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Host/Hostess Interview Questions to Identify Hospitality Skills and Customer Focus

7 Shifts

The ability to manage a long queue while maintaining a calm and professional demeanor is a critical skill for any hostess or front-of-house team member. A strong candidate response should show how they took account of the guest’s feelings and offered proactive solutions to resolve the complaint.

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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

Modern Restaurant Management

We’re seeing massive disruption to front-of-house systems, too, delivering personalized guest experiences from order to payment to final delivery. In the front of house, we are seeing more kiosk adoption. Guests will demand a personalized journey when food is delivered to their door. Saleem Khatri, CEO of Lavu.

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What is Back-of-House at a Restaurant – Everything You Need To Know

The Restaurant Times

Additionally, most kitchens have a rigid hierarchy in the back of the house, with each employee performing a particular duty. However, here are some of the top positions in the back-of-house that you’ll need to recruit for: Kitchen Manager: Ensures other BoH staff carry out their responsibilities and follow protocols.

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How to choose a business structure for a new restaurant

OpenTable

They each have pros and cons that your lawyer and accountant will be able to explain to you in the context of your specific business. Construction costs (contractor). Fees (legal, accounting, consulting, licenses and permits—including liquor license). Front-of-house smallwares. Back-of-house smallwares.

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Why Outsource Revenue Management? Advantages and Benefits for Hotels

Xotels Hotel Revenue Management

The first question I usually ask, do you have a lawyer or an accountant? The skills are very specific and it’s best to rely on specialist service providers like law and accounting firms. Aren’t they external service providers as well? Why not keep this data internally as it is of a very sensitive nature? Why, I wonder?

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The School of Lil’ Deb’s Oasis

EATER

With its glowing purple lights, drag shows, and cast of boundary-pushing chefs and front-of-house staff, Lil’ Deb’s has created a new sort of institution in the world of queer hospitality. For these cooks, artists, and performers, Lil’ Deb’s is a philosophy as much as four walls and a kitchen.

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Virtual Acceleration, Raising the Bar and Insult Monitor

Modern Restaurant Management

We’re also supporting operators with the right tools to help front-of-house staff sell new menu items and deliver the highest-quality experience every day.” Toast Flex adjusts in three ways and is constructed to withstand the rigors of the restaurant industry.