by One Fat Frog

Roundup ES-1200, or basically the coolest electric egg steamer around.

Y’all just don’t know how excited I am. That’s right; I am excited enough to break out the “y’all” and if you knew this frog at all, you’d know that is a pretty big deal. So what has my restaurant equipment loving heart all aflutter? Well, this: We happen to have come across a pretty… Read More

by One Fat Frog

Front of the House: a Definition

There are two types of jobs in a restaurant: front of the house, and back of the house. Front of the house jobs are jobs that involve interacting with your customer or guest, from the time they walk through your door of your restaurant to the time they leave your restaurant, bar, or commercial kitchen.… Read More

by One Fat Frog

Minimum Wage raises 12 cents in Florida

So starting tomorrow, it’s a lucky day for new employees! Minimum wage is being raised in FL a whole 12 cents from $7.93 to $8.05! So that means that any new hires and anyone making less than minimum wage now get a minimum of $8.05 an hour, whereas any of you old hires don’t get… Read More

by One Fat Frog

It’s the Final Countdown….

So yeah, this is going on. We are still two days away from finishing our HUGE Santa Baby sale! So what does that mean for you? Well, to put it frankly, that means that our already low prices are even lower! We can help you update your existing commercial kitchen, or even help you build… Read More

by One Fat Frog

Young Worker Safety in Restaurants, Again.

Do you remember when I talked about Young Worker Safety in Restaurants? Well, here’s a bit more advice from the wisdom of the Frog. I briefly mentioned machine guards , but what does that even mean? Machine guarding eliminates or controls hazards and provides essential and required protection for your employees. Machine parts have the potential… Read More

by One Fat Frog

Bakery Cases on SALE – $899

Have you guys heard Taylor Swift’s song, “Shake it Off?” If you answered no, I have to know how you’ve managed to avoid it since it plays on the radio at least 5 times during an average work day. It’s awful I LOVE IT! When I first heard the song, I thought there was a brief… Read More

by One Fat Frog

Is it a full moon?

We are having a CRAZY sale at the Frog and I have to tell you, people are going mad about this restaurant equipment! It’s on a first come, first serve basis and people are going nuts! That’s good for everyone. I will continue to get a paycheck (and you’ll get to continue reading my amazing… Read More

by One Fat Frog

Bad Dates – Location Matters!

I know you’ve all been on some pretty bad dates, but I have one to take the cake! There are just some restaurants you don’t take your date to; especially if it’s your first date! Don’t take them to CiCi’s Pizza for the all you can eat buffet, for starters. In fact, don’t do pizza… Read More

by One Fat Frog

There’s a fly in my soup, and I hate your face

Odds are that any new business, especially a restaurant, is bound to have its share of trial and errors as it gets off the ground. This could potentially be a real sweet spot for tweaking the foundation of your business. The bad news is that this grace period is microscopic and you have to be… Read More

by One Fat Frog

Preparing for a Banquet? It’s Not As Easy As You Think

When you hear the word “banquet,” you’re probably thinking along the lines of either impossibly fancy or terribly important. But too often we only look at banquets in the perspective of the consumer. The people who get to cherish every dish and fall in love with every piece of dessert. But when the tables are… Read More

by One Fat Frog

Pizza Prep Tables

I love pizza (almost as much as I love food trucks). I also love when clients come in and tell me about how they make pizza. There is something almost scientific about the perfect pizza crust. You have to cook it at just the right temperature, and cooking pizza dough in Florida is a lot… Read More

by One Fat Frog

Top 10 Restaurant Chains

According to National Restaurant News, the top food chains in America are as follows: McDonalds Subway Burger King Starbucks Wendy’s Taco Bell Dunkin’ Donuts Pizza Hut KFC Applebee’s How many of these places do you frequent and what makes them so popular? I think I’ve been to 6 of the 10 in the last month.… Read More

by The Duke of Frogshire

Slicers, Slicers and Some More Slicers

Here at one fat frog, we find it imperative that there is never a shortage of slicers in stock. Why do we like slicers so much you ask? Well my friend, it seems you may already know the answer to the question. When you go to Publix or your neighborhood grocery store and get you’re… Read More

by One Fat Frog

Food Trucks Around the World

Hello fellow frog-heads! I’m back to talk about my favorite thing: Food Trucks. I mentioned before that I love food trucks. A lot. So I started digging and did a little research on food trucks around the world! There are some really cool ideas out there! The first thing I noticed is that when you… Read More

by One Fat Frog

Food Trucks? Yes, Please!

Seriously, there is nothing I love more than a good food truck (well, maybe not “nothing”, but it’s pretty darn close). Where else can you find food that travels?! I mean, sure, you could order a pizza – but where is the fun in that? I love a good food truck because everything from the name,… Read More

by Connie, President

Fryers

When was anything that was fried ever bad? Frying can take ordinary food items and transform them into extraordinary delectable delights. Oreos for example. Yes tasty, but they had  become so predictable for me. But, once I discovered fried oreos at a carnival my sophomore year of high school, I suddenly began to see the… Read More