10 Essential Traits of Effective Restaurateurs

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10 Essential Traits of Effective Restaurateurs

Are you running your restaurant the best way possible? No matter how well you manage your restaurant, there's always room for improvement. But before you demand change from your staff or expect an unprecedented influx of new customers, all restaurant managers must first realize that change will only come when it starts from within. As a restaurant manager, you must understand all new initiatives, and improvement must come first and foremost from you. Even if a suggestion comes from an employee, customer, or even a blog post, it's up to you to both implement that change and solidify the practice in your restaurant. To get you started towards more effective restaurant management, here are 10 characteristics you should adopt to become better at running your r-e-s-t-a-u-r-a-n-t... Read More 10 Essential Traits of Effective Restaurateurs

Recipe of the Week from Great Italian Chefs by Angelo Sabatelli

Raw scallops, three sauces and black lemon Angelo Sabatelli's striking scallop starter recipe features three distinctly different sauces to add colour and interest to the plate, setting off the juicy natural flavour of sliced raw scallop to perfection. Dried cherry tomatoes are blitzed to form a tomato cream and miso paste mixed with mayonnaise for an umami hit, while the chef also showcases an egg-free mayonnaise recipe using milk and rapeseed oil. Black lemon, a popular Middle Eastern ingredient used to add an imitable tart sweetness to dishes, can be found online or in specialist spice shops. Read More Recipe of the Week from Great Italian Chefs by Angelo Sabatelli

Finding The Problem Equipment, Employees or Procedures?

I want to know if I can use a flash-bake oven to heat fully cooked chicken tenders, fully cooked wings and potato wedges and throw away my small fryers. I am sick of dealing with my employees not filtering the oil and giving my customers dark chicken tenders and burnt wings. We actually do them from scratch and I am looking for a better way. When I work with operators, I often feel like a therapist who is challenged to get to the root of the problem. To be sure, having the right equipment for your menu can make your operation more efficient, consistent and profitable. Read More Finding The Problem Equipment, Employees or Procedures?

Remarkable Ways To Help Mastering Social Media For Hotels

Knowing the importance of user-generated content as Hotel Blogger and Social Media Manager one of my weekly tasks is to routinely go through various research and data to identify information that will add value to my articles. I came over one research that indicated that one in three Americans meets their spouse online. And those couples were more likely to have the higher marital satisfaction and had a 23 percent lower rate of marital breakups. This was data that I was able to relate to from personal experience. I meet my wife online in 1998 through an Instant Messaging service called ICQ. Read More The Remarkable Ways To Help Mastering Social Media For Hotels

Comme Ca's Soupe a l'oignon Gratinee Recipe

Today's 5 star secret recipe comes from Comme Ca in the Halles Market in Paris. At this stand they serve a fantastic onion soup. Comme Ca's version of this classic soup hits all the right notes. Start with a generous amount of slowly caramelized onions, and gently simmer them in a broth brightened with a little Sherry and hints of thyme and bay leaf. Serve each portion topped with a slice of crusty French toast hidden under a creamy layer of melted Gruyere cheese. Read More Comme Ca's Soupe a l'oignon Gratinee

Hospitality among most positive sectors as business confidence jumps: Sensis Business Index [video]

Business confidence rose by nine points this quarter, to now sit at the highest level in more than five years among Australia's small and medium businesses (SMBs), according to the latest Sensis Business Index (SBI) survey. Sensis CEO, John Allan said “While sales and employment improved and prices remain positive, wages and profitability went backwards this quarter. These are not the results you would expect to see when confidence has lifted to a five year high...” Read More Hospitality among most positive sectors as business confidence jumps: Sensis Business Index [video]

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