Upskilling Restaurant Staff with AI: A Practical Demo with Andy Cook, Restaurant technology Specialist with harbor Foodservice.

In this video, I explore ExpandShare, an AI-powered platform designed to help restaurants create tailored learning systems for their teams. I focus on how it can assist in training kitchen managers, often the hardest position to fill and train in our industry.

Key points covered:

Using Expand Share's AI chatbots to teach complex skills like recipe costing, preparing for health inspections with AI-guided walkthroughs, and creating essential SOPs for kitchen operations.

I demonstrate how the platform can break down complex topics, offer multilingual support, and provide step-by-step guidance. The goal is to show how AI can help bridge the gap between soft skills and the hard skills needed to run an efficient, profitable kitchen.

If you're interested in seeing how this could work for your restaurant, check out ExpandShare directly. And if you have ideas for future AI experiments in the restaurant industry, let me know in the comments.

Remember, while AI is a powerful tool, it's meant to enhance our industry's human element, not replace it.

Meet OJ Molina from ExpandShare and request a one-on-one demo: https://popl.co/card/JfxuT00X/1/dashqr

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In this episode of the Restaurants + AI Experiment series, Andy Cook demonstrates how AI can be a powerful collaborator in the world of menu development. Watch as Andy walks you through using ChatGPT to not only craft new dishes but also develop an effective social media marketing plan to promote them. From structuring prompts to leveraging AI for creative ideas, this video showcases the potential of integrating AI tools into your restaurant's operations. Whether you're a restaurant owner or a curious food industry professional, this video offers insights on how to save time and streamline processes with the help of AI.

Don’t miss out on learning how to elevate your restaurant's menu and marketing with AI!

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Unlocking the Power of AI for Independent Restaurants: Discover how artificial intelligence (AI) can revolutionize restaurant operations! In this video, Andy Cook breaks down AI's evolving role in the foodservice industry and shares how AI tools can help you minimize challenges, maximize opportunities, and optimize bandwidth—so you can focus on what matters most in your restaurant.

0:00 Restaurants + AI
1:16 Evolution of AI
2:57 Need for AI in Restaurants
3:30 Restaurant 2.0
8:23 AI Powered Technology
12:40 AI Integrated Technology
17:33 Dynamic AI Platforms
18:56 Security Considerations
19:32 Practical AI Applications
21: 15 Final Thoughts

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Host and founder, Andy Cook introduces the launch of the Infinite Restaurants podcast.

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Harbor Foodservice's Restaurant Consultant, Andy Cook speaks with WA State DOL's Susan Shelton about the 2022 changes to the Food Code. This episode's focus is on having a "Certified Food Protection Manager" what it means, how to obtain certification, the role of such a person, and how integral to a restaurant's day-to-day this person (people) needs to be.

LINK for more specific info on Certified Food Protection Manager with list of approved providers

LINK for more details from WA's Department of Health 

Harbor Foodservice's Restaurant Consultant, Andy Cook speaks with WA State DOL's Susan Shelton about the 2022 changes to the Food Code. This episode contextualizes rules surrounding the proper cleaning of Vomit & Diarrhea, the acceptable cleaning products, what goes into "The Kit" and what to consider before assembling it.

WA DOH provided worksheet for your Vomit and Diarrhea Clean-up Plan (Word)
LINK for more details from WA's Department of Health

Susan Shelton continues speaking with Andy Cook about WA's changes in the Food Code as they wrap up a few miscellaneous code changes around undercooking fresh fish, new rules and circumstances that allows pets in certain dining areas, new temperature rules for hamburger, sausage, & scrambled eggs, refilling customer provided multi-use containers, and additional date marking for mollusks and shellfish.

LINK for more details from WA's Department of Health 

WA State DOL's Susan Shelton speaks with Harbor Foodservice's Restaurant Consultant, Andy Cook about the 2022 changes to the Food Code. This episode explores what symptoms need to be reported by employees to employers, why these are important, and what to do with the information.

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Harbor Foodservice's Restaurant Consultant, Andy Cook speaks with WA State DOL's Susan Shelton about the 2022 changes to the Food Code in plain, direct language . This episode's focus is on the new rules on Date Marking, an update to the previously known "Potentially Hazardous Foods" is now being referred to as "Time/Temperature Control for Safety" or TCS.

LINK to DOH provided worksheet and specific details surrounding new Date Marking rules Date Marking (Word)

LINK for more details from WA's Department of Health