Benefits Of Braise

We are constantly getting supplies in since there is so much going on. Not only does the restaurant prepare for service Tuesday thru Saturday, but there are always classes going on. There are also off-site events that take place. There are yearly farm dinners that go back to the early days of Dave’s Braise traveling culinary classes. There is a four chefs and a pig dinner. The biggest event is the tour de farms which is 21 mile bike ride between 3 farms with food served at each stop. This is a huge fundraiser for the RSA.
There are always ways to make a business more profitable. The easiest is to reduce waste. There must be a careful watch of the inventory so that produce especially isn’t wasted. For desserts, we keep an eye on the fruits we have to make sure we use them before they go bad. If we can’t use them fresh then we make sure to freeze them. The family style meals and desserts are a way to increase profits as people usually order a couple, but our prep time is less saving us money. We must have superb customer service for people to come back again and again. Expanding the bar program is a huge profit maker. Also, trading services for advertising can help get the word out about the restaurant without costing a lot of extra money. …show more content…
This is my first restaurant job so I don’t have anything to compare it to, but I’m pretty sure this blows away the amount of activity that goes on at other restaurants. I enjoy working at Braise. Most of the people I work with are really great. I don’t see Dave a lot as he is extremely busy, but I do work with Caitlin (Pastry Chef) and Matt (Chef de Cuisine) every day. I have learned a lot from both of them. Because there are always new things going on, there is always something new I can learn. That is what I want to do…learn as much as I can. This is my second career and I love baking and pastries. This isn’t just a job to me and I hope that comes thru in the quality of my