Catering Like a Pro : From Planning to Profit
Editorial Reviews
Book Description
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.
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Everything you need to get your catering business up and running
"A solid foundation for anyone looking to begin a career in catering."
--Dr. John J. Bowen, President, Johnson & Wales University
"Very informative, with great tips from experienced chefs."
--Alain Sailhac
"I wish I'd had Catering Like a Pro 25 years ago, when I began my career. I would have made fewer mistakes (and more money)."
--Henry Meer
This complete, up-to-date guide to the art of catering presents all the proven business advice you need to put profits and success on your menu. It's packed with practical guidance on event planning, cooking, sanitation, and business practices, as well as wisdom--and recipes--from the biggest stars in catering. You'll find indispensable advice from François Dinot, Director of L'Académie de Cuisine in Bethesda, Maryland, who has catered many high-level government events in Washington, D.C.; Liz Newmark, President of Great Performances, one of New York's premier caterers; and Jacques Pépin, award-winning cookbook author and Dean of Special Programs at The French Culinary Institute in New York City. And there's more:
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