Comments on: SF Chefs Hospitalitarianism Panel: Forget the Trays http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2010/08/13/sf-chefs-hospitalitarianism-panel-forget-the-trays/ Culinary Rants & Raves from Bay Area Food Professionals Fri, 24 May 2013 22:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Mary Ladd http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2010/08/13/sf-chefs-hospitalitarianism-panel-forget-the-trays/comment-page-1/#comment-48305 Mary Ladd Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:42:54 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=16089#comment-48305 aq great point. Stannard was discussing service staff for that question, and explained that he over hires before a restaurant opens because people find out they aren’t cut out to work there. Soft openings ensure that service staff gets ample practice before the restaurant is fully opened to the public. They may move on or go to a different location with his restaurant group.

]]> By: aq http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2010/08/13/sf-chefs-hospitalitarianism-panel-forget-the-trays/comment-page-1/#comment-47593 aq Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:47:45 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=16089#comment-47593 Stannard fielded one of the toughest questions, when Gagliardi asked him how he knows who will make it, who won’t, and how do you let people know.

make what? you mean which customers will fulfill their reservations? or which restaurants will succeed? or which service members will?

what was his answer?

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