The Restaurant Dream?: The Inside Look At Restaurant Development, From Concept To Reality

by Simon, Lee

• ISBN13: 9780910627832
• ISBN10: 0910627835
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-31
• Publisher: Atlantic Pub Co

Summary

This book contains the answers to these questions, and much more. This is a real story, about real people and real events, that will give you an insider's look at an actual restaurant development process. The Restaurant Dream? is filled with educational information and strategy, all intertwined within a story highlighting the successes and failures of our team's development efforts. You can steal some of our ideas and apply them to your own effors. You can learn from our mistakes-without having to pay for those mistakes yourself. If you have looked at other books on the shelf, I think you will see that this one is different. It is full of specifics and short on generalities. It provides you with an in-depth look at all phases of the development process, from the initial idea through the first several months of operation. Regardless of whether you are considering opening a restaurant, you know someone who is, you are a veteran restaurateur, or you are just interested in the subject, this book has something for you. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Doctor Knows Best	15	(8)
The Starting Lineup	23	(18)
Grasping the Concept	41	(22)
Owning a Piece of the Pie	63	(20)
So, What's on the Menu?	83	(20)
Out of Site Out of Mind	103	(26)
A Lease on (Restaurant) Life	129	(20)
The Design-Build Option	149	(14)
A Look Behind the Design	163	(28)
Budget-Gate	191	(14)
Demolition Men	205	(12)
Hang on to your (Hard) Hats	217	(32)
The Main Event--Owner vs. Contractor	249	(16)
Welcome to 'Za-Bistro!...How Many in Your Party?	265	(8)
Hang-Ups at Harbor Commons	273	(14)
Life as a Restaurant Owner	287	(18)
Lessons Learned	305	(22)
General	306	(7)
Financial	313	(2)
Site	315	(3)
Design	318	(1)
Construction	319	(2)
Menu	321	(1)
Marketing	322	(2)
Management	324	(1)
Personal	325	(2)
Author Bio	327