Customer Testimonials for Culinary Software Services

Culinary Software Services

"Serving Software Solutions to Foodservice Operations"®

What Our Customers Have to Say...

Chef Ron Pickarski is an author, restaurant consultant, and an expert on vegetarian cuisine.

"As a foodservice consultant I have worked with different recipe management and costing software systems. My conclusion is that ChefTec Software is one of the best programs in the marketplace because it is so multidimensional and user friendly. Another important element in buying into any software program is the customer service provided by the software company, and Culinary Software Services is superior in this area."

Chef Ron Pickarski, CEC, Chef/Owner
Eco-Cuisine, Boulder, CO

American Cuisine Catering & Event Planning - Piedmont, CA

"Every experience I have had with you is 5 Star! ChefTec is great! You're great! It's a pleasure doing business with Culinary Software Services. I recommend your products to every foodservice operator regardless of size and scope of their business." - J. L. Terrell - Owner

Running a day-to-day foodservice operation would be nearly impossible if it wasn't for ChefTec. Between food cost, inventory control and recipe standardization, ChefTec is a true asset to my company. As I say at the end of my nationally syndicated food segment:
OOH IT'S SO GOOD!!®

Mr. Food

Chateau on the Park - Christchurch, New Zealand

"I have been very happy with ChefTec. My food cost is running at 28% for the last 7 months - a savings of 8% prior to using ChefTec." - Franz Lieber - Executive Chef

Global Vegetarian - Ithaca, NY

"I have been very impressed with ChefTec. The system is really user-friendly and the nutritional analysis has been a snap." - Marie Kamp

Evangeline Steakhouse - Lafayette, LA

"I figured I had nothing to lose: if the program didn't work, then I would return it. I was shocked to see the immediate savings. Not only does it save me money, but it saves me 5 to 6 hours of paperwork per week! I used to dread physical inventory taking, but now I look forward to it because it only takes 15 minutes." - William Menard, Executive Chef and Manager

"I teach students how to design workable kitchen MIS systems. ChefTec Plus is a critical piece of that design.

Ken Goldberg, Academic Department Director - The Art Institute of New York City.

" I cannot tell you thrilled that CSS has collaborated with John Wiley & Sons and made available ChefTec Tutor for Professional Cooking. I spent a considerable amount of time as a reviewer on the 5th edition textbook Professional Cooking by Wayne Gisslen. I made several recommendations to Wiley regarding the importance of incorporating a viable software program with the textbook. ChefTec was very high on my list and I am please to see it was chosen.

ChefTec Tutor for Professional Cooking has enabled my students to gain valuable insight regarding the relevance of controls in operations and exposure to professional software in a user-friendly format. Many of the features of the software are extremely beneficial for students looking to succeed in the hospitality industry. The ChefTec Tutor program is great for our students at the community college level."

Anne L Jachim, Assistant Professor
Moraine Valley Community College

Purveyors will try and tell you they have not increased their prices. I love being able to open my laptop and show them the price increases through ChefTec.

I recommend ChefTec to everyone running a restaurant. I don't know what I would do without it!

Michelle Roetzer, Executive Chef
Cafe Central - El Paso, TX

Lake Forest Country Club- Louisville, Kentucky

"Dear CSS: My name is Vivian Turbeville. I am the Admin Assistant who will be working ChefTec. I have already logged on & retrieved the info I needed. The help system is really great. I found the answer quickly & it only took a moment to run the repair. Thanks, for your speedy response."

Randi Neel, Anchorage, Alaska

"I used the ChefTec Tutor program that came with the Professional Cooking book from Wiley and I love the program!" - Randi Neel, Anchorage, Alaska

Scioto Country Club - Columbus, Ohio

"Thank you for your dedication to Scioto Country Club and the staff. We appreciate your suppport and assistance to the continued success of the Club. We have been fortunate to utilize your vast amount of reosurces to provide our membership with quality product and services. For that I would like to personally thank you." - D. Timoth Hayes, CCM, Executive Manager

American Cuisine - Berkeley, California

"Love the program. I am your newest and biggest fan! I am not only very pleased about the program, but your tech support as well." - J.L Terrell, Owner

Some Other Successful Corporations Using ChefTec

® of Marriott International. Chartwells

...with ChefTec I've got a reliable product, excellent support, and no more lost recipes!

Dennis Dube, Executive Chef
Oakwood Club, Cleveland, OH

Chef John Jost is using ChefTec at the Wilshire Baptist Church, of Dallas, TX.

"When I first started looking into back-of-the-house software I contacted five different companies. ChefTec rose above the others in all areas--ease of use, chef friendly format--but especially in terms of customer support. And through the years that I have been a customer of CSS, the customer support department has consistently impressed me with their friendly and professional attitude, along with a firm commitment to my needs and wants."

John Jost, Foodservice Director
Wilshire Baptist Church, Dallas, TX

Dakin House - Sommerville, NJ

"I cannot believe that you offer an entry-level software program that is completely upgradeable and credit the purchase price. Not only is that solid business, but very customer friendly." - Jerry Byer, General Manager

Erik's Deli - Oak Park, IL

"I update my prices once a month and it gives me all of the information that I need to know to keep my costs in line." - Matt Muller, Owner

...it saved us over $600 in over-charges from suppliers...I can not say enough good things about your program, your support, your organization!

Robb Saye, Chef/Partner
Howling Cow Cafe, Santa Cruz, CA

Community College of Allegheny County -
Pittsburgh, PA

"ChefTec is so beautiful you have me in tears - who ever designed ChefTec deserves a Noble prize!" - Chef Castello

Quail Creek Country Club - Naples, FL

"Using ChefTec I dropped my food costs 5% in the last quarter." - Nina Brown

Bookcliff Country Club - Grand Junction, CO

"Escoffier easily saves me $100 to $175 per week by showing where prices are changing and making me more aware of my costs." - Tony Cooper, Executive Chef

Before changing jobs, Chef Jasinski was using ChefTec in a vocational high school setting, serving Lorain County.

"As the Chef/Instructor I used the ChefTec system daily for invoice logging, the recipe database, nutritional analysis and menu planning. I was able to make recipes instantly available for students without spending valuable class time looking through recipe books or having students carry bulky notebooks filled with recipes."

"We had ChefTec networked into several work stations throughout the kitchen for easy reference of recipes, yields and nutritional breakdowns. It had become a valued asset to the trainees."

"With the growing use of technology, even kitchens can not afford to be left behind. ChefTec allows chefs and trainees the ability to operate an efficient and up to date facility. In the role of an educator, it was my responsibility to afford my students the best, most up to date technology. By giving my students the best, they will become the best in the industry. The students deserve the best and ChefTec is the best!"

Mark Jasinski, CEC, former Chef/Instructor
Lorain County Joint Vocational School, Oberlin, OH

"ChefTec has been a great asset to our company. We have a small family owned and operated business, and cost can eat you alive unless you watch your back door.
ChefTec has made it easier for me to watch my costs and stay on top of my inventory."

Chris Railey, Chef/Owner
Banana Docks Cafe, Mobile, AL

Schottzie's Restaurant - St. Louis, MO

"It is the costs you take for granted that get you most. When I looked at the cost of the marinade for my chicken, I was astounded. It added $.13 to every dish. Without seeing it on the screen, I would never have known."

Mike Schott, Owner

Teton Pines Country Club

"I'm using ChefTec right now at the country club. It is an amazing program, makes my job a lot easier." - Stacey Rosati

Cornbread & Caviar/Momma's Kitchen/E Orange Cafe - Orange, NJ

"The days of thinking that good food alone will make you successful are long gone... Of every software program I looked at, Escoffier was hands down the best value..." - Godfrey Allen, Owner

Cafe BaBa Reeba! (Lettuce Entertain You Group) - Chicago, IL

"The power of Escoffier is not only in its accurate recipe costing, but the clear, concise recipe print outs that our kitchen crew can read." - Greg Lamacki, G.M.

Harvey has been working with Culinary Software Services since early 1998, when he first realized that he needed to do more to control costs in his restaurant, Dadio's.

"Margins are so tight these days, and wholesale food costs just keep rising. I knew I needed something to help me stay on top of those costs. But that's about all I knew. I wanted recipe costing. I wanted something to help me with ordering. I wanted software that wasn't going to be too complicated to use, and something flexible enough to use for everything from tracking liquor costs to bidding on catering jobs."

"I found what I was looking for with ChefTec. From my first conversation with a CSS rep, I was excited about ChefTec. It has the functionality I was looking for, and yet it is very easy to use. I'm not an impulse shopper, but I bought ChefTec after that first conversation! It has saved me both time and money."

"...with ChefTec I've got a reliable product, excellent support, and no more lost recipes!"

Harvey Rifkin, Dadio's Restaurant, Owner
San Francisco, CA

Chef Ray Berman has been the Corporate Executive Chef of the Larimer Group restaurants for eight years. Larimer Group logos His innovative recipes grace the menus of 5 popular downtown concept restaurants: Josephina's Italian Restaurant, Tommy Tsunami's Sushi and Pacific Diner, Cadillac Ranch, Mexicali Caf‚ and Champion Brewing Company as well as a brand new restaurant in South Denver: Starlight Cantina & Pizzeria.

"...easy enough to use to meet the pace of a frequently changing menu. It's fast and it's accurate."

Ray Berman, Executive Chef
Larimer Group, Denver, CO

More Businesses Using Using ChefTec

Edgewood Valley Country Club (a ClubCorp Resorts member) - La Grange, IL

"I save $4000 a year on my produce alone by using ChefTec." - Mike Howe, Executive Chef

Desperado's - Ketchum, ID

"I looked at three other systems while looking at Escoffier, and this is by far the easiest program to learn and use." - James Funk, Owner

Grouse Mountain Grill - Vail, CO

"Nothing can compare to the ease of use and quickness of Escoffier software." - Rick Kangas, Executive Chef

Ciao! Baby - Denver, CO

"CSS is very professional and has always responded to our needs immediately"

"Customer support has always been quick and thorough. I can always count on getting my questions answered immediately." - Colleen Murphy-Bowen, comptroller

"ChefTec, and Escoffier before it, has helped me realize where I was losing money. Menus that I have been doing for years I soon found to be money losers."

"My catering business has doubled since November. Your software has helped me stay profitable when I was too busy to think. A quick glance at Escoffier, and I could quote an event price right on the money."

Cinda Kohler, Owner
Cinda's A Catering, Ellensburg, WA

Lindaman's Gourmet-To-Go - Spokane, WA

"Escoffier is an easy-to-use system for computer users at all levels, even for someone who has never turned on a computer." - Deanna Gray, Office Manager

Dakota's Grill - Fairlawn, OH

"The simple fact that Escoffier is easy to use has allowed me to enter in all of my purchases. At the same time, this has made me more aware of overcharges that otherwise would go overlooked." - Russell Mazzola, Owner

A busy chef in the multi-faceted country club environment, Chef Leddy gets a lot of use from his ChefTec Software.

"Since I brought ChefTec in it has cut the amount of time I spend having to do daily paperwork in half! The things you can do with ChefTec are endless. The reports you can generate are unbelievably helpful in controlling costs, managing inventory, organizing orders. I could go on and on about this wonderful program!"

Chef Thomas J. Leddy, Executive Steward
Hamlet Golf & Country Club, Commack, NY

Arapahoe Cafe - Dillon, CO

"Without Escoffier, we would not be clued into the smaller price differences. By doing so, we are squeezing more profit from our restaurant." - George Blincoe, Owner

Midway Cafe - Glenwood City, WI

"The reports have really saved us a lot of money. Take our egg prices for example: by seeing the price discrepancy on the Detailed Purchase Report, we were able to correct the problem. The price increase was an honest mistake by our vendor, but would have caused a considerable profit loss if we hadn't spotted it." - Jeff Reeves, Owner

Alforno Restaurant - Old Saybrook, CT

"I just love ChefTec! In fact, I have recommended ChefTec to four other people." - Bob Zemmel, Owner

Chef Brant Good is using ChefTec at the Capital City Club of Atlanta, Georgia.

"The Capital City Club has been in existence since 1883. We are what is known as a Platinum Club and are ranked #6 in the world among private membership clubs."

"As you can imagine with this caliber of club we have the absolute highest standards to live up to in everything we do. From all the food, wines, beverages, tableware, equipment and amenities we only buy the highest quality and best we can find. When I began the search for a recipe/inventory program to use, I needed to find a program that lived up to the standards of excellence we require here at the Capital City Club, but was also easy to use."

"In my opinion ChefTec has completely proved itself to be the Platinum Software for Chefs for this platinum club and I would recommend it to any other chef who was seeking a recipe/inventory program, whether a small restaurant or catering operation, to a high volume hotel, club or restaurant. ChefTec is by far the most powerful and user friendly software and support package on the market today, and has paid for itself in the first three months of use, in time and food cost savings!"
Brant E. Good, Executive Chef
Capital City Club, Atlanta, GA

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To order, simply complete the online order form.
Or, call us toll free at 1-800-447-1466 (or dial 303-447-3334).