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Introduction to Foodservice (11th Edition)

June Payne-Palacio, Monica Theis

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Great textbook 5 out of 5 stars.
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The book is good at detailing the ins and outs of foodservice and all aspects that effect it. The book is thorough in explaining important facets of foodservice systems such as furnishings, menus, equipment, regulations and restrictions and so on. This book is worth the buy!

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 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 on these operations is also included. Restaurant and banquet managers interested in current food service developments. Also, a good training tool for any worker in the food service industry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zagat 2008 America's Top Restaurants (Zagatsurvey: America's Top Restaurants) (Zagatsurvey: America's Top Restaurants)

Zagat Survey

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America's Top Restaurants covers over 1,350 top rated restaurants in 42 major U.S. cities and regions. This handy guide contains Zagat Survey's trusted ratings and reviews for America's top restaurants based on the opinions of diners like you. The trademark reviews and corresponding ratings for Food, Decor, Service and Cost are organized alphabetically, by geography, in a user friendly format. Use the indexes arranged by cuisine and area to find the perfect restaurant for any occasion.

Zagat 2008 San Francisco Restaurants

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

A Change for the Better 3 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Until this year, the Zagat guide to San Francisco was of no value, primarily because it was too easy for restaurants to vote for themselves. Additionally, review after review assured the reader that the restaurant being reviewed was frequented by venture capitalists, which tells you something about Zagat's intended audience.

Presumably motivated by the publication of Michelin Red Guide 2008 San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country (Michelin Guide San Francisco, Bay Area & Wine Country), Zagat has cleaned up its act and now published a competent and useful guide. It's better, but still not up to Michelin's level.

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San Francisco Bay Area Restaurants covers 1,100 restaurants throughout San Francisco, including Wine Country, Silicon Valley, and the Monterey Peninsula, plus expanded neighborhood guides! This handy guide contains Zagat Survey's trusted ratings and reviews for San Francisco Bay Area restaurants based on the opinions of diners like you. The trademark reviews and corresponding ratings for Food, Décor, Service and Cost are organized alphabetically in a user-friendly format. Use the indexes arranged by cuisine, neighborhood and special features like In Places, Winning Wine Lists, or Romantic Places to find the perfect restaurant for any occasion.

Chef's Book of Formulas, Yields, and Sizes

Arno Schmidt

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The ultimate quick-reference cost control resource for busy kitchens

The Chef's Book of Formulas, Yields, and Sizes is a powerful tool for controlling food costs in any foodservice operation. Now in an updated third edition, this encyclopedic reference is packed with helpful, practical information, including kitchen yields for more than 2,000 ingredients listed by food groups, sample purchase quantities, suggested serving sizes, tips and tricks for working with various ingredients, and other helpful tools for getting the most out of any size budget.

This Third Edition broadens the knowledge of seasoned chefs and novices alike with new material on 150 previously unlisted ingredients, as well as:

• Coverage of ingredients unique to Indian, Chinese, Latin, and Japanese cooking
• Information on caloric counts, nutrition, and seasonal foods
• Serving sizes accepted in most fine restaurants A versatile, exhaustive resource, the Chef's Book of Formulas, Yields, and Sizes also offers many informative, easy-to-read tables for quick access to facts on can and bottle sizes, weights and measures, steam table pan sizes, and table and tablecloth sizes, as well as more than fifty basic, large-quantity recipes for mousses, soups, dough, cakes, and much more.

  The Chef's Book of Formulas, Yields, and Sizes, Third Edition is absolutely indispensable for any foodservice professional who must calculate costs for inventory management or determine exact measurements for portion control.

How to Manage a Successful Catering Business

Manfred Ketterer

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This is a new edition of a handbook which gives practical, indepth, step-by-step information of all facets of running a successful business. Written by a veteran in the culinary field, Manfred Ketterer defines the catering business as a profession and clearly distinguishes it from its restaurant counterparts. His advice assists in organizing, planning, directing and controlling an efficient catering operation. With added chapters on setting up a banqueting bar, computerization and off-premise catering this work offers a complete understanding of the various challenges a caterer must face in an ever changing and competitive market. This book should be of interest to catering professionals, hotel managers, restaurant owners and operators.

From a Baker's Kitchen: Techniques and Recipes for Professional Quality Baking in the Home Kitchen

Gail Sher

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Twenty years since its first publication, From a Baker's Kitchen remains the very best single introduction to foolproof professional-quality home baking. Gail Sher—the first head baker of the celebrated Tassajara Bread Bakery in San Francisco—created more than 100 clear, foolproof, and wonderfully varied recipes, divided into two basic categories: yeasted breads, ranging from white breads to whole-wheat, rye and specialty-flour breads (including recipes for rolls and buns as well as loaves); and quick breads, covering corn breads, spoonbreads, biscuits, tea cakes, batter breads, gingerbread, and muffins. Sher also covers every ingredient: grains, leaveners, salt, liquids, shortening, eggs, and "embellishments"; equipment; and most originally, methods and principles of breadmaking, with a special discussion of her ingenious "sponge" method, which no less a baker than Rose Levy Beranbaum (The Bread Bible) has praised as crucial to her own understanding of bread baking—and which remains the most effective technique for creating flavorful bread. Over 100 drawings are also featured in this reset new edition of the all-in-one classic baking book.

ZAGAT World's Top Restaurants 2008/09: Including 1,487 Restaurants in 58 Cities. from the Diner's Point of View (Zagat Survey: World's Top Restaurants) (Zagat Survey: World's Top Restaurants)

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Worlds Top Restaurants covers top restaurants in over 60 markets worldwide including Europe Asia the U.S and Canada. Includes ratings and reviews of the foremost restaurants around the world based on the opinions of thousands of local diners and fellow travelers.

Garde Manger, The Art and Craft of the Cold Kitchen

The Culinary Institute of America

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Garde Manger 5 out of 5 stars.
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I recently completed my 4th Quarter as a Culinary Student at the Art Institute. Using the book "Garde Manger, The Art and Craft of the Cold Kitchen" was great text used in our course of Garde Manger. The recipes easy to understand and the outcome of each dish had great results. This book is a great addition to my library as i will refer back to it frequently.

Excellent base book 4 out of 5 stars.
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This publication provides a broad range of basic and advanced techniques for the cold kitchen. We used this book in the culinary arts program at the college I attend and I have made many of the recipe's successfully. I withheld one star because I found that universally the recipe's lack proper seasoning. It's a great book for anyone needing real working recipe's and techniques for salads, dressings, hors d hovres, canapes, taurine, sausage making, smoking, and other detail cold kitchen work.

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With nearly 500 inspiring recipes, Garde Manger is the most comprehensive reference book available on the subject. Bringing the kitchen-tested wisdom of The Culinary Institute of America's chefs and teachers to the reader, the comprehensive book covers a range of topics, from salads and sandwiches to hors d'oeuvres and appetizers--all the hot and cold food preparation knowledge the skilled garde manger needs. All-new photographs by award-winning photographer Ben Fink show finished dishes and important techniques to help the reader visualize key concepts, from curing salmon and bacon to making and decanting flavored oils.

The International School of Sugarcraft Book Two

Nicholas Lodge

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Best Buy for self-taught sugarcrafters 5 out of 5 stars.
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Start with Book 1: Beginners, to get the foundation of sugarcraft skills then move onto this one, the advanced version with many more expanded techniques. As in Book 1, Book 2 lays out each technique step-by-step, with gorgeous photographs and easy to understand text. These are progressive lessons in sugarcraft, each building on the skills learned in the previous one.
The text is written for an international audience with metric measurements and imperial in parenthesis. There are occasional bumps in the translation for American readers(the reference to a "cake board" is actually a "cake drum" found in British import or specialty baking shops),however, 99% of the math is done for you and I had no trouble doing the little bit of calculating needed. It is good practice for other books on sugarcraft you will no doubt want to buy later that only use metric measurements and international terms.

The designs are unique and very do-able, although patience is a requirement. Practice, practice, practice.I strongly recommend purchasing Book 1:Beginners, as this book is a continuation to advance your skills and not a starting point. Recipes are included with an array of patterns and a glossary of terms. My only complaint with these books is that they aren't spiral-bound to lay flat.

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This volume, created for more experienced decorators, teaches the intricate and sophisticated skills of tube and brush embroidery, lace, figure modeling, sugar flower sprays, bas relief, pastillage and filigree.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Success as a Chef (Complete Idiot's Guide to)

CMB, Leslie Bilderback

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Career in Food? Buy this book!! 5 out of 5 stars.
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A very straight forward and complete book for those who are thinking they would like to become a chef or work in food services. Ms. Bilderback pulls no punches in explaining to the reader what it is like to pursue a career in food preparation and what it is like once you are fully trained. A very easy to read and humorous book that should be read by everyone thinking of exploring a new career for themselves. This is one of those "must have" books.

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How to thrive in one of today’s top ten “dream professions.”

Despite the long hours, arduous training, and grueling physical work, the allure of being a professional chef has made it one of the fastest growing career markets in America today. In this must-have guide, a master chef and baker gives practical, up-to-date advice on everything aspiring chefs (and expert chefs looking for the next career move) need to know, including how to apprentice at a 5-star restaurant, connect with renowned chefs and bakers, open their own restaurant, and much, much more.
--Expert author with decades of restaurant experience
--One of today’s top ten “dream professions” in America
--Culinary institutes have seen an explosion in their enrollment of between 50% to 100% percent annually
--Covers gourmet restaurants, upscale hotels, catering, specialty food shops, gourmet takeout, bakeries, and much more