When someone who has served before starts work in a new restaurant, the skills that server learned can be carried over from one place to another (most of them at least), but something that has to be learned from scratch is the menu for the new restaurant. The last 4 restaurants I … Read more

It takes a certain kind of person to be a good restaurant manager, so is it for you? Over the last few months, We have had a bunch of messages sent to us asking about restaurant management, so I thought I’d write this post to give my input on it. I asked a … Read more

So I have already covered white wines in the last post “7 Varieties of White Wine” and now it’s time for the reds. I drink more red wine than white wine (wow that sounds like something an alcoholic would say) so when it comes to talking about red wine, I have a … Read more

As a continuation of the last blog post I wrote on wine, I’m going to list 7 of the more common varieties of white wine and some characteristics that go along with them. This will give you a better idea of knowing what a guest of yours would like, just by having … Read more

This post on how wine is made is not going to get into the extreme specifics from beginning to end, with complex images and scientific explanations. Instead, I’m sticking to the basics which will give you a better understanding of how wine goes from vine to bottle (unless you already know how … Read more

Harmony in a restaurant is an under-estimated key to the success for both staff and owner of the establishment. It is an important element to have a good relationship with your guests when serving them, but it’s just as important to have good relationships with your work colleagues. I have talked about … Read more

Also known as the 2 bite check, the check-in, meal check, check-back, meal satisfaction and a bunch of other names, in the end, they all mean the same thing. For those of you who don’t know what this is, it’s something a server should definitely do (in my opinion) and should do … Read more

Some places have them, others don’t. The thing I like about different restaurants is that the structures are always different, even though service standards and steps of service fall under a similar type of blueprint (here is my personal blueprint “Steps of service – The Basics”). Also with different restaurants come different … Read more