[PDF] Leadership Lessons From A Chef eBook

Author : Charles Carroll
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 38,19 MB
Release : 2007-07-09
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0470125306

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"Chef Charles Carroll has answered our prayers and delivered a book, a bible, a life's journal shared by a real chef in today's modern kitchen." —Chef John Folse, CEC, AAC "From time to time, I buy motivational books for my managing partners and chefs, and this book is my all-time favorite gift. What Chef Carroll has to say is the real thing." —Johnny Carrabba, founder, Carrabba's Restaurant Leadership Lessons from a Chef is about creating excellence in the professional kitchen. Here the difference between good and great comes down to the details, and attention to these details comes from the right attitude reaching across all staff. A good culinary manager, according to author and award-winning Certified Executive Chef Charles Carroll, skillfully cultivates this attitude for success, and so leads the way toward kitchen excellence. Using stories and examples drawn from his many years' experience, Chef Carroll gives you a leader's tour through the working kitchen. Offering proven wisdom in plainspoken terms instead of abstract management theories, the practical tools and ideas found in this groundbreaking book can be used immediately to motivate and develop an effective team environment among kitchen staffs.

Author : Ori Menashe
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 15,35 MB
Release : 2018-10-30
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0399580905

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This debut cookbook from L.A.'s phenomenally popular Bestia restaurant features rustic Italian food that is driven by intense flavors, including house-made charcuterie, pizza and pasta from scratch, and innovative desserts inspired by home-baked classics. IACP AWARD FINALIST Since opening in downtown Los Angeles in 2012, Bestia has captivated diners with its bold, satisfying, and flavor-forward food served in a festive, communal atmosphere. Now, in this accessible and immersive debut cookbook, all of the incredible dishes that have made Bestia one of the most talked-about restaurants in the country are on full display. Rooted in the flavors and techniques of Italian regional cooking, these recipes include inventive hits like fennel-crusted pork chops; meatballs with ricotta, tomato, greens, and preserved lemon; and agnolotti made with cacao pasta dough. Irresistible desserts such as apple cider donuts and a chocolate budino tart, from co-owner and pastry chef Genevieve Gergis, end the concert of flavors on a high note. With chapters on making bread, pasta, and charcuterie; sections on stocks and sauces; and new ideas for getting the most from your cooking by layering flavors, Bestia delivers a distinctively innovative approach to Italian-inspired cooking.

Author : Marc E. Polymeropoulos
Publisher : HarperCollins Leadership
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 17,47 MB
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1400223873

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Meet your next crisis head on and get through it stronger than ever by using the hard-earned strategies and core principles from Marc Polymeropoulos, a highly decorated, 26-year operations officer with the CIA. Marc Polymeropoulos has had to live with the consequences of decisions made under the most high-stress circumstances you can imagine as a senior intelligence officer in the CIA, retiring from his 26 years of service as one of the CIA’s most decorated field officers. Though your crisis situations may not entail international counter terrorism as Marc’s did, in our age of social media and a 24-hour news cycle, the consequences of mishandling a crisis can escalate quickly, leaving irreparable damage to a company’s reputation and bottom line in its wake. In Clarity in Crisis, Marc shares how true leaders need to lead in and through times of crisis and thrive under conditions of ambiguity, rather than message their way out or duck from hard decisions. This book provides proven strategies and core principles that leaders can apply to meet any crisis head on and lead through it, including: The critical elements to managing crisis, such as knowing who you can always count on to execute under high-stress situations. An understanding of the importance of following and stressing key fundamentals and avoiding shortcuts that often do more harm than good. Implementation guidance from the “Mad Minute” section at the end of each chapter that summarizes key points and action items you can begin applying right away. How to gain confidence that you are ready for the next crisis and embrace any situation with no fear. Far from mere theory, Clarity in Crisis outlines the unique mindset and strategies Marc himself practiced and honed throughout his remarkable career. The core principles outlined in these pages will help you find unshakeable clarity in crisis and lead when others want to flee.

Author : Paul Clarke
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 31,46 MB
Release : 2012-12-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0307815315

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An insider’s look into the award-winning restaurant of internationally acclaimed chef Charlie Trotter, with techniques and strategies to create top-tier service, food, and atmosphere. Charlie Trotter's Chicago restaurant is not only one of the premier eating experiences in America, it serves also as the model of a thriving business whose cutting-edge approach to management is setting new standards for quality, efficiency, and profitability. In fact, people in just about any field can learn from Charlie's methods. For this breakthrough business guide, journalist Paul Clarke conducted in-depth interviews with Charlie and his associates, distilling invaluable lessons for entrepreneurs and hospitality professionals who are committed to creating highly respected and innovative businesses. Anyone who wants to improve their business will be sure to learn something new from this Midwestern dynamo.

Author : Charles Carroll
Publisher : Wiley Global Education
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 23,49 MB
Release : 2011-08-24
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 111813611X

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This text identifies the challenges that individuals would face when starting down the road to become a chef and outlines the right paths to take. It explores everything from family values, discipline, and how to acquire integrity to; focus, charisma, commitment, and initiative. Cooks and chefs will also find out what they need to do to excel in the classroom all the way to building their first team as an executive chef.

Author : Bobby Shaw
Publisher :
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 31,21 MB
Release : 2020-03-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781642795783

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A business and leadership memoir grounded in the real-life story of one leader's journey through the restaurant industry that resonates with all leaders, no matter where they are on their leadership path.

Author : Thomas A. Maier
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 20,56 MB
Release : 2012-01-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1468541072

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This Leadership tutorial book celebrates the amazing career of Guy Savoy and his ascent onto the Global scene as a prominent cuisineare and accomplished Hospitality industry leader. He has done so while simultaneously mentoring his son Franck who leads Restaurant Guy Savoy in Las Vegas, USA. In this book Guy Savoys multi-generational leadership style is viewed through the lens of contemporary leadership philosophy, organizational development concepts, and the rich tradition of French Gastronomy.

Author : Grant Achatz
Publisher : Avery
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 35,6 MB
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1592406971

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An award-winning chef describes how he lost his sense of taste to cancer, a setback that prompted him to discover alternate cooking methods and create his celebrated progressive cuisine.