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Overview

Your hors d'oeuvres are the stuff of cocktail party legend.

You're a superb chef and a whiz with people.

Do you have what it takes to run a profitable catering business?

If you're thinking about starting up your own home catering venture, this is the book for you-with everything you need to know about selling your services, hiring help, planning events, and delivering successful parties. Combining Christopher Egerton-Thomas's detailed, step-by-step advice with instructive anecdotes of both triumphs and failures, this...

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Overview

Your hors d'oeuvres are the stuff of cocktail party legend.

You're a superb chef and a whiz with people.

Do you have what it takes to run a profitable catering business?

If you're thinking about starting up your own home catering venture, this is the book for you-with everything you need to know about selling your services, hiring help, planning events, and delivering successful parties. Combining Christopher Egerton-Thomas's detailed, step-by-step advice with instructive anecdotes of both triumphs and failures, this practical guide supplies you with all of the key ingredients you need to transform your catering ambitions into reality.

Explains how to get business, plus how to identify and serve client needs effectively
* Covers caterers' qualifications and skills, staffing levels, hiring and management of employees
* Provides solid guidelines on equipment and supplies, food and beverage preparation, pricing, locations, room and bar setup, and more
* Prepares you to handle a wide range of events, from simple cocktail parties to large, complex affairs — with a special section on weddings
* Includes vital information on food safety, hygiene, and health
* Contains troubleshooting checklists to help you ensure success — and avoid party disasters

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780471141068
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 10/24/1996
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 200
  • Sales rank: 481,814
  • Product dimensions: 9.00 (w) x 6.00 (h) x 0.46 (d)

Meet the Author

CHRISTOPHER EGERTON-THOMAS is a restaurateur, caterer, and writer who has appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America, and other television programs. He is the author of six previous books, including How to Open and Run a Successful Restaurant (Wiley), and his articles have appeared in The New York Times and Vanity Fair.

Table of Contents

Preface
1 Who Employs Caterers, and What Do They Want? 1
2 Caterers' Qualifications and Skills 6
3 Employing Others 13
4 How to Get Business and How Much to Charge 26
5 Locations, Planning, and Staffing 32
6 Equipment and Entertainment 43
7 Delivering Maximum Satisfaction 53
8 Setting up a Room 67
9 Alcoholic Beverages 79
10 Setting up a Bar 106
11 Kinds of Parties 119
12 Weddings 131
13 Food 146
14 Canapes 163
15 Food Safety, Hygiene, and Health 170
16 Final Words 181
Index 185

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