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We all have bad nights. Especially in the hospitality business. Same for the emergency care business. A trauma nurse often see's people at their worst. When they are angry. Hurt. Disillusioned. Vulnerable. A global CEO and a local hoodlum are the same; to be treated equal and given "triage" based on the severity of their wounds, with no factor being greater. Fact is, today, people don't go to the emergency room to show off their people skills. They go for an acute need. A pain. A thing they need fixed. The triage nurse is to prioritize them in a way such that the trauma team can yank as many as possible from impending doom. Sharing some similarity, people don't go to restaurants because they need to...

Types of Metal - What is Stainless Steel? Stainless steel is an iron and chromium alloy containing more than 11% chromium. There are three types of stainless steel used to make cutlery: 18/10 - This is used for contemporary cutlery except knives, it contains 18-20% Chromium and 8-10% Nickel. This is the only steel that can guarantee against corrosion when properly cared for. AISI Code Generic Name Chrome Nickel Others Subtotal Balance 304 18/10 or 18/8 18-20% 8-10% 3% 29-33% Iron 13/0 or Knife Steel - This steel is used to make knives, as it can be hardened to create a sharp edge. The quality used is AISI 420, containing 13-14% chromium. This is the least corrosion resistant form of stainless steel...

Aluminum foil pans are the most versatile disposable food containers produced today. Steam table foil pans are cost-effective, practical, and intended for one-time use. They are designed to withstand extreme temperature ranges, from below freezing to broiler oven temperatures. For these reasons, they are the #1 choice for food transport used by restaurants, caterers, and chefs within the food service industry. There is no need to clean them up after using, simply discard in a recyclable manner. Aluminum can be recycled a countless number of times, therefore we suggest recycling aluminum products whenever possible. With such an extensive selection of foil containers and products to choose from online...

Managing employees in the food service or hospitality industry is a process that quickly becomes a nightmare for both managers and employees. Staff expectations and requirements will collide with business requirements leading to higher employee turnover, lower employee retention, and a reduction in "the bottom line" for your restaurant. Most businesses in the food service and hospitality industries such as table service restaurants, bars, clubs, country clubs, and fast food restaurants have very little control over the monthly budget. Once a lease is signed the building and utility costs will remain relatively fixed, licensing fees and insurance rates will not change drastically year over year, and...

With the increasing competition in the hospitality industry, restaurants and hotels are now seeking all sorts of ways to cut on their operation costs to keep their profits at a sustainable level. One of the key areas that they can cut significant costs is with their catering equipment. Catering equipment is not all about costs. There are many factors you will need to keep in mind when purchasing the catering supplies. Brand Reputation Brand reputation is an important consideration when purchasing the catering supplies. The brand gives you quality assurance. Since the catering equipment cost a lot and are a big part of your capital outlay, it is important to ensure that you spend safe. Before...

Napoleon Bonaparte was quoted as saying, "People will fight long and hard for a littlepiece of colored ribbon." Recognition of a job well-done can create a culture of employeeloyalty, no matter how small the tangible portion is...as long as the intangible portion isvery meaningful. It's not what you know, it's what you show! Incentives and rewards are great motivators but will only create meaningful results if youtruly care--and show it. All too often we do a sales contest and then either forget about it,are late to provide the prizes, or complain how much the prizes cost the P&L--all thewhile losing sight of the top-line benefit it created. How you present the award speaksvolumes. Kentucky...

Having restaurant customer service skills, is worth a million bucks. Since it will pay it self off with repeat business and recommendations. Does your restaurant have a customer service department, if it doesn't maybe assign this responsibility to some one there? Do you think the word may get out if people hear that your restaurant has a customer service department? Almost every company that is not a restaurant, whether they're big or small, has a customer service department - or at the very least an owner who wears the customer service hat on a daily basis. So why shouldn't your restaurant also have one, no reason! Maybe you should consider implementing a customer service department and have some...

The food service industry is one that uses varying techniques from the most careful, handmade produce to the heaviest of factory machinery. With such different production techniques, it is important that food service workplaces comply with health and safety regulations in order to reduce the number of accidents that employees are likely to have whilst at work. In the UK, the food service industry alone loses almost £2 million every year on accidents in the workplace caused by slips, trips and falls, injuries which cost businesses as a whole over £800 million every year. This is a massive amount to have to spend on accident s that can be easily avoided. The issue has been recognised by...

The normal premium word press templates price around $50 -100 (personal use or single license). The all studio press themes are $59.95, and they also provide studio press coupon code for their clients, from 10% off to 25% off on all theme packages. Yes, their themes are at a very low price! Many free themes contain poorly coded theme files and can also contain bad code. This code is bad for your site because it can slow it down, as well as hurt your search engine rankings. I've stumbled across a handful of free themes that had links and other code hidden somewhere within one of the theme files. This is not good for your blog or website. This software finds application in content management systems...

What is a recession? Recession is brought by the sluggish growth of the Gross Domestic Product or GDP, the determining factor in a country's production output. This is one of the causes of economic recession. Recession is not stuck to a single motion, but is comprised of different phases which may indicate a looming economic downturn. The cycle begins with the slowdown of the aforementioned GDP. Then it becomes a full-blown recession, wherein the value of commodities is at its lowest. Shrewd businessmen use this juncture to purchase goods at very low cost. A transition begins when the recession turns into a period of recovery. By this time, the economy is slowly but surely getting back on its feet...

Difficult customers are the bane of every shopkeeper’s existence. Everyone knows the policy that “the customer is always right.” Unfortunately, the most difficult ones make it a point to rub this in your face. But there are tips for dealing with difficult customers you can follow to keep your head cool and your shop peaceful. Some shopkeepers make the mistake of blowing up whenever a difficult customer makes himself or herself known. But these tips for dealing with difficult customers will help you be in control. 1) Get to the root of the problem. Ask the customer how you can assist him or her. If the root of the problem is simple enough, don’t say anything more that you know will upset the...

Some people choose to become a bartender in hopes of making a career out of it while others simply to do to make them some extra cash for themselves. Either way it goes, bartending is exciting and will give you many different opportunities to meet new interesting people all the time and the money you can make if you become talented with your mixing techniques and communication skills might give you quite the shock. There is good money to be made from bartending, if you put in enough time and effort to learn new and improved skills to show off while you are working. Your customers will recognize your skills and talents and will be pleased to leave you awesome tips every time they leave your bar...

A cooking school provides people interested in becoming professional chefs the qualifications they will need to succeed in the hospitality industry. Cooking courses are offered by many community colleges through to the world class culinary schools that offer full degrees in culinary arts. Each college degree is different, but they will all assist you in finding a job in the hospitality industry. Even with the most prestigious culinary school degree you will still need to work you way up in the industry! The big world class cooking schools like the Culinary Institute of America, offer many different degrees ranging from the actual cooking, preparation and presenting of food to the management of the...

Most people have an inherent curiosity about exotic locales. They wonder about a place's unique cuisines, customs, and destination spots. Sometimes the desire to get away stems from a temporary need to escape and be pampered by others for a while. The hospitality and tourism industry capitalizes on this seemingly universal desire for both adventure and relaxation, and has spawned a host of jobs, which are, at their core, all geared towards ensuring a vacationer's good time. If you're passionate about travel and enjoy helping people, you may want to consider a career as a travel agent, tour guide, or travel guide. Oh, and the perks don't stop with respectable salaries and...

Working in Conference & Banqueting can be unlike working in any other area of hospitality. Ranging from small companies offering a specialist small but cozy setting through to very large firms operating out of huge buildings and hotels who employ literally hundreds if not thousands of chefs, kitchen porters, waiters etc. There are many conference and banqueting venues in the UK. Some companies offering a host of different options/venues and others specialising on one special location such as a picturesque manor house or castle in many acres of grounds. Due to many of these locations being on the large size, there are often very large teams of people working within conference and banqueting...

According to a Rapid Bartender review, this course has what it takes to start anyone on the road to becoming a well trained and potentially well paid bartender in the link of an eye. Using five distinct strategies, the Rapid Bartender will teach the basics while making learning how to mix any drink in the book fun and prosperous. The benefit to the course is that in as little as a few weeks, anyone can learn the ropes to mixing the best drinks, whereas other courses take too long and are too costly. Using this method, which is proven to work according to extensive testing and trial and error phases to weed out any bugs in the system while perfecting it, can take months off any regular course. Some...

Training is the most important part of the mass building schedule. It might be hard to make time to hit the weights a few days per week, but you need to make the time. It's okay to attend a party - just stop at the gym for a 45 minute training session and shower before heading out for the evening. You'll feel and look better for your time out with friends. Training Training may be limited to the machines available in your gym. If you're lucky, however, your gym may offer a wide variety of machines and station to help you with your training. You'll probably want to schedule your training sessions for weekdays only, leaving your weekends free for other activities. A standard schedule like this should...

Culinary arts industry is an excellent choice to start a career for all the people, who breathe, drink, and live food. Majority of aspirants, who decide to become a chef, already have an inclination for it, from a very small age. An individual can easily become a chef by working as an apprentice in a reputed restaurant or by enrolling to a professional cooking course offered by a culinary arts school. A contender can also travel the ladder up to become a great chef without any qualification. However, it demands the aspirant to gear up and begin from the bottom level positions. This level work involves jobs such as peeling vegetables or else cleaning kitchen. Although remember that, this offers a...

The referral interview is one of the best-kept secrets in the job search campaign. Career Geyser Secrets explains in detail what a referral interview is and how to go about it. Let’s be very clear about something, the referral interview is not a job interview. The two interviews are very different; however, the referral interview is an excellent tool that, if done correctly, will lead to a job interview. Career geyser explains two of the most basic differences between a referral interview and a job interview. For starters you initiate and control the referral interview. By initiate, you call the business manager to set up the meeting. By control, you are the one primarily responsible for asking...

How to become a chef - a good question since it is not as easy as it seems. TV glamourises this role and makes it seem something easy to attain, but that's not the case. One website, states that 'a chef is considered to be a highly skilled and inventive cook who can turn a delicious meal into an artistic presentation'. Further, it continues 'it takes years to become accomplished and known in this field'. So if you're looking to make this career move, it is worth investigating how to become a chef and the right ingredients for being a successful one. Let's have a look at how best to accomplish this. Winning that hard won reputation as a respected chef is down to much more hard work than a liking for...

Rachel Ray, Paula Deen and Bobby Flay; what do those three names have in common? These three individuals are people who turned their love of food into a multi million dollar business. With cook books, products and their own television shows, they're making money doing something they love for the help For every one of these individuals though there are thousands of people with cooking careers who are just happy to make enough money to live on. Cooking careers range from those famous chefs on television to the people putting in their time at kitchens all around the world. Even Bobby Flay and Rachel Ray started out working in different area before working their way up to the top. Flay worked at...