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‘Challenging Is Not Nearly a Strong Enough Word’

EATER

No Us Without You is a Los Angeles nonprofit that provides food security for some 1,500 families of undocumented back-of-house workers who have lost work due to the pandemic. Meanwhile, the “dishwasher” job description has changed — typically with no hourly wage increase — to include sanitizing and cleaning.

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Is It Safe to Eat at Restaurants Yet?

EATER

Ventilation systems, if constructed properly — meaning that they’re delivering fresh outdoor air and recirculating air through a high-efficiency filter — help clean the air. Are you safer in a restaurant with fewer front-of-house employees? “The dynamics of droplet transmission are still very much an open question,” she says.

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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. Especially when grocers are short of staff, constant sanitizing could fall through the cracks.

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How Much This Detroit Food Hall Spent Pivoting During the COVID-19 Crisis

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In order to comply with new rules that came down in the summer limiting the movement of customers as well as mandating masks and social-distancing requirements, the food hall restructured front-of-house operations. COVID-19 pivot-related construction projects were another cost to contend with.

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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. Additionally, be sure to recognize your staff’s accomplishments and offer constructive criticism so they can find ways to increase the quality of their output. And, well, every world needs its own lingo.