For this Foodie Friday, I want to continue yesterday’s theme on the Power of Better. I’m sure we all know someone who can walk into your kitchen, look at or taste what you’re making and offer up a suggestion to improve it. This may be the same person with whom you share a recipe and when you taste it as they prepare it the dish is better than when you cook it. Inevitably you ask them about that and they say “Oh, I made a few changes to your recipe.” They “tweaked” it a bit and it’s better. But it raises a corollary to yesterday’s theme and I want to share it. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Kitchen
Open Kitchens
Since it’s Friday, let’s discuss food or, actually, food prep. Say you’re opening a restaurant. Would you have an open or a closed kitchen? An open kitchen is one where the diners can see in. Sometimes it’s enclosed by glass; often it’s just open. A closed kitchen is..well..closed. Personally, I don’t think it’s really a choice but that’s based on other businesses so let’s discuss. Continue reading
Filed under food, Helpful Hints, Thinking Aloud
The Kitchen
The end of another week and another food-related screed on Foodie Fun Friday. We were out to dinner last evening at a Venezuelan beach food place I’ve written about before. We happened to be seated in a place (it’s tiny) where I had an unobstructed view of the kitchen. The space was minute and 4 cooks and a dishwasher were all scurrying around. The occasional visit by a server would add to the clutter. And it was hot – the air conditioning didn’t make it back to the kitchen – you could tell when you went to the register (near the kitchen) to pay. The conditions weren’t great although the food was. And that, of course, got me thinking about business. Continue reading
Filed under food, Helpful Hints, Reality checks
Consult Keith 