Importance of signage

Floor sign

#restaurantlife#work#floorsign

In a dining room restaurant, there should be a proper sign for the guest to see and should observe.

This is for the main reason, that, it will compromise health issue and individuals concern when an incident occurs.

Last thing you don’t want in your establishment is seeing somebody getting hurt because of negligence.

Condiments

Salt n pepper

Sauces, dressings and sides that goes to your meal, to add a bit more flavor.

I have a good friend who is a chef, and he hates to when a guess ask for extra condiments.

It is not a question of being good on what you do, every single diners have a different taste buds.

At the end, you have to make sure that they enjoy what they eat and they leave happy face.

Honestly, for the longest time we both been serving guess, it only happens once.

This is when I’m still in the catering side of my career.

Beer or bier

Some countries have their own beers or in some parts of Europe, they called it Bier or Cervesa.

In the Philippines, you have San Miguel Beer and San Mig Light, in Thailand they have Singha, Singapore got Tiger.

Holland got Heineken, and Amsterdam got Amstel and Amstel light. Ireland got Guiness.

America got Budweiser and Samuel Adams to name a few.

Mexico got Corona and Corona light, and many more brands.

Most beers have alcohol content of 4%. Others a little stronger, especially the IPA’s. They range from, 5, 5.5 to 7.5 and 11%.

Beers come in flavors too. Light beers somehow have lower alcohol content of 2%.

Best way to serve it? Chilled. It’s your choice if your going to enjoy it in the bottle or in a beer mug.

Serve it with nuts and you are all set.

Cheers!

P.S. Just a reminder of the effect of drinking beer, you might need to visit often in the loo.

#beers#drink#cervesa

Winter trees in a cloudy day

The featured photo is taken in Spring 2020. This photo is taken in the same spot with a little wide angle.

When there is darkness, there’s always a light coming after that.

Live life to the fullest, treat it as an experience. Isn’t it nice to see the difference? Where you at yesterday will not be the same as today.

Leave the stuff yesterday and create a new day today. Tomorrow is another day.

You have a good day.

Wrong effort

Photo credit to @successpictures

Having all the tools you need but less effort, slows you down to achieve your goal.

You should know right away in the first place if you have the tools you need. Mind you, it’s not an excuse not to excel even the tools are limited.

This is where initiative comes in, with due respect to all workers, I still include myself as one, not all finds a way to solve an issue if they don’t experience it.

How could you solve a problem without even trying it, if it fails, so be it. You got the experience. If it turns out well, you have something to share in your future endeavors.

Dining, take out or delivery

Food and beverage establishments offer different cuisines and ambiance.

Today, because of the “different situation” these restaurants start to offer “contactless delivery” and “curbside pick up“. It means, the new norm.

Hospitality is always evolving, this is the beauty of adaptation. Keep up or you are out.

What will be next? Let us find out.

Real food

Omelet station

Finding a good place to eat?

It is not the real reason, there are few good ones out there. All you have to do is try it out, or one way to see if it’s really good is to look for their comments and ratings.

The other thing, though, it is not the case is the price. But a dollar more compare to an instant meal? There should no question to that.

Always think of the good thing it brings in the long run.

#breakfast#meal#cravings

Mint

Mint grown next to the resto

A great spice.

Can be chewed, a garnish to your drink or even a piece on top of your dessert.

They easily grow in a nice warm temperature. But just like any other herbs, they need utmost care.

Do not forget to water them once in awhile.

Now, you can tell to your guess as a marketing strategy that you grow this on site or “farm to table” at it’s best.

It’s your call.

#mint#farmtotable#garnish

Plating

Soufle berry

One of the skills a back of house staff must learn is how to plate.

This is a requirement in the food business especially in fine dining restaurant.

All restaurant except for take out counters should do this.

It is an art and guests look for it when they dine in.

If you want to know more, click here.

Running a business

Brick and mortar business, online or side gig.

What do you need to have to run a business?

I strongly believe that all business people have their own take on it. They might argue as well, but at the end, business is business and it is not called a business until it is running.

Have a quick look below if you are prepared:

1. Location. Somehow it works for a good traffic location, it is not necessary. If you have a good food to serve and a fantastic service people working with or for you, then you can disregard this perception.

2. Capital. Though you can’t start a business with out this, you can still try. By asking financial institutions or to business people who wants to lend you money for a return percentage of their investment. First is to have everything laid out and the projection. What would you need to achieve in 3-5 years.

3. Food. Authentic. Asian. Western. It depends on what country you are in, but, again, people tend to try new food and cravings change. It is amazing to see food business with lots of traffic. What were they serving? Burgers, pizza, salads, some sushi, and some decent buffet selection. If you are planning to open a food stall, try not to copy what is there in the neighbors, there is no market for that. If, just in case you fail, you can always try something else.

4. People. Unless you want to do everything by yourself, you need the Right People to run your business. If they don’t do how you want it to be run, fire them. A good staff take care of the business, in return, you need to do your part as the owner to retain them. Focus on your people and you dont need to worry any day of your business.

5. Clients. Without them you can’t survive. Be part of the community, help and reach out. Promote a healthy competition, your competitor is always a prospect guest.

There’s more to it, but these 5 aspects are the first to look into to start.

I’ll post more soon.