Restaurant Consultation
To our professional clients and colleagues:
We know the ambition, love, and struggle that go into opening a food-service business. We also know just how difficult it can be. In a post-covid world of interrupted supply chains, complicated staffing, and increased costs, the fight for success has only gotten tougher.
The Wandering Chef is here for you and all of your professional needs. We offer assistance in the following areas as well as fully customizable programming to fit your needs.
Staff Training
We offer both general and targeted training for FOH and BOH staff. Through our network of professional chefs, FOH managers, successful owner-operators, sommeliers, baristas, and bartenders we can offer tested and customized training to help you achieve your professional goals. Whether through ongoing mentoring, targeted trainings, or ongoing curricula we provide the tools to turn motivated employees into trained professionals.
Hiring/Staffing Assistance
The labor market has become increasingly difficult to navigate. Whether your difficulty is hiring quality staff or simply filling your roster, we are here to help. We offer employment and hiring consultation to help secure the right candidates for your needs. We also can occasionally recommend candidates directly through our network of experienced culinary professionals.
Restaurant Management Training
Whether you are new to the restaurant industry or seeking to level up your managerial acumen, we offer training in management and leadership, restaurant economics, POS recommendations, scheduling assistance, general efficiency and optimization, and much more. Allow us to shorten the learning curve and get you achieving your business goals.
Menu/Recipe Writing
We offer a full range of culinary assistance, whether it be something as small as crafting a rotating list of specials or building a complete menu to reflect the character of your business. We can take the work out of culinary programming by building a menu, shopping guide, and daily run of show sheets to direct the preparation and execution of high-quality product. In this, we are committed to meeting every client where they are, building dishes that reflect the business, and helping to make your vision, not ours, a reality.
Food-Cost Analysis
One of our most beneficial services, our program has us analyze your costs, streamline your ordering, negotiate with suppliers directly, and provide you with new supply channels for high-quality and local products through our network of retailers and wholesalers. We are committed to reducing your costs for necessary goods, finding cost-effective alternatives where possible, and finding superior products for comparable prices any time we can. We will dedicate every professional resource to streamlining one of the most essential parts of your food-service business.
Vendor/ Supplier Networking
The Mountain West is a surprisingly rich region for food, and a core value of TWC is showcasing those products everywhere we can. Our networking services will connect you with sellers, growers, and makers who can not only radically improve the products available to you but also allow you to support a local economy at every opportunity. Whether it is hydroponic lettuce, prime beef, or locally milled flour, we will put you in touch with people who will give you the best of the region to share with your customers and clients.
Equipment Consultation/ Purchasing Assistance
Whether you need maintenance and cleaning guides, recommendations for products, or help searching for the lowest-cost option to fit your kitchen need, we can help. Through a network of partners, affiliates, and marketplaces we can minimize both the cost and headache of equipment purchases. Whether we help you save thousands on big-ticket purchases or spend $50 on a key labor-saving tool, we are here to make sure your kitchen is well-equipped on an intelligent budget.
