338. Running a Great Restaurant Kitchen, A Chef's Journey - Chef Grace Goudie

Restaurant Rockstars Podcast

This episode is all about what it takes to run a great restaurant kitchen and a chef's journey to success! There are so many nuggets and key-takeaways you can use in your own operation. In today’s episode of the Restaurant Rockstars Podcast, I speak with Chef Grace Goudie of Scratchboard Kitchen in the suburbs of Chicagoland. Listen or watch as Chef tells us: - How aspiring chefs can take their knowledge and ambition to set themselves apart, uplevel their skills and rise to the top of a great restaurant kitchen. - The importance of learning both financial and culinary skills to maximize your value to any restaurant. - The way to build a loyal clientele and repeat business. - The evening out of food cost during inflation using farm fresh ingredients and local suppliers vs. commodity suppliers. - Leadership style, mentoring and onboarding your team. - Her experience appearing on the Food Network’s “Chopped”. - Why everyone at Thomas Keller’s “Ad Hoc” and “The French Laundry” start at the bottom regardless of skillset and experience. - The importance and profitability of curating a beverage program that compliments and pairs with the menu. - How ambiance, service and food come together to deliver exceptional guest experiences. It’s all here as Chef shares her best advice on running a great restaurant and a great restaurant kitchen. Watch or Listen to this episode and then go out there and Rock YOUR Restaurant! Roger The Restaurant Academy - Tools to increase sales, maximize profits, rock your marketing, and build new & repeat business! https://restaurantrockstars.com/joinacademy/ Learn the Top 3 Restaurant Profit Killers and how to fix them - the answers might surprise you! (FREE) https://restaurantrockstars.com/profits/ Thank you to our sponsors: The Birthday Club – Get new and repeat business, fill your tables and boost sales with Birthdays: https://jointhebirthdayclub.com/BirthdayRockstar/ Popmenu - For a limited time only, popmenu is offering our listeners $100 off your first month plus an unchanging lifetime rate. FREE Demo: https://www.popmenu.com/rockstars Whirks: We will help you determine your eligibility for The Employee Retention Tax Credit for 2020 & 2021 https://page.whirks.com/employee-retention-credit