Dan Gones aka (GoNzO)

Chef • Operator
Building systems for real kitchens
Rebuilding after a full reset
Wisconsin | Hospitality Ops

[Dan Gones aka (GoNzO) @DanGones]

Most kitchens have one stupid workflow everybody got used to.

Extra steps.
Crossing traffic.
Temporary fixes that became permanent.

That stuff compounds fast during service.

Just published:
“The 10-Foot Problem”

https://t.co/3hvIusWPAX

[Dan Gones aka (GoNzO) @DanGones]

What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever cut from a menu — and did the kitchen

[Dan Gones aka (GoNzO) @DanGones]

The real problem starts before the food hits the pass.

We’re in the middle of a menu reduction right now. Not because the food was bad — because the kitchen was carrying too many variables.

improve afterward?

[Dan Gones aka (GoNzO) @DanGones]

plates during real service pressure

Every item that stays has to earn its space — labor, storage, prep time, and repeatability included.

The operators I respect most usually aren’t running 50-item menus.

They’re running 20 items extremely well.

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I’ll tell you who else I am.
I’m the customer who never comes back!” ~ Author Unknown

[Dan Gones aka (GoNzO) @DanGones]

I’m a nice customer. You all know me. I’m the one who never complains, no matter what kind of service I get.

I’ll go into a restaurant and sit quietly while the waiters and waitresses gossip and never bother to ask if anyone has taken my order. Sometimes a party that came in

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mind, I’m just as polite as can be. I don’t believe rudeness in return is the answer.

I never kick. I never nag. I never criticize. And I wouldn’t dream of making a scene, as I’ve seen some people do in public places. I think that’s uncalled for. No, I’m the nice customer. And

[Dan Gones aka (GoNzO) @DanGones]

I’ll send you the full GoNZO Specials System.
#cheflife #kitchencards #chefspecials
If you are tired of the Canva grind…
👇 Drop “SYSTEM” in the comments or DM
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[Dan Gones aka (GoNzO) @DanGones]

No more wrestling with Canva.
No more copying and pasting between Word docs.
No more sticky notes, crumpled paper, and 2–3 hours of formatting hell every week.
GoNzO takes your rough chef notes and turns them into:
✅ Clean printable menu sheet
✅ Ready-to-post social captions

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one per dish)
✅ Station-ready kitchen file cards with build steps + expo notes
All in under 15 minutes the first time.
Repeat weeks? Under 2 minutes.
Stop the weekly formatting torture. Get your time back.

[Dan Gones aka (GoNzO) @DanGones]

Launch Edition https://t.co/WLzwWpY81P you run weekly specials, this will save you real time.Who else hates formatting? #ChefLife #KitchenLife #WeeklySpecials

[Dan Gones aka (GoNzO) @DanGones]

Starting fresh. I’m a chef who got tired of wasting hours turning messy notes into menus, social posts, and kitchen cards. So I built the Gonzo Specials System. Raw voice notes in → clean printable menu sheet, ready-to-copy captions, and professional file cards out.

[Dan Gones aka (GoNzO) @DanGones]

Used it every week in my own kitchen for 2 years. Dead simple. Super fast. Now available →