If it hasn't hit your city or area, it just might very soon. Or maybe your restaurant can start it. I am talking about the drive to serve healthy foods in restaurants and all the ads about "zero trans fat".
No mater what kind of menu you have, it is very possible to modify it, even slightly or on a few menu items only, to make eating out healthier for your diners.
If you are lost as to your "score" on the health food scale, you may consult a nutritionist or a dietician to let you know caloric and nutritional content of the dishes you serve.
You will know your menu is not very healthy, if you have the following:
- deep-fried food in non-vegetable oils
- sweet dishes or desserts that contain a lot of calories
- foods rich in uric acid, cholesterol and carbohydrates
- alcoholic beverages
Let me tell you of course that most diners dine out to get all the 'calories' and the 'sinful' foods. But there is a way for you to slightly turn into a restaurant serving healthy food while not turning off guests.
First, use vegetable oils. This lessens the probability of illnesses brought about by using non-vegetable oils.
Second, try natural. Natural and fresh foods are healthier than processed or preservative-laden ingredients. Try adding two or three salads and soups into your menu that are great for people who are reducing weight. You never know!
Third, go easy on fatty, sweet and carbo-laden foods. Nutrition books can guide you on the proper or daily servings needed by a person. Base it on those figures and help your customers be healthy.
At the end of the day, if your customers get sick out of unhealthy eating , you might end up one customer less.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Selling Wine in your Restaurant
Restaurant owners should always be on the lookout for activities that will complement their current services. That is what is called business development. There are lots of other possible profit centers for your business aside from selling food.
One of those areas is in the wine section. Aside from including wine in your menu, there are other ways for you to earn income and that is by selling wine gifts. This is especially great if you make or concoct your own wine which will make it exclusively from your restaurant.
Wine gifts can be packaged in wine baskets, wine gift certificates or as a single wine bottle. Wine baskets would need a strong basket that won't fall apart when carrying couple of bottle wines. simple wrapper or basket lining would also be great. If you decide to sell wines, make sure that you are ready with wine gift cards, gift certificates, ribbons and wrappers.
Wine gifts make it easy for people ot give gifts. When you can't think of anything else to give as a gift, wines are defintely a great option.
One of those areas is in the wine section. Aside from including wine in your menu, there are other ways for you to earn income and that is by selling wine gifts. This is especially great if you make or concoct your own wine which will make it exclusively from your restaurant.
Wine gifts can be packaged in wine baskets, wine gift certificates or as a single wine bottle. Wine baskets would need a strong basket that won't fall apart when carrying couple of bottle wines. simple wrapper or basket lining would also be great. If you decide to sell wines, make sure that you are ready with wine gift cards, gift certificates, ribbons and wrappers.
Wine gifts make it easy for people ot give gifts. When you can't think of anything else to give as a gift, wines are defintely a great option.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Bone-building foods
Did you know that aside from dairy products, there are s so many other bone building foods out there?
You might be surprised to know that one of them is the alaskan king crab. Aside from being excellent in taste, they are just as superb on the nutrition side. Alaskan king crabs are high in protein and low in fat. It also has zinc which, aside from being an antioxidant, it helps support healthy bone mass which is just what you need for bone building.
Alaskan king crabs are also great for keeping or getting those fabuous abs and keeping your heart beating steady! When cooked, they provide 3 kinds of omega fatty acids which are just what you need for a healthy heart.
You might be surprised to know that one of them is the alaskan king crab. Aside from being excellent in taste, they are just as superb on the nutrition side. Alaskan king crabs are high in protein and low in fat. It also has zinc which, aside from being an antioxidant, it helps support healthy bone mass which is just what you need for bone building.
Alaskan king crabs are also great for keeping or getting those fabuous abs and keeping your heart beating steady! When cooked, they provide 3 kinds of omega fatty acids which are just what you need for a healthy heart.
Organizing your pots and pans
Restaurants use a lot of these: pots and pans. Sometimes in a year's operation, a restaurant accumulates so many pots and pans of varying sizes and purposes that the old ones get stuck under the cupboard while the new ones are the more often used ones. Sometimes, pots and pans that are not used often get drowned by other pots and pans which are used regularly.
However, there is a good way to organize your kitchen. This is by using enclume pot racks to organize your wares. Enclume potracks were designed to make your kitchen look more organized and put your pots in a way that you see them all at a glance.
An enclume pot rack can be hanged or it can be set to stand on its own. It allows you to hang different sizes of pots without buying different pot racks for different sizes.
However, there is a good way to organize your kitchen. This is by using enclume pot racks to organize your wares. Enclume potracks were designed to make your kitchen look more organized and put your pots in a way that you see them all at a glance.
An enclume pot rack can be hanged or it can be set to stand on its own. It allows you to hang different sizes of pots without buying different pot racks for different sizes.
Keeping Cleanliness in Critical Areas
We will all agree that the dining room is probably one of the two most important places to keep spic and spac in a restaurant. But overall, there are other places in the restaurant that are just as critical to keep clean as the dining room area.
Basically, the whole restaurant should be kept clean and in order at all times. However, there are areas that should be zeroed in on extra cleanliness.
One of them is your kitchen. A clean kitchen would mean clean food. Kitchen sinks should be kept clean and free of food particles. Ideally, there should be different kitchen sinks for different purposes like dishwashing of plates and other guest dinnerware, for pots and pans and utility wares and for preparation. All sinks should be washed and scrubbed and wiped dry after every major washing.
Workstations and cooking stations should be maintained clean and in order even while cooking. Garbage and food trimmings should go straight to the trash bin. Kitchen floors, cupboards and walls should be cleaned and wiped dry on a daily basis but a end of shift major cleaning is highly recommended.
Another area where cleanliness is extra-expected by guests is your toilet. First of all, a toilet should smell clean. If bacteria thrive in your toilet, then it is not clean. The bathroom sink must be kept clean and dry as often as possible. (Expensive toilet fixtures like vessel sinks and fabulous faucets do not ensure a clean toilet!) Trash receptacles should be emptied at least 3 times a day and washed twice a week to keep off bad smell. The toilet should be cleaned and disinfected at least weekly.
Restaurants have a great pressure to be clean as the product served in this place is food. Therefore, restaurant owners have to keep a high standard of cleanliness or guests get turned off.
Basically, the whole restaurant should be kept clean and in order at all times. However, there are areas that should be zeroed in on extra cleanliness.
One of them is your kitchen. A clean kitchen would mean clean food. Kitchen sinks should be kept clean and free of food particles. Ideally, there should be different kitchen sinks for different purposes like dishwashing of plates and other guest dinnerware, for pots and pans and utility wares and for preparation. All sinks should be washed and scrubbed and wiped dry after every major washing.
Workstations and cooking stations should be maintained clean and in order even while cooking. Garbage and food trimmings should go straight to the trash bin. Kitchen floors, cupboards and walls should be cleaned and wiped dry on a daily basis but a end of shift major cleaning is highly recommended.
Another area where cleanliness is extra-expected by guests is your toilet. First of all, a toilet should smell clean. If bacteria thrive in your toilet, then it is not clean. The bathroom sink must be kept clean and dry as often as possible. (Expensive toilet fixtures like vessel sinks and fabulous faucets do not ensure a clean toilet!) Trash receptacles should be emptied at least 3 times a day and washed twice a week to keep off bad smell. The toilet should be cleaned and disinfected at least weekly.
Restaurants have a great pressure to be clean as the product served in this place is food. Therefore, restaurant owners have to keep a high standard of cleanliness or guests get turned off.
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