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Paul Sorgule @psorgule

President of Harvest America Ventures - Restaurant and Culinary School Consulting. Past Vice President of New England Culinary Institute.

Joined April 2011
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Paul Sorgule @psorgule
17 May 2023
GOOD IS NEVER GOOD ENOUGH harvestamericacues.com/2023/…

GOOD IS NEVER GOOD ENOUGH

It doesn’t make any difference what you choose to do or whom you choose to do it for – “good” is only a tease. Good is a “C” grade in life, an acknowledgement that you tried, but not hard enough. W…

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Paul Sorgule @psorgule
13 May 2023
THE BEST PATH TO CHEFDOM harvestamericacues.com/2023/…

THE BEST PATH TO CHEFDOM

Those who are serious about holding the chef title some day; the ones who are “in it, to win it”, are always wondering what’s the best path to take. Is it culinary school, working in well-known res…

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Paul Sorgule @psorgule
8 May 2023
A CHEF’S HARD DAY’S NIGHT harvestamericacues.com/2023/…

A CHEF’S HARD DAY’S NIGHT

I was just listening to some old Beatles tunes and A Hard Day’s Night came up. It sounded like an appropriate title for an article about life in the kitchen. As much as I loved my time in front of …

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Paul Sorgule @psorgule
3 May 2023
GREAT BREAD IS THE DIFFERENCE MAKER harvestamericacues.com/2023/…

GREAT BREAD IS THE DIFFERENCE MAKER

It amazes me every time I visit a restaurant – the important things that we miss. With menus the focus is, and always has been, on the protein, the center of the plate. The biggest, the best qualit…

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Paul Sorgule @psorgule
1 May 2023
THE KITCHEN IS THE GREAT EQUALIZER harvestamericacues.com/2023/…

THE KITCHEN IS THE GREAT EQUALIZER

There are many reasons why I am so grateful for the decades I spent in front of a range. I could not think of a career more rewarding than being a cook and a chef. Those who are despondent or downr…

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Paul Sorgule @psorgule
30 Apr 2023
A CULTURE OF QUALITY harvestamericacues.com/2023/…

A CULTURE OF QUALITY

Like many of you, I sat and watched, with great anticipation, the days of the NFL Draft. Who will my team be able to lasso and pull into the organization? What will they contribute? Will they help …

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Paul Sorgule @psorgule
23 Apr 2023
YOU THINK YOU KNOW HOW TO BE A CHEF harvestamericacues.com/2023/…

YOU THINK YOU KNOW HOW TO BE A CHEF

It is the classic diatribe – “I can do that better that the chef. I’ve been cooking for 15years now; I should be the chef.” Fine, that may be the case but let’s just see. If it’s your time and you’…

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Paul Sorgule @psorgule
18 Apr 2023
THE TEN KEYS TO RESTAURANT SUCCESS – POST PANDEMIC harvestamericacues.com/2023/…

THE TEN KEYS TO RESTAURANT SUCCESS – POST PANDEMIC

‘The times they are a changin’, proclaimed Bob Dylan in 1964. His words seem quite relevant today. The restaurant business is sometimes like the canary in the coal mine and at other times like the …

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Paul Sorgule @psorgule
15 Apr 2023
THEY JUST DON’T GET IT harvestamericacues.com/2023/…

THEY JUST DON’T GET IT

My town leaders, bless their hearts, try to figure out ways to strum up cash flow for small businesses. A tip of the chef’s toque for the good old college try. It’s early spring, mud season as it i…

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Paul Sorgule @psorgule
11 Apr 2023
TO THOSE WHO LOVE GREAT FOOD & BEVERAGE: harvestamericacues.com/2023/…

TO THOSE WHO LOVE GREAT FOOD & BEVERAGE:

There are so many restaurants, chefs, sommeliers, and service professionals who take enormous pride in their work, are accomplished artisans, and proficient ambassadors of their craft. They work ti…

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Paul Sorgule @psorgule
10 Apr 2023
DON’T PAINT THE BUSINESS WITH THE SAME BRUSH harvestamericacues.com/2023/…

DON’T PAINT THE BUSINESS WITH THE SAME BRUSH

The past year has been quite disconcerting for those of us who have dedicated our careers to the kitchen. To some it may simply seem like the squeaky wheel syndrome (a handful of people with loud v…

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Paul Sorgule @psorgule
3 Apr 2023
THE 100 HOUR RULE – SEEKING TO BE GREAT harvestamericacues.com/2023/…

THE 100 HOUR RULE – SEEKING TO BE GREAT

I’m not sure where I heard it first – maybe it was a seminar, a TED Talk, or an excerpt from one of Malcolm Gladwell’s thought-provoking books like the “Outliers”, but the premise stuck with me.&nb…

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Paul Sorgule @psorgule
30 Mar 2023
THE BOND OF COOKS harvestamericacues.com/2023/…

THE BOND OF COOKS

More than friends, beyond being co-workers, and far more complex than just people who share a set of skills – cooks and chefs who work together become brothers and sisters.  I don’t know if it…

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Paul Sorgule @psorgule
22 Mar 2023
THAT ELUSIVE THING CALLED PERFECTION harvestamericacues.com/2023/…

THAT ELUSIVE THING CALLED PERFECTION

Nancy Silverton is likely best known for introducing the country to La Brea breads.  From meager beginnings as a small artisan bread bakery, La Brea grew to become a national representative of…

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Paul Sorgule @psorgule
12 Mar 2023
A GOOD DAYS WORK IN THE KITCHEN harvestamericacues.com/2023/…

A GOOD DAYS WORK IN THE KITCHEN

An honest day’s work for an honest day’s wages is an American colloquialism that has been a call to arms for generations. What does it imply, what does it really mean, and how does it apply to toda…

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Paul Sorgule @psorgule
3 Mar 2023
COOK WHAT and WHO YOU ARE harvestamericacues.com/2023/…

COOK WHAT and WHO YOU ARE

There is another side to the challenges of labor in the restaurant business.  From a cook’s perspective there has never been a better time to work in a kitchen than right now.  This may s…

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Paul Sorgule @psorgule
19 Feb 2023
MEMORIES OF WOW harvestamericacues.com/2023/…

MEMORIES OF WOW

When was the last time you bought a product, listened to a band, read a book, took in a view, or enjoyed a meal that gave you pause?  When was the last time you stopped and said: “WOW?” How ma…

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Paul Sorgule @psorgule
17 Feb 2023
WOULD YOU SIGN YOUR WORK? harvestamericacues.com/2023/…

WOULD YOU SIGN YOUR WORK?

Your name is, in many respects, a reflection of the person you are, your personal history, and a proclamation of respect for those who came before you.  That word represents your life and all …

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Paul Sorgule @psorgule
12 Feb 2023
COOK LIKE A CHAMPION harvestamericacues.com/2023/…

COOK LIKE A CHAMPION

Everyone loves to cheer on a champion.  I live in a community that has been host to two Winter Olympic Games (and more homegrown U.S. Olympians than most any other part of the country), Univer…

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Paul Sorgule @psorgule
5 Feb 2023
AMERICAN COOKS – A CAST OF MILLIONS harvestamericacues.com/2023/…

AMERICAN COOKS – A CAST OF MILLIONS

Here’s is a wakeup call, a piece of information everyone should pay attention to.  It’s simple and poignant – cooks are essential.  Let’s look at the hard data first: In the U.S. there ar…

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