Blog posts tagged with 'restaurants'

When you need tablecloths for banquet weddings or in upscale dining establishments, there’s generally two different options that venues consider: polyester tablecloths or spun polyester tablecloths. They sound so similar yet are quite different in their weight and feel as well as how they’re often used. Spun polyester tablecloths are often used as an overlay while polyester tablecloths are often used as a base layer tablecloth – though they can also be used as a stand-alone tablecloth. Here is the difference between the two kinds of tablecloths:

Spun Polyester Tablecloths:

• Blend of the durability of polyester with the look and feel of cotton
• Thicker fabric
• Machine washable
• Fold over hem
• Has a better drape than polyester
• Perfect for upscale events or a more refined dining atmosphere
• Stain resistant
• 220 GSM fabric
• Available in white and black
• More expensive then 100% polyester tablecloths but their enhanced aesthetic and tactile qualities often justify the investment.

Polyester Tablecloths

• Lacks the softness of more natural fabrics
• Staple due to their affordability
• Thinner fabric
• Surged hem
• Known for their durability
• Easy to clean - simple machine wash
• Stain resistant
• 180 GSM fabric
• Available in white, ivory, black and in some sizes navy blue & gray
• Less expensive than 100% spun polyester tablecloths

Ultimately, the choice between polyester and spun polyester tablecloths hinges on your specific needs and preferences. If budget and ease of maintenance are your primary concerns, standard polyester tablecloths are a practical option. However, if you’re aiming for a more elegant presentation with the added benefit of durability, spun polyester is the way to go. Take your dining experience or event aesthetic to the next level by choosing the right tablecloth that complements your style and meets your functional requirements. Check out our tablecloths category to explore our wide selection of polyester and spun polyester tablecloths and find the perfect match for your next event!

We’ve been adding to our event and restaurant tablecloths over the past year and a half to increase our wholesale tablecloth inventory. We started off with spandex and polyester tablecloths, table skirts, added polyester fitted tablecloths and expanded our spandex cocktail tablecloth colours and recently added wedding chair covers in the form of polyester banquet chair covers and spandex folding chair covers. I’m pleased to announce that we’ve now added 100% spun polyester tablecloths and napkins to our inventory.

These new event and restaurant tablecloths are soft cotton-like tablecloths with the durability of polyester. These cotton-feel tablecloths feature a fold over hem and are wrinkle resistant and stain resistant 220 GSM spun polyester.

They are available in the following sizes and colours:

• 45” x 45” square spun polyester tablecloths – white - $13.15 CDN each
• 54” x 54” square spun polyester tablecloths – white - $14.25 CDN each
• 70” x 70” square spun polyester tablecloths – white - $20.85 CDN each
• 90” x 90” square spun polyester tablecloths – white - $36.25 CDN each

We also brought in spun polyester napkins as some party rental companies prefer the feel of a spun polyester napkin instead of a polyester napkin. These napkins feature a fold over hem and are wrinkle resistant and stain resistant 220 GSM spun polyester.

• 20” x 20” spun polyester napkin – black - $1.82 each
• 20” x 20” spun polyester napkin – white - $1.82 each

All of these spun polyester linens are machine washable.

Photo Source: White House / Sheleah Craighead / via White House Museum

Perhaps you are coming straight out of culinary school or perhaps you’re looking to make a passion for food into your career. Whatever the reason may be, it always helps to have career advice from actual people who have real-world experience in the industry and job you’re looking to get into. Reddit has a wealth of chef threads to ask and receive real world advice from chefs, kitchen managers, prep cooks, kitchen assistants, bussers and everything in between. Check out the best career advice rounded up for prep cooks / kitchen assistants as heard through this Reddit thread.

Be a Blank Slate to Mold

“Let the chef know you will do anything he asks and that you will show up every day on time, no matter what. Stress the fact that you are a blank slate for him to mold, and that you want to learn his/her way of doing things.” - b_random_b

Do Good Work and Help Keep the Kitchen Clean

“…Just come in and do good work. Clean the place in your down time. Put away and organize dry goods and produce. Consolidate containers. Ask about the food you're making and show interest. Be proud of your work, even if that work is shucking cases of chickpeas, peeling a bag of onions, or butchering some chicken.

If you're asked to do something you've never done or are unsure about, ask to be shown how they would do it.” – TyaedalisCook

Slow Down to Be Consistent

Slow down, if you're doing it fast and not consistent. You're doing it wrong. Speed comes with practice, I've seen plenty of prep cooks fuck things up trying to go fast. doing it twice takes longer then if you just slow down and do it right the first time. – Reddit User

Take Instructions Well

I know it sounds harsh, but think of yourself as another piece of kitchen equipment. Product goes in, prepped food comes out. You don't have creativity or any say in how things are done. Your job is to prep food exactly how you're instructed to do so by your supervisor.

Your reliability to do exactly what is asked of you is probably the most important aspect of a good prep cook. - bigpipes84

Take Time to Learn Exact Cuts

I'd say a combination of all other comments. Slow down and take time to learn to make exact cuts. You'll be able to speed up slightly in a week or so, and continue speeding up with practice.

Let him know that you work cleanly and in an organized manner. Never put something away without a label and date it was made. This will give your chef and other employees all kinds of headache and they will resent you for it.

Be punctual. Speed and efficiency will come, but it's the right attitude that keeps you around. - JustAtlas

Be Courteous, Willing to Take Instruction and a Fast Worker

I'm a chef. I've done hiring. I like experience in the line cooks but I'd rather have a blank slate with a great attitude than a culinary school graduate who doesn't clean and always takes smoke breaks. Be courteous, willing to take instruction and work fast. If you don't know something, ask. Stress that you like to cook and want to learn more. Things I look for on a resume are cleanliness and attention to detail. Also clean. Always clean. If there's any downtime and no more prep, just clean something. Do that on your first day and you'll make a really good impression. – dinosexed

Express Your Willingness to Learn and Willingness to Be Paid Minimum Wage

… Just express your willingness to learn. Be prepared to wash dishes. Be prepared for minimum wage. - DancesWithHippo

How to Get that Job?

Show up between 2 and 4pm and bring a resume/cv. Ask to speak to a manager (That's when the morning supervisor/kitchen manager/chef is usually winding down.) If you show up and it's packed, walk out and come back another time, because your resume/cv will probably get thrown in the garbage. Try writing a skills based resume with a short cover letter, you can find chef resume templates online. Stress that your really interested in the industry even though you don't have a lot of experience, don't lie or fluff anything up. Just be honest, eager, smile a lot and thank them for their time.

Edited: They might have a sheet to fill out and they might interview you on the spot if they have the time/really need people. - dinosexed

Our melamine platters and bowls are a really popular line of serveware for party rental and caterers to purchase. We’ve seen a lot of really great feedback on the durability and look of the melamine – in particular that it looks almost identical to porcelain with more durability. Recently though, we had a potential customer stump us with a question we’d never been asked before about our melamine – can your melamine platters and bowls stain? This is a fantastic question to be asked and one we wanted to inquire about further – both so we had the knowledge for future reference and also to answer that customer’s concerns. So we set up an informal test to test whether our 14.5” square melamine platter would stain. Take a look at the test and results below:

1. Put a number of different acidic condiments and sauces on the platter. Top Left = Pasta Sauce. Top Middle = Mustard. Top Right = Ketchup. Bottom = curry powder mixed with water

2. Let the stains sit for a total of 37 hours before washing

3. Wash off Stains

4. Photograph the evidence

As you can see there is no staining that has taken place. Even with closer inspection it looks as if the acidic condiments did not even touch to glossy exterior finish of our melamine platter. Since our melamine platters and bowls are made at the same factory we assume that this test should apply to our entire line of melamine serveware.

Restaurant chairs lend a lot to a restaurant’s décor and atmosphere and so they’re a big decision to make. Do you want chairs with arms? Or Chairs without arms? Wood? Metal? Do they need to be stacking? Do you want them to look contemporary, modern, or traditional? So many decisions related to something as “simple” as a chair. While we don’t sell restaurant chairs ourselves (we sell restaurant tabletop supplies), we like to help our customers and prospects in making informed decisions. If you don’t know where to buy restaurant chairs in Canada, we’ve rounded up four of the leading restaurant chair suppliers in Canada for you to check out.

1. Contract Supply Corp.

Founded in 1980, Contract Supply Corp. is a manufacturer of food-service & commercial furniture, specializing in the manufacturing of wood chairs, metal chairs, bar stools, soft seating, tables and bases, site furnishings, and outdoor patio furniture. They have over 65,000+ square feet of manufacturing space and employ 50+ skilled craftsmen. They also offer design-to-build furniture, furniture repair, refinishing & reupholster, delivery & installation, and custom lasered & branded furniture.

2. Rodo Industries Inc.

Rodo Industries Inc. is a Canadian contract manufacturing company, located in Southwestern Ontario, providing commercial furniture including metal & wood dining chairs, outdoor furniture including all weather wicker, umbrellas, metal and wood bar stools, dining tables, and upholstered booth seating. They also distribute Grosfillex Products.

3. ADRIA Contract Seating

ADRIA Contract Seating is a western Canada furniture manufacturer focusing on the hospitality and foodservice markets. For over 20 years they have been committed to providing customers with high quality products, and customer service. They offer a wide variety of in-stock and custom contracted wood & metal dining chairs, wood & metal bar stools, dining table tops and bases, stacking chairs & patio chairs and soft seating for lounge and bar furniture.

4. Moda Seating

Moda Seating is a custom order distributor working with the manufacturer to ensure the customer’s needs are met. They specialize in durable wood, metal, aluminum, furniture, and stackable seating for restaurants, night clubs, bars and hotels. They also distribute Flash Furniture’s line of HERCULES products.