Ian Windslade - Chef // Restaurateur

30 topics  ●  30 days  ●  Video Library Only

Ian talks to you about seafood, sustainable menu ingredients, the restaurant business, hiring, training, and operating a restaurant.

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Ian Winslade's Tips of Advice

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    1. Introducing Ian Winslade

    2. Day 1 - How to maintain ingredient quality

    3. Day 2 - What food certifications make a difference

    4. Day 3 - Qualities chefs look for in suppliers

    5. Day 4 - Three benefits of sourcing local ingredients

    6. Day 5 - Three ways chefs can plan menus around seasonality

    7. Day 6 - Strategies to get the best price on ingredients

    8. Day 7 - Are long term contracts good or bad?

    9. Day 8 - Does bulk purchasing make sense?

    1. Day 9 - Why proper storage matters

    2. Day 10 - How sustainable food aligns with a restaurants brand

    3. Day 11 - Pros and cons of organic ingredients

    4. Day 12 - How to balance costs with quality

    5. Day 13 - How to select quality proteins

    6. Day 14 - How to vett suppliers for fake goods

    7. Day 15 - What to do when new suppliers arrive

    8. Day 16 - Why Receiving your products is important

    1. Day 17 - Great inventory tool here

    2. Day 18 - How to stay ahead of trends

    3. Day 19 - How to find reliable food allergy suppliers

    4. Day 20 - How to source authentic ethnic ingredients

    5. Day 21 - Three factors a chef needs to know about importing ingredients

    6. Day 22 - Sourcing strategies for a new restaurant

    7. Day 23 - How ingredients drives creativity in menus

    1. Day 24 - How a menu alligns with your diners

    2. Day 25 - How to keep your regulars when opening new restaurants

    3. Day 26 - Two ways to incorporate creativity into your menu

    4. Day 27 - Techniques to help menu creativity and structuring a menu

    5. Day 28 - Let's talk about menu profits

    6. Day 29 - My Favorite suppliers and balancing flavors on my menus

    7. Day 30 - How to create your menu with a wine list and portion sizes

    8. Day 31 - How to sell more of your menu items with story telling

    9. Thank you from Ian

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Cliff Bramble / All About Business

Startup // Finance // Labor // Operations

Ian Winslade / Seafood Restaurants

Menu development // Ingredients //

Cliff Bramble / Marketing

Branding // Press // Social Media

Jason Hill / Southern Food

Menu development // Ingredients

Ben Eidson / Franchising and Startup

Franchising // Growth // Multiple Restaurants

Leases // Overview

Definitions // Guaranty // Much More

Italian Cuisine

Menu Development // Ingredients

Steaks // Steakhouse

Menus // Ingredients // Startups

Randy Hayden / Bar Operations

Cocktails // Bar Management

Tom Foust / Restaurant Operations

Management // Daily Operations

Josh Doepke / Management

Manager Duties // Bar Management

Greg Best / Food Hall // Cocktails

Opening // Leases // Operations

W. Jay George /Architecture

Restaurant Design // The Process

Luellen Marshall / Human Resources

Hiring // Payroll // Forms

Clayton Morey / Wine Knowledge

Wine List // Inventory // Pricing

Joy Jessup / Pastry // Desserts

Pastry Chef // Baking // Pastry Shop

Andrw Gomez / Southwestern Cuisine

Puerto Rican Cuisine // Steakhouses

Cliff Bramble / Business Budgeting

Forecasting // Sales // Numbers

Personal Finance

Savings // Investments // Opportunities

Lucero Martinez / Mexican Cuisine

Ingredients // Operations & Ownership

Policies

Contracting // Agreements // Licenses

IAN WINSLADE // AI Culinary Agent
CHEF // RESTAURATEUR

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