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Fats and oils are part of a healthy diet and contribute to both the flavour and texture of many foods. However, health authorities recommend limiting the amount of fat we consume – particularly saturated fats.

Are these culinary terms part of your daily vocabulary or part of your restaurant team's one?

The food you cook says a lot about who you are as a person and a chef. Your culture and family traditions are embedded in your palette, and it’s likely that this is where your initial inclination towards cooking stems from. As you rise through the ranks to become a head chef, you will hopefully gain more freedom to express your creativity and share your culinary inspiration through the meals you prepare.

Before you can start experimenting with ingredients and indulging in daring combinations, however, you do need to have your basic cooking skills firmly established. Honest and willing tasters will also give you the necessary feedback to perfect your dishes. Once you do, you’re on your way to establishing yourself as a specialist – something that many employers will rate highly when viewing applicants.

The food industry is thriving. However there is often a long road to travel before you get the head chef job. Nevertheless, it’s worth remembering that whatever stage you’re at there’s always something you can do right now to help improve your head chef job prospects. 

All of us have had that interaction with an employee who isn’t fully engaged with their job. Distracted, slow, low on energy and maybe even sullen, if an employee is clearly not happy with what they’re doing this kind of attitude can filter through the whole team. On the flip side, the good vibes of happy employees tend to spread not only through the team, but to customers too and if your team feels taken care of they are far more likely to go the extra mile for the business.

Online reviews have become an essential part of marketing for any restaurant. 88% of customers incorporate online reviews into their purchase decision making process and 90% of customers now read online reviews. Given these statistics, the likelihood is that your business is being read about or talked about somewhere online right now. So, how do you maximise this as part of your marketing efforts?

According to the “primacy effect,” the information that customers learn about you first has a much more lasting impact than much of what comes later. So, the initial impression your business makes, from the first time they click on the website, to the moment customers lay eyes on your menu, or the minute they walk through the door, is crucial. It not only provides the foundation for customer loyalty but will also encourage those all-important word of mouth (or social media shared) recommendations too. If the first impression you’re looking to create is a premium one, what do you need to know about how to do it?

There is no set journey for moving up the hierarchy in the kitchen. It takes a combination of skill, hard work and talent to win that coveted promotion. However, you can help your career to move in the right direction by getting into good habits that will enable your skills and experience to develop with a promotion in mind.

Do you know what consumers look for in a coffee at a Full Service Restaurant?     

To feed the larger, wealthier, urban population that is predicted by 2050, food production needs to increase by 70%.

While meat, eggs, and dairy milk are easy to identify, there are other foods where the presence of animal products is not so obvious.

There are multiple reasons to follow a plant-based diet.