Food operations, thoughtfully run

Better systems for the work behind the food.

Sous Chef is a home for practical thinking about the workflows that keep food businesses moving—from purchasing and prep to production and delivery.

From the field notes

Lessons from building and operating a high-volume food business—preserved because the underlying problems still matter.

Jun 23, 2020

We turned a painful weekly planning meeting into an automated operational plan, leaving the team to focus on the exceptions that needed judgment.

Jun 18, 2020

How a connected recipe and order system replaced hours of daily calculations and helped 2Forks reduce food waste.

Jun 10, 2020

Putting every order in one place helped prevent missed changes, reduce errors, and create the operational backbone for a growing catering business.