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kitchen team

  • “SHELTER ME, I WILL SHELTER YOU”

    So many times, throughout my life in the kitchen, I would watch in wonder at the patchwork of honest, fragile, determined, sociopathic, caring, hardworking, sensitive, brutal misfits (I mean that in the best way) people who tie on an apron… Continue reading

  • TEAM COMPETITIVENESS IN THE KITCHEN

    Create a Team Built to Win When Coach Vince Lombardi said: “Winning isn’t everything – it’s the only thing”, he was not inferring that winning at all costs justifies the means, not was he inferring that somehow “losing” was the… Continue reading

  • OUR DAILY BREATH: CHEFS & OPERATORS – KEEPING YOUR TEAM TOGETHER

    This is another time when we can rely on what we know about human nature and what keeps people whole: physically, mentally, and emotionally. I once again turn to the wisdom of Abraham Maslow as a guide through this difficult… Continue reading

  • COOKS AND CHEFS – THINK ABOUT THE STORY BEHIND WHAT YOU SEE

    Some of you may be too young to know the band – The Moody Blues, but their lyrics always inspired me, especially during challenges that life occasionally brings. One such lyric asked us to view the story in peoples eyes… Continue reading

  • CHEFS: BUILD A TEAM – KEEP A TEAM

    There is no issue more pressing, and no task more important than building a kitchen team and establishing a culture of retention. Yes, I do mean a culture of retention. A chef may be talented, have a great resume, be… Continue reading

  • HERDING CATS – THE MAKEUP OF A KITCHEN LINE

    Chemistry is by far, the most important ingredient in building a successful kitchen team. When a chef is able to bring a group of seemingly opposing forces together into a functional, well-orchestrated team then great things happen. This, however, is… Continue reading

  • GAME DAY IN THE KITCHEN

    Life happens whether we plan or not, whether we have a strategy or shoot from the hip, whether we think through the process of reaching outcomes or if we simply cross our fingers and hope for the best. Looking at… Continue reading