books about: catering

books about: catering

books:

Catering

Under Pressure: Cooking Sous Vide
Thomas Keller

Artisan, 2008

A revolution in cooking Sous vide is the culinary innovation that has everyone in the food world talking. In this revolutionary new cookbook, Thomas Keller, America's most respected chef, explains why this foolproof technique, which involves cooking at precise temperatures below simmering, yields results that other culinary methods cannot. For ...

The Restaurant Manager's Handbook: How to Set Up, Operate, and Manage a Financially Successful Food Service ...

Douglas Robert Brown

Atlantic Publishing Company (FL), 2007

solid handbook
this is a solid, almost academic, handbook. it's points you toward the things you need to figure out but you'll still need to get additional information on your local regulations. personnaly, it discouraged me from opening a buisness at this time.

Introduction to Foodservice (11th Edition)
June Payne-Palacio, Monica Theis

Prentice Hall, 2008

This 11th edition of a classic text has been revised and updated to include the latest and most relevant information in the field of foodservice management. It includes the basic principles of foodservice that can be applied to the operation of any type of foodservice. The impact of current social, economic, technological, and political factors ...

Zagat 2008 New York City Restaurants (Zagatsurvey)

Zagat Survey, 2007

Great book as always...
This book is awesome!! If you like to go out to eat and try new things this is the book to help guide you. I get one every year and use it all the time. I recommend this book to anyone who goes out to eat in NYC!

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

Anthony Bourdain

Bloomsbury USA, 2000

Read before you board the pirate ship
Not a cook book, but a fine read for anyone interested in fine food; and required reading for anyone considering a career in the back of the house. You will laugh out loud at some of the antics of Tony Bourdain and his cadre, and shudder in horror wondering if you were ...

Foodservice Organizations: A Managerial and Systems Approach (6th Edition)

Mary B. Gregoire, Marian C. Spears

Prentice Hall, 2006

Foodservice Organizations
Need text for course, but actually interesting content. Would recommend to those going into food service/management.

How to Open a Financially Successful Coffee, Espresso & Tea Shop (How to Open & Operate a ...)

Elizabeth Godsmark, Lora Arduser, ...

Atlantic Publishing Company (FL), 2004

A Fascinating Start
"HOW TO OPEN A FINANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL COFFEE, ESPRESSO & TEA SHOP" by Elizabeth Godsmark, Lora Arduser and Douglas R. Brown. Coffee is a huge industry across the country and around the world. In the introduction of "How to open a financially successful coffee, ...

Introduction to Hospitality (5th Edition)

John Walker

Prentice Hall, 2008

The "BestEver" Intro Book for a Overview of Hospitality!
I have been teaching the college lever intro course for well over 20 years. I have used many text and supplemented same. John's book is succinct, well written and dosen't bore you with trivia. Students thinking about a career in hospitality are interested in finding ...

How to Open a Financially Successful Bakery : With a Companion CD-ROM

Sharon Fullen, Douglas R. Brown

Atlantic Publishing Company (FL), 2004

Very Informational
This book covered everything a small bakery owner would ever need to run a financially successful business. All of the information was invaluable and I recommend this to anyone who is serious about owning their own bakery.

How to Open a Financially Successful Bed & Breakfast or Small Hotel (How to Open & Operate a ...)

Lora Arduser, Douglas R. Brown

Atlantic Publishing Company (FL), 2004

A Truly Professional Approach
If you're planning to open a bed and breakfast as a hobby or with the notion that "you're not really running a business, you're just making profits in your free time," this is not the book for you. This book covers almost all potential areas that you'll need to know ...

The Encyclopedia Of Restaurant Training: A Complete Ready-to-Use Training Program for All Positions in the ...

Douglas Robert Brown, Lora Arduser

Atlantic Publishing Company (FL), 2005

Must-have for anyone preparing for a career in food service
The Encyclopedia of Restaurant Training is a no-nonsense, thorough resource covering the necessary training for all positions in the food service industry, from professional chef to maitre d to bartender and much more. Written in clear, easy-to-understand terms and ...

Sweet Revenge (Goldy Culinary Mystery, Book 14)

Diane Mott Davidson

William Morrow, 2007

Sweet Revenge #14
Now that I'm fully retired, I have decided to read more. My wife introduced me to Diane Mott Davidson's Culinary Detective, Goldy. I'm Hooked. In fact, Goldy should be a movie series. Hello - Hollywood & Hallmark. Goldy caters a Holiday Breakfast at the local library ...

Complete Idiot's Guide to Running a Bed and Breakfast

Susannah Craig, Park Davis

Alpha, 2001

Very informative
Before I went into the business, I read this one and "I'm Living Your Dream Life" by Michele Cozzens. Both are very valuable tools.

The Restaurant Dream?

Lee Simon

Atlantic Publishing Company (FL), 2006

Great Read - Valuable Information and Lessons Learned
This book does a great job of blending an easy to read writing style with providing essential advice for anyone thinking about or already involved in a restaurant endeavor. From picking the right location and negotiating terms in a lease to branding the restaurant, ...

How to Start a Home-Based Catering Business, 5th (Home-Based Business Series)

Denise Vivaldo

Globe Pequot, 2005

Amazing and captivating
I read a lot (and I mean a lot, as I have thousands of books in my library), but this is one of the very few business books I've been truly inspired and uplifted by. When I say "the only book you need to succeed in catering" it's not only a cliche, I believe it's ...