Playbooks
Allergen flashcards: the allergens every server should know cold
The major food allergens, why servers must know them by heart, and how to drill allergen flashcards so you never freeze at the table.
Lawrence Arya··6 min
Playbooks
Learning an English menu for a season in Ibiza: a fast guide
Working a summer season in Ibiza and need to learn an English menu fast? Here is how to learn the dishes, descriptions, pronunciation, and allergens in a second language.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
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Low-FODMAP and dietary needs: a fast way for servers to learn them
Servers increasingly field low-FODMAP and other dietary requests. Here is how to learn which dishes fit, fast, and answer guests confidently without guessing.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
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Memorizing halal vs non-halal items and cross-contact, fast
Need to learn which menu items are halal, which are not, and where cross-contact happens? Here is how to drill it into reliable recall for the floor.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
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Korean BBQ banchan: a tool to memorize the side dishes fast
New at a Korean BBQ spot with a tray of banchan to learn and explain? Here is how to memorize the side dishes, their names, and allergens fast, so you can answer any table.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
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Memorize the Sweetgreen assembly line and ingredients fast
New on a Sweetgreen-style assembly line with dozens of ingredients to learn? Here is how to memorize the ingredients, builds, and allergens fast.
Lawrence Arya··2 min