. Make sure you read it enough to remember a few things off [...]
Cook
To Begin:
You think you can handle the heat in the kitchen and you can stand to live by someone’s rules, become a cook. It’s like the precursor to being a chef, but you don’t get to make your own food. You live by a menu, but if you can, it can turn into [...]
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