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Kitchen Management: Prep Lists, Pressure & the Art of Running a Kitchen

Kitchen Management: Prep Lists, Pressure & the Art of Running a Kitchen

Update: 2025-11-23
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đŸŽ™ïž EP161 - Chefs live and die by the prep list. This episode is kitchen discipline: owning your section, juggling a thousand timers, costing without bullshit, and letting go of those ego dishes nobody orders.

🎧 Topics Covered in This Episode:

📋 Night Prep Lists – Building a bulletproof station

🐂 Grab the Bull by the Horns – Taking real control of your section (and surviving clopening)

đŸ—Łïž Commies, Demi, CDP – Communication and chain of command that actually works

⏱ Chefs as Project Managers – Living inside a storm of timers

đŸ’» Apps & Excel – Why most kitchen software still sucks

📊 Costing 101 – Steak, fries, rosemary salt & the hidden percentages

💾 Margin of Error – Airport pricing and not lying to yourself

📈 Dynamic Pricing – When burgers behave like plane tickets

đŸ€ Front of House Magic – The golden goose and the perfect check

⭐ Dogs, Plow Horses & Stars – Menu engineering for real kitchens

đŸ„” Buying Better Product – Quality vs. racing to the bottom

🧠 Ego Dishes – Specials, sweetbreads & gently educating guests

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Kitchen Management: Prep Lists, Pressure & the Art of Running a Kitchen

Kitchen Management: Prep Lists, Pressure & the Art of Running a Kitchen