Napkin Fold

This napkin fold has many use. It can be a centerpiece, under liner for bread or dressing. Simple and yet gives a little beauty for service. That is going beyond ordinary. Keep developing and showcase your creativity. In the hospitality industry, you will never run out of ideas.

Kitchen tools

Most kitchen must have 1, 2 or 3 sets of the same tools. Depending on how big the restaurant is, it is necessary to have common tools in order for the cooks to work properly. There’s one tool I love using, that’s the silicon spatula. It scrape much of that left over dressing in a …

Ringer

Bell or ringer is one of the most used tools in the food and beverage industry. In some places with a bigger seating capacity, they might use a “walkie talkie” to let the kitchen know that the food is ready to be served. There are also different types of a ringer, it can be electronic …

Mad guests

Why guess walk out in a restaurant? The answer is simple, their needs haven’t met. 1. Maybe too long to have a table. 2. Too long to take their orders. 3. They have been disregarded. 4. Too crowded. 5. Too noisy. The list goes on, oh, the food is cold and it’s been awhile. It …

One of favorite cocktail drinks is frozen drink. Anything you can think of can be done frozen drink, a margarita, pinacolada just to name a few. Try and explore, otherwise, you can always stick how its have been served. Enjoy your cocktail drink.

Freezer

One of the important equipment in the kitchen is a freezer. There are different types of it, walk in, lying (chest) or stand alone freezer. There’s also a freezer inside the chiller. This only means, to save some space, as you walk through the chiller, the next door will be the freezer. Easy to figure …

Good experience

This is just one of the many experiences Overseas Filipino Workers working in the Hospitality Industry get when they start without proper knowledge. It is not a bad thing when it happens once, when it happens the second time around, there is a problem in the system. Mainly in the restaurant or food and beverage …

Spike

Being ignored in the restaurant with many uses. Very useful to use for a jammed stapler because of its sharp edge point. Used by front of house (FOH) and back of house (BOH) for their printed receipts. It helps organize food orders just in case there’s a mistake. This is not to pass the blame …

You bet

Can you name this dessert? Simply look at the layers and figure out. In the pastry section, this is normal for a pastry chef to create a new dessert. They normally name the dessert with the ingredients used or it can be called differently as well. Sometimes, it is named after the person who made …

Next chapter

If you are looking for a career change, you are in the right time. If you feel stuck, time to add new learnings. If you are in this field and managing people, but striving for more, break free. In these trying times, save time by maximizing the use of online resources. It is total different …