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"I learned Kitchen Spanish years ago from the wall chart, and now I speak fluent kitchen Spanish. I think all restuarants will benefit from having of these charts."
– JoshuaTurner, Gengis Grill, August 2009
Employee's Story:
"When I came to the USA, everything looked so different! Clothes, shops,
TV, street signs — everything!
"Then I got a job preparing
food. I didn't need much English — didn't I see my mother cutting
up food a thousand times?
"But when my manager looked at me sometimes, I thought maybe I wasn't doing things right.
"Then I started 'Kitchen
English' lessons and things got much better. Now I understand
why I have to do things, and why Americans worry so much about
things being clean. My boss tried to learn some Spanish, but I've
learned a lot more English than he has Spanish! And I'm trying
to learn more because there's a better job here that I might qualify
for!"
Manager's Story:
"I've learned
a lot in this business, and the most important thing I've learned
is how to build a happy and efficient staff. Kitchen English
has made a big difference for us.
"There are fewer accidents
(and therefore fewer Worker's Comp claims) and things go a lot
faster because I don't need to ask one member of the staff to
translate when I talk to another one — that slows all three
of us down!
"The time we used to spend on translating, explaining or doing things over is now
productive time that improves the bottom line! I can see that
many of my new employees have what it takes to become managers, now
that their English is improving... "
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