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How To Run An Efficient Kitchen Operation: Q&A With Irfan Kuci From Focus Hospitality Consulting

The Restaurant Times

Irfan Kuci is the Director of Business Development at Focus Hospitality Consulting (FHC), a growing consulting firm based in Dubai with expertise in Back of House (BOH) design, MEP design, interior design, F&B concept creation, project management, franchising as well as hotel/restaurant operational assessments.

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‘No Matter What Happens, People Know They Can Get a Meal From Us’

EATER

To accommodate the extra workload, Conroy expanded his kitchen staff, hiring veteran chefs, cooks, bakers, and bartenders who were suddenly unemployed when Portland’s bars and restaurants shut down. Carrie Clark, a kitchen operations assistant, prepares for the center to open up the food pantry for the day.

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The 20/20 on 2020: Restaurant Experts Weigh In

Modern Restaurant Management

The shift has helped birth kitchen-only models known as “ghost kitchens” or “virtual kitchens,” which were created solely for the purpose of fulfilling multiple online orders quickly and easily – usually through aggregators such as Uber Eats and Door Dash, or through in-house delivery drivers.