This past Monday Tundra Restaurant Supply was honored to be a part of a seminar at the International Culinary School in Denver, Colorado. We got Justin Christman and Johnny Fimple of the Hard Rock Café in Denver plus Joe Sinopoli of Stoney’s Bar & Grill to come in and talk for over an hour to [...]
About Greg McGuire
Greg has blogged about the food service industry for four years and has been published in industry magazines like Independent Restaurateur and industry blogs like Restaurant SmartBrief. He lives in Colorado with his wife and two sons and enjoys reading, live music, and the great outdoors.Author Archive | Greg McGuire
10 Restaurant Marketing Tips That Will Crank Up Your Revenue
After a year of dedicated blogging on The Back Burner, I took a minute to reflect recently about where the food service industry has been and where it’s going in 2010. That reflection got me thinking: after a year and 350+ posts, what were the 10 simplest, most effective ways for a restaurant to boost [...]
A Really Easy Way To Make Commercial Steam Tables Energy Efficient
If your restaurant or commercial food service operation uses steam tables to keep food hot before you serve the customer, then this post is for you. If this post is for you, then you already know how integral steam tables can be in your day-to-day operations. You also know they can eat up a lot [...]
The Affordable Health Care Act: What Restaurateurs Really Think
Add Your Voice! Take Tundra’s Health Care Act Survey Now! Food service industry advocates have long opposed the Affordable Health Care Act (aka Obamacare) since its passage in 2010. Among those the National Restaurant Association (NRA) is the largest and most vocal opponent of the law, in particular the provision of the bill that requires [...]
Restaurant Glassware: Use Style And Function To Sell More Drinks
Every restaurant takes good food presentation seriously – after all, no one wants to eat something that doesn’t look absolutely delicious. You carefully place garnishes, make sure the entrée has the proper color, and serve everything on a stylish plate with matching silverware. So why aren’t you paying the same amount of attention to your [...]
Food Safety Update: Time To Get Your Management Certified
The food service industry is buzzing right now about a report released by the Food and Drug Administration last week revealing the results of a food safety study the FDA conducted over the past 10 years. What’s the big deal? The FDA found that “a certified food protection manager was correlated with significantly higher compliance [...]
Troubleshooting Commercial Refrigeration Problems
Keeping product out of the danger zone and ready for preparation on the line is one of the most important tasks facing any commercial kitchen, and your commercial refrigeration units play a critical role. Maintaining and fixing the refrigeration units in your restaurant can be expensive, which is why it’s all the more important for [...]
Tundra Is Feeding America This 4th of July!
Feeding America is the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity. Their mission is to feed the hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and to increase awareness in the fight to end hunger in America. Give A Meal is a promotional campaign sponsored by Feeding America. The goal is to provide meals directly to [...]
Have You Joined The NRA’s Conserve Initiative?
The National Restaurant Association’s (NRA) Conserve Initiative is designed to give restaurateurs the tools they need to start implementing sustainable, environmentally conscious practices in the food service industry. As quoted from the Conserve Initiative’s website: “The National Restaurant Association’s Conserve initiative is designed to initiate and inspire actions that improve a company’s bottom line, but [...]
Is Your Restaurant Exhaust System Sucking Up Money?
The exhaust system in your kitchen is one of those essential pieces of equipment that you must have in order to operate. And if your hood is like the ones in most restaurants, it has two settings: “on” and “off.” When your line is operating at full tilt during the dinner rush, the “on” setting [...]
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Fixing Commercial Fryers
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A Glossary of Restaurant Lingo, Slang & Terms
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Fixing Commercial Oven Problems
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Troubleshooting Gas Range and Oven Problems
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Fixing Gas Ranges
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Suspended Coffee – Dream Big. Start Small.
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Amy’s Baking Company: What a Disaster
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Cleaning Underneath Restaurant Kitchen Equipment is Easy With Stoveshoes
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7 Tips for Printing Restaurant Menus
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Frozen Drink Dispenser Recipes from Bunn
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Robert Duran: Greg , The information you provided on the combin...
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mike: I just purchased new 2 tri-star fryers with propan...
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