Remarkable Academic Foods: Kitchen Training and Processes w/ Joshua Miller | Culinary 360 Podcast | 18

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Today on the Culinary 360 Podcast, we sit down with Joshua Miller, founder of Remarkable Academic Foods and a passionate force for change in foodservice training and operations. Josh’s story starts with breakfast at his grandmother’s table and winds through culinary school, contract foodservice, and eventually launching his own consulting company.
We dive deep into Josh’s philosophy around team development, the power of effective onboarding, and how tech-forward solutions like video training and asset tagging are changing the way kitchens operate. From predictive scheduling to smarter equipment maintenance, Josh is on a mission to bring practical, scalable solutions to foodservice operators everywhere.
You’ll also hear some great insights about leadership, the value of cross-training, and why everyone should start their career at a place like TGI Fridays.
🎧 Whether you’re building a team, rethinking your kitchen flow, or dreaming up your next big move, this one’s for you.
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Joshua Miller
Founder & Principal Consultant — Remarkable Academic Foods
Website: https://www.rfoodsolutions.com

👨‍🍳 Our HOSTS
Robert Simmelink
Director of Culinary Services — Phoenix, Arizona
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Luke Simonds
Corporate Chef — Denver, Colorado
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Ryan Devereaux
Corporate Chef — Kent, Washington
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Views expressed in the Culinary 360 Podcast are individual opinions and they do not represent the employers of each host or guest, or the firm with which each host or guest is associated. Our podcasts are for educational and informational purposes only and should not be deemed or viewed as advice or recommendations.

Chapters

1. Coming up... (00:00:00)

2. Introducing Joshua Miller (00:00:21)

3. Compliments on the chef coat (00:01:23)

4. First cooking experiences (00:02:09)

5. TGI Friday's to high end dining (00:03:59)

6. Lessons of fast casual kitchen work experience (00:06:52)

7. Consulting and Career Growth (00:10:23)

8. Networking to grow consulting business (00:12:37)

9. Time Management and Workload Growth (00:15:45)

10. Holistic kitchen design and equipment management (00:18:46)

11. Importance of Ongoing Training (00:21:44)

12. Tracking the state of kitchen equipment (00:27:09)

13. QR code equipment resources (00:30:29)

14. Real world issues solved by industry groups (00:34:52)

15. Training trainers to retain talent (00:36:17)

16. 3 Steps of training (00:40:30)

17. Front and back of house shift training (00:42:17)

18. Consulting reach outside of food industry (00:43:56)

19. Hyper Collaboration and Industry Growth (00:45:45)

20. Predictive Operations Management (00:48:12)

21. The 5 In 20 Podcast by Remarkable Academic Foods (00:52:02)

22. Ignite Chef Takeaways (00:54:35)

23. Wrapping Up (00:56:12)

24. EoS (00:56:53)