Upstart Guide Owning & Managing a Restaurant
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (674 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 093689489X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It covers the practical issues faced on a daily basis as well as offering tips from an experienced restaurateur about the risks and rewards.. Directed to entrepreneurs and would-be restaurateurs, this book walks step-by-step through each aspect of opening and managing a restaurant
Alonzo has taught restaurant and beverage management courses at the University of New Hampshire, where he also supervised a licensed faculty club. Prior to teaching, he was a partner and general manager of a large restaurant and lounge. He founded the Master Bartender School, in New Hampshire, which has trained thousands of professional bartenders since 1980, and is a certified alcohol responsibility trainer. About the AuthorRoy S.
"THE GUIDING LIGHT FOR NEW RESTAURANTEURS" according to Chuck Southard (cafebroker@aol.com). Roy Alonzo's book is the guiding light needed by those going into the restaurant business. It is a detailed and informative outline that allows the reader to formalize their thoughts into a sophisticated business plan that will make them shine in front of sellers, lenders and landlords.I am a consultant and commercial real estate broker specializing in the sale of restaurant businesses. My twenty plus years of experience in the restaurant industry spans fast food, institutional feeding, upscale dini. This book is helpful to non-restaurant people only. Although there was much information in the book, much of it was for a complete restaurant novice. I would hope that someone with that little experience would not go into the restaurant business. The book was good for a "once-over" look, but I don't know if I will be keeping it. A little disappointing.. A Customer said EXCELLENT -- FOR ANY RESTAURANT START-UP. After reading a friend's copy, and seeing how useful this book is, I had to buy my own copy. I read it again and still refer to it for ideas. It covers the entire process of a restaurant start-up in an easy to understand way, pointing out ways to increase your chances of success and showing how to avoid many common mistakes that can doom a start-up. While showing you how to go about it, and giving examples, the author leads you through a winning business plan, menu planning, service system developme
He founded the Master Bartender School, in New Hampshire, which has trained thousands of professional bartenders since 1980, and is a certified alcohol responsibility trainer. . Prior to teaching, he was a partner and general manager of a large restaurant and lounge. Alonzo has taught restaurant and beverage management courses a