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How to Open and Run a Successful Restaurant (Paperback)

by Christopher EgertonThomas (Author) "Chaucer's fourteenth-century pilgrims were lucky to get a bite to eat at the Tabard Inn ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 2nd Edition edition (26 Jan 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0471042366
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471042365
  • Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.3 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 549,608 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Thinking about opening your own restaurant? Well, if you’ve got the will, this book shows you the way! This book is for anyone about to take the big leap into becoming an independent restaurant owner. In it successful restaurateur Christopher Egerton–Thomas tells you everything he knows about starting and running a successful restaurant—from coming up with a winning concept, choosing a location, and equipping a kitchen, to designing the menu, decorating the dining room, and managing a staff. Egerton–Thomas, who is also an accomplished author and journalist, spices up his coverage with a piquant bouquet of anecdotes and restaurant lore from around the world that are as entertaining as they are instructive. The celebrated soup–to–nuts guide to starting and running a successful restaurant, now updated and expanded for the 1990s Expert guidance on financing, market research, taxes, insurance, managing a staff, health and safety, legal aspects, and much more How to survive tough times by anticipating and solving problems before they occur How to gain a competitive edge with superior customer service New to this edition: customer expectations; selling the wine list; responsibilities of serving alcohol; kitchen staffing; a glossary of wine terms; international menu vocabularies; and more

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Thinking about opening your own restaurant? Well, if you’ve got the will, this book shows you the way! This book is for anyone about to take the big leap into becoming an independent restaurant owner. In it successful restaurateur Christopher Egerton–Thomas tells you everything he knows about starting and running a successful restaurant—from coming up with a winning concept, choosing a location, and equipping a kitchen, to designing the menu, decorating the dining room, and managing a staff. Egerton–Thomas, who is also an accomplished author and journalist, spices up his coverage with a piquant bouquet of anecdotes and restaurant lore from around the world that are as entertaining as they are instructive. The celebrated soup–to–nuts guide to starting and running a successful restaurant, now updated and expanded for the 1990s Expert guidance on financing, market research, taxes, insurance, managing a staff, health and safety, legal aspects, and much more How to survive tough times by anticipating and solving problems before they occur How to gain a competitive edge with superior customer service New to this edition: customer expectations; selling the wine list; responsibilities of serving alcohol; kitchen staffing; a glossary of wine terms; international menu vocabularies; and more

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3.0 out of 5 stars An amusing general overview of the industry, 29 Jan 2004
This book is really a collection of thoughts and anecdotes by the author, which can be both interesting and hilarious.

I would say that the purpose of the book is to give you a flavour of the industry and some suggestions for ways that you can deal with common issues. I certainly wouldn't describe the book as a 'complete guide'.

One important point is that this is an American book, despite the price in UK pounds (and double-barrelled surname!). This means that it doesn't cover many of the trickiest issues to do with running a restaurant in the UK - for example: tax, VAT, business rates, rents, leasehold vs. freehold properties, and so on. Additionally, restaurants in the US seem to be run slightly differently to those in the UK and I would expect that some of the comments about how the business is run only really apply to the US. I would really say that for a British reader, the book is not really relevant enough. For a reader from the US, it is probably a valuable resource.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Good general overview of restaurant bus. but lack of depth, 17 Jun 1999
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I am very much interested in the restaurant business and I was looking for a book to give me basic hands-on knowledege and tips on how to run the operations. After having read the book, I don't feel I've made progress in that direction. Therefore I would only recommend it as a first step in your market research to give you a bit of background on the industry.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Truly hits on every topic necessary., 17 Mar 1999
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As a would-be restauranteur with plenty of general business experience and only limited kitchen-time, there were many, many areas where I felt deficient when gauging the scope of my business plans. But "How to Open & Run a Successful Restaurant" not only hit each of those topics, but managed to offer alternatives, incite, history and trivia as well. Thomas offers not only information as regards opening a restaurant, but also outlines the types of personalities often associated with the business and the pitfalls that await the snobby, the paranoid, and the burnt-out. Great tips for decorating inexpensively as well as a few suggestions regarding high-profit menu items punctuate what is, at its most basic, a thorough look at the middle-class restaurant, from foyer to kitchen, from management to staff, and from profit to poor-house.
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