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Catering: A Guide to Managing a Successful Business Operation

Bruce Mattel, The Culinary Institute of America

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Catering: A guide to Managing a Successful Business Operation 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This is a well-organized text with comprehensive coverage of business challenges faced by a caterer, ranging from in-hotel to off-site mom/pop style businesses. It is very helpful and readable, although I hoped for more recipes and display ideas to leaven the text.

Editorial Review:

In this invaluable reference, The Culinary Institute of America provides all the information that caterers and would-be caterers need to set up and run a successful catering business of any kind. From launching the business, establishing pricing, setting up a kitchen, staffing, and marketing to planning events, organizing service, preparing food, managing the dining room and beverages, and developing menus, it provides detailed guidance on every aspect of the catering business, showing operators how to troubleshoot and creatively solve problems. Illustrated throughout with 50 photographs and 30 black-and-white illustrations, Catering is an indispensable guide for anyone who wants to succeed in this highly competitive field.

The Big Book of Potluck: Good Food - and Lots of It - for Parties, Gatherings, and All Occasions

Maryana Vollstedt

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Basic, but good 4 out of 5 stars.
21 of 21 people found this review helpful.

After some not so successful experiments with dishes at a recent family gathering, I decided to pick this one up. It's certainly not full of gourmet fare, but its full of the sort of thing everyone loves and remembers from when they were kids... familiar, stick-to-your-ribs recipes. Though the food is geared towards crowds (most recipes serve 6-8 people, so they're definitely going to be leftovers in our house when I make them). None of the recipes are complex, nor do they require outlandish ingredients, and are well within the grasp of all but the most inept chefs. This is a good, basic cookbook that anyone who enjoys cooking for a crowd would love.

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Maryana Vollstedt, Queen of the best-selling Big Book series, has put the luck back in potluck with more than 250 delicious, no-nonsense recipes. From Chile Cheese Wheels and citrusy Sunburst Salad, to Moroccan Chicken with Dates and Couscous and luscious Hazelnut-Cappuccino Cake, these crowd-pleasing dishes are perfect for toting to family reunions, book clubs, showers, church suppers, picnics, and parties galore - and have everyone begging for the recipe. With tips for streamlining preparation and suggestions for transporting treats safely, this heartwarming cookbook guarantees that dish will go home empty!

In the Company of Flowers

Ron Morgan

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True floral magic 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Because this book is so beautiful it is truly inspiring. Morgan is a true artist. The photographs are lovely depicting unusual, elegant and even a few quite simple designs. It's a must for floral arrangers.

Let Your Imagination Lead You!!! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Mr. Morgan certainly does!!! Color, creativity, shape, style, and talent all should be associated with Mr. Morgan. His ability in floral design is exquisite and his imagination has no boundaries. He has an uncanny eye for the beautiful and the imaginative. Did I get anything out of this book, a lesson in style and class, and just how beautiful you can make ordinary things. Mr. Morgan taught me there is no end to majestry in floral design and I will look forward to future publications. His artistry is superb and he is truly working in his calling. Congratulations Mr. Morgan for thrilling me to no end with your beautiful work and art.
Sincerely,
Deborah Loisel

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This beautiful book presents a detailed, step-by-step approach to creating unique and elegant table settings. Using a dramatic floral arrangement as the centerpiece, Ron Morgan shows how to maximize the overall effect through the creative use of props and everyday decorative items. Over 220 colorful photographs detail 70 table settings that are inexpensive to create yet have high visual and decorative impact. The book includes a wealth of practical advice, including when to cut flowers, how to make them last longer, choosing the right container, acceptable substitutions, finishing touches, and much more.

Cases in Foodservice and Clinical Nutrition Management

Amy M. Allen-Chabot, Ken M. Jarvis, Robert M. O'Halloran

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No answers to important cases! 1 out of 5 stars.
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The book would be great except you have no idea what the solution to the problem is because there are no answers! Not recommended for new managers unless it comes with an answer book next time.

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KEY BENEFIT: Addressing clinical nutrition and foodservice management issues in a variety of settings, this book contains 34 cases and concise examples of managerial issues that teach, motivate, and prepare individuals in the field of dietetics. The cases make an excellent substitute for actual managerial experience, and help learners meet many management based competencies. Broad topics coverage includes menu management, purchasing, production, service, safety and sanitation, management and human resources, clinical nutrition management, and financial management. For individuals preparing for an internship in dietetics.

The Gentle Art of Hospitality: Warm Touches of Welcome and Grace

Alda Ellis

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Alda Ellis, a bestselling author and popular speaker, is well–known for her wonderful, gracious entertaining and beautiful home decorating. She draws on her experiences and abundant creativity to provide ideas for stress–free hospitality and simple, festive decorating for all occasions.

Whether readers want to have one or two friends over for tea or throw an elaborate party, The Gentle Art of Hospitality offers great advice. From eye–catching table settings to delicious recipes, from innovative lighting to fragrant flowers, Alda shares quick and inexpensive suggestions for making homes unique and special. Women will enjoy implementing these easy–to–do tips so their families and guests will feel at ease and welcome the minute they arrive.

Camille Ellerbrook’s vibrant full–color illustrations bring Alda’s ideas to life and make this a wonderful gift book to experience as well as read.

Diane Warner's Big Book of Parties: Creative Party Planning for Every Occasion

Diane Warner

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Diane Warner's Big Book of Parties is the most complete party book ever published...and the most helpful. Whether you're throwing a child's birthday party or a 50th anniversary gala, Diane Warner tells you everything you need to know to make the party special, unique, and perfectly appropriate to the occasion. Diane Warner's Big Book of Parties covers everything from when to send out the invitations to making a list of guest, planning a menu, creating a theme, and much more. There are literally hundreds of ideas in this book for every kind of party you could imagine. And besides giving you great ideas, Diane Warner gives you step-by-step instructions, shopping lists, timelines, menus, and activities: Everything you need to make the party fun and hassle-free. Diane Warner believes that in addition to knowing the mechanics of hosting a successful party, you also need to have a heart for your guests, making the guests-and especially the guest of honor-feel very special. She talks about today's trends in party giving, and in a section called "Party Planning 101," she covers all the general elements that should be considered for every party: etiquette, venues, invitations, creating the right ambience, entertainment, and much more.

Professional Table Service

Sylvia Meyer, Edy Schmid, Christel Spühler

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the professional's reference 3 out of 5 stars.
18 of 21 people found this review helpful.

There's not a whole lot to say about the English edition of the service textbook used by Swiss hotel management schools. Clear writing, decent maps/diagrams, illustrative photographs, and a conservative position are some of the features of this book that covers both dining room and banquet service.

Like the French edition ("Technologie du service"), the page layout design leaves a fair amount of blank space which results in a volume that's much larger than necessary. Still, this is a good reference for the F&B or catering manager to have on his/her bookshelf, to be supplanted with Conrad Tuor's compact "Aide-Memoire du Sommelier" (a.k.a., "Wine and Food Handbook").

A Vague Textbook 1 out of 5 stars.
12 of 12 people found this review helpful.

The book has wealth of information for those absolutely new to Food and Beverage. Don't look for inside hints or for good restaurant or service systems for the professional, it's just not there. I ordered the book to improve my knowledge of the finer points of service, what I got instead was a rehash of basic techniques that have been better presented elsewhere. Disappointing for the price.

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Professional Table Service spells out the rules and techniques of table service: pre-opening preparation, proper use of equipment, and the correct ways of serving and communicating with customers.

Tablescapes

Kimberly Schlegel Whitman

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In Tablescapes: Setting the Table with Style and Flair, socialite, high-end event planner, and consummate hostess Kimberly Schlegel Whitman shows how to set the stage for special-occasion meals by setting a beautifully creative table with flair and panache. Featuring some of the most exquisite china, silver, and crystal, Whitman shows how she develops decorating themes appropriate for any occasion-from sit-down dinners for a few guests or buffets for many, to bridal and baby showers, holiday dinners with the family, and al fresco parties at the beach. Personalized table coverings are one of her specialties, and this book has a plethora of ideas.

Catering Like a Pro: From Planning to Profit

Francine Halvorsen

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Essential information and how-to advice from the best in the business
Catering Like a Pro is a must-have resource for anyone thinking about starting a catering business. Packed with recipes and exciting new ideas for creating theme events and dramatic experiences, it explains the catering industry from the bottom up. This revised and expanded edition covers everything necessary to get started, including real-world advice on contracts, hiring help, managing events, and sample forms and invoices. A handy list of resources—from equipment and ingredients to legal and business directories—helps make it easy to get up and running smoothly. Interviews with some of the best star caterers in the business offer inspiration and valuable tips for those new to the game.

Francine Halvorsen (New York, NY) is a professional culinary writer, consultant and artist who has traveled and lived all over the world. She considers herself lucky to be invited to share meals at some of the best tables everywhere. A graduate of Columbia University, she is the author of Catering Like a Pro, The Food and Cooking of China and Eating Around the World in Your Neighborhood, all published by John Wiley & Sons.

In the Kennedy Style: Magical Evenings in the Kennedy White House

Letitia Baldrige

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Letitia Baldrige's dedication reads, "For all those who have heard about the grace and charm of the Kennedy White House and wondered, was it really that extraordinary? The answer is 'Yes.'" The vibrant couple who moved into the White House in January 1961 were unlike anything that venerable home had ever seen. They were young, attractive, and cosmopolitan, and they were intent on putting their own indelible stamp on American culture. During the next three years, John and Jacqueline Kennedy wrote an entirely new chapter in the annals of presidential entertaining. Baldrige, Jackie's social secretary, and René Verdon, the White House chef, worked with them behind the scenes to bring off state dinners that are still talked about today (like the famous "Nobel Laureate Dinner"). Alas, the Kennedy days are over, but Baldrige and Verdon bring back the memories in this marvelous book, which pairs Baldrige's fun, gossipy recollections of each star-studded social occasion with Verdon's sophisticated pre-nouvelle cuisine menus (including recipes simple enough for today's home cook). It's the photographs of the glittering guests, Jackie's ravishing gowns and perfect collarbone, and Kennedy--tan and handsome in black tie--that invoke the most wistfulness for that "one brief shining moment" that for some represented the pinnacle of American cultural history. After all the dirt, this book is like a long drink of cool water. END