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Running a Restaurant for Dummies
- Narrated by: Shawn Compton
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
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Publisher's summary
The easy way to successfully run a profitable restaurant.
Millions of Americans dream of owning and running their own restaurant - because they want to be their own boss, because their cooking always draws raves, or just because they love food. Running a Restaurant for Dummies covers every aspect of getting started for aspiring restaurateurs. From setting up a business plan and finding financing, to designing a menu and dining room, you'll find all the advice you need to start and run a successful restaurant.
Even if you don't know anything about cooking or running a business, you might still have a great idea for a restaurant - and this handy guide will show you how to make your dream a reality. If you already own a restaurant, but want to see it get more successful, Running a Restaurant for Dummies offers unbeatable tips and advice for bringing in hungry customers. From start to finish, you'll learn everything you need to know to succeed.
Running a Restaurant For Dummies gives you the scoop on the latest trends that chefs and restaurant operators can implement in their new or existing restaurants.
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QuickBooks for Restaurants: A Bookkeeping and Accounting Guide
- A Must-Have QuickBooks Guide for Restaurant Owners and Operators
- By: Zachary Weiner
- Narrated by: Mike Norgaard
- Length: 5 hrs
- Unabridged
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QuickBooks for Restaurants: A Bookkeeping and Accounting Guide shows restaurant owners and operators how QuickBooks software can be leveraged for restaurant success. I explain QuickBooks fundamentals including sales tracking, purchasing, bill paying, invoicing, managing day-to-day liabilities, gift certificate tracking, cash management, detailed reporting, and more.
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Very very helpful
- By Raven Nguyen on 04-03-24
By: Zachary Weiner
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How to Rock Restaurant Management
- 5 Ingredients to Leading a Successful Team
- By: Katelyn Silva
- Narrated by: Megan Hudgins
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
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In this straightforward and tips-filled audiobook, Katelyn Silva presents her approach and strategies for not only building a team, but leading them effectively to have smoother shifts, happier guests and team members, and, ultimately, more money. How to Rock Restaurant Management will equip you with all the tools you need to build a team of all-stars that become your secret weapon to success in your management career.
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Great read for any level of management
- By Hasani Jahi Washington on 05-22-24
By: Katelyn Silva
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How to Start, Run, & Grow a Successful Restaurant Business: A Lean Startup Guide
- By: Tim Hoffman
- Narrated by: Dan Hankiewicz
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Let’s start your restaurant legacy right now, right here! National chains and single independent restaurants all started with an individual and an idea. A concept. A dream. Small ideas can grow into big business. Who would have thought that a guy with a milkshake machine could start a hamburger empire? A pizza made in a garage would start today’s pizza wars? A guy with a pressure-cooker would start a fried chicken phenomena? Business ownership has always been part of the all-American dream. Restaurants are the largest entrepreneurial opportunity in America for starting the dream.
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great book
- By Alfonso Molino on 04-06-18
By: Tim Hoffman
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The New Restaurant Manager
- How to Get Ahead, Avoid Rookie Mistakes, and Still Have a Life
- By: John Self
- Narrated by: John Self
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
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The New Restaurant Manager is for new managers who want to avoid the mistakes that most beginning managers make. This refreshing how-to guide is written in a practical, down-to-earth style, like having coffee with your mentor.
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Great book
- By Maria Dzhugdanova on 07-03-23
By: John Self
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Restaurant Success by the Numbers, Second Edition
- A Money-Guy's Guide to Opening the Next New Hot Spot
- By: Roger Fields
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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A one-stop start-up guide from an accountant-turned-restaurateur. Ninety percent of all restaurants fail, and those that succeed happened upon that mysterious X factor, right? Wrong! A man of many hats - money-guy, restaurant owner, and restaurant consultant - Roger Fields shows how a restaurant can survive its first year and keep diners coming back for years. Featuring real-life start-up stories (including many of the author's own), this comprehensive how-to walks listeners through the logistics of opening a restaurant: concept, location, menu, staff, and, most important, profit.
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Everything mentioned I learned as I ran restaurant
- By steve on 01-24-19
By: Roger Fields
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Profit First for Restaurants
- Transform Your Money-Eating Restaurant into a Cash-Making Machine
- By: Kasey Anton
- Narrated by: Kasey Anton
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
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People don’t open restaurants just because they want to start a business. People open restaurants because they are building a dream. You can create the restaurant of your dreams. You can also be profitable, pay your vendors, your staff, and yourself, and savor the joys of hospitality without stress and uncertainty.
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Highly recommend read for Food & Hospitality Industry
- By RANDY M. LUCAS on 07-25-24
By: Kasey Anton
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QuickBooks for Restaurants: A Bookkeeping and Accounting Guide
- A Must-Have QuickBooks Guide for Restaurant Owners and Operators
- By: Zachary Weiner
- Narrated by: Mike Norgaard
- Length: 5 hrs
- Unabridged
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QuickBooks for Restaurants: A Bookkeeping and Accounting Guide shows restaurant owners and operators how QuickBooks software can be leveraged for restaurant success. I explain QuickBooks fundamentals including sales tracking, purchasing, bill paying, invoicing, managing day-to-day liabilities, gift certificate tracking, cash management, detailed reporting, and more.
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Very very helpful
- By Raven Nguyen on 04-03-24
By: Zachary Weiner
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How to Rock Restaurant Management
- 5 Ingredients to Leading a Successful Team
- By: Katelyn Silva
- Narrated by: Megan Hudgins
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In this straightforward and tips-filled audiobook, Katelyn Silva presents her approach and strategies for not only building a team, but leading them effectively to have smoother shifts, happier guests and team members, and, ultimately, more money. How to Rock Restaurant Management will equip you with all the tools you need to build a team of all-stars that become your secret weapon to success in your management career.
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Great read for any level of management
- By Hasani Jahi Washington on 05-22-24
By: Katelyn Silva
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How to Start, Run, & Grow a Successful Restaurant Business: A Lean Startup Guide
- By: Tim Hoffman
- Narrated by: Dan Hankiewicz
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Let’s start your restaurant legacy right now, right here! National chains and single independent restaurants all started with an individual and an idea. A concept. A dream. Small ideas can grow into big business. Who would have thought that a guy with a milkshake machine could start a hamburger empire? A pizza made in a garage would start today’s pizza wars? A guy with a pressure-cooker would start a fried chicken phenomena? Business ownership has always been part of the all-American dream. Restaurants are the largest entrepreneurial opportunity in America for starting the dream.
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great book
- By Alfonso Molino on 04-06-18
By: Tim Hoffman
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The New Restaurant Manager
- How to Get Ahead, Avoid Rookie Mistakes, and Still Have a Life
- By: John Self
- Narrated by: John Self
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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The New Restaurant Manager is for new managers who want to avoid the mistakes that most beginning managers make. This refreshing how-to guide is written in a practical, down-to-earth style, like having coffee with your mentor.
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Great book
- By Maria Dzhugdanova on 07-03-23
By: John Self
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Running a Bar for Dummies
- By: Ray Foley, Heather Dismore
- Narrated by: Graham Rowat
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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The bar business continues to grow; however, securing running capital and having knowledge about the business are cited as the two biggest reasons new bars fail. Running a Bar for Dummies, 2nd Edition shines a light on these issues to help bar owners prepare properly. The book helps you find your way through the maze of licensing and permits, developing a business plan, and preparing for your grand opening, plus offers clear, no-nonsense guidance on dealing with tough customers. Every step of the way, Running a Bar for Dummies, 2nd Edition is a reference you can count on.
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Great Resource
- By Anonymous User on 12-05-22
By: Ray Foley, and others
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The Surprise Restaurant Manager
- By: Ken McGarrie
- Narrated by: Fabio Viviani, Ken McGarrie
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
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Surprise - you’re in charge now! Steady money and new opportunities awaited as you moved up from server or bartender to front-of-house manager. But too often, restaurant management find themselves leading with minimal training, a ton of responsibilities, and no clue how to improve. You’ve run the Friday night rush, you’ve juggled expectations of staff and guests - but have you figured out how to improve while keeping the restaurant profitable?
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A must have for managers
- By antonius h van vuurden on 08-29-24
By: Ken McGarrie
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Your Restaurant STILL Sucks!
- Stop Playing Small. Get What You Want. Become a Badass.
- By: Donald Burns
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Author and world-renowned restaurant coach Donald Burns brings his straightforward advice on how to get the restaurant you want. His knowledge in running a restaurant not only comes from his technical skills, but also his nearly four decades of real-life restaurant experience as a restaurateur and working with celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck. Your Restaurant STILL Sucks! is not your usual guide on how to run a restaurant. Instead, it will challenge you to rethink the way you look at how you run your restaurant. This book is for those who want a better restaurant and a better life.
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Best book ever
- By Carlos Ortiz on 01-24-22
By: Donald Burns
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Setting the Table
- The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business
- By: Danny Meyer
- Narrated by: Danny Meyer
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
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Danny Meyer started Union Square Cafe when he was 27, with a good idea and scant experience. He is now the CEO of one of the world's most dynamic restaurant organizations, one that includes 11 unique dining establishments, each at the top of its game. How did he do it? How has he consistently beaten the odds in one of the toughest trades around?
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ABRIDGED VERSION!?
- By Gregg Strader on 02-19-18
By: Danny Meyer
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Your Restaurant Sucks!
- Embrace the Suck. Unleash Your Restaurant. Become Outstanding
- By: Donald Burns
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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With the horrific failure rates of restaurants, how can you ensure yours will not only survive but grow and thrive? If your restaurant sucks, it is because you suck at running it; 100 percent. Donald Burns, author of Your Restaurant Sucks has created a methodology and mindset honed from his Special Operations training in the US Air Force. As a Pararescueman, his training developed a keen sense of purposeful and fast decision making. In the military, he learned the phrase, "embrace the suck".
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A must for restaurants!
- By William on 10-07-21
By: Donald Burns
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Restaurant & Bar Marketing
- The No Bulls#it Guide to Improving Guest Counts
- By: Erik Shellenberger
- Narrated by: Erik Shellenberger
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
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A real, raw, and relevant look at the reality of marketing your bar or restaurant in today’s noisy online world. Learn why social media marketing has lost its effectiveness over the years and how content marketing can give you a simple, much-needed edge.
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Ehh try something else
- By Chris on 09-06-20
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The Heart of Hospitality
- Great Hotel and Restaurant Leaders Share Their Secrets
- By: Micah Solomon, Herve Humler - foreword
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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The Heart of Hospitality is the essential guide to creating exceptional customer service and hospitality for guests of all generations, including millennials, boomers, and more.
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Famous hospitality “bible” is a great listen
- By S. T. McCormick on 08-12-24
By: Micah Solomon, and others
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Restaurant Man
- By: Joe Bastianich
- Narrated by: Joe Bastianich
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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How does a nice Italian boy from Queens turn his passion for food and wine into a nationwide empire? In his intrepid, irreverent, and terrifically entertaining memoir, Restaurant Man, Joe Bastianich charts his remarkable culinary journey from his parents’ neighborhood eatery to becoming one of the country’s most successful restaurateurs, along with his superstar chef partners: his mother, Lidia Bastianich, and Mario Batali.
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If you liked Kitchen Confidential you'll...
- By J.D. McPherson on 02-19-16
By: Joe Bastianich
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Make It Happen
- A Tiny Book for Building a Big Restaurant Business
- By: Ryan Gromfin
- Narrated by: Ryan Gromfin
- Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
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Make It Happen explodes the myth that the restaurant business is harder than other industries. It challenges the belief that you must be in your restaurant all day every day just so things get done right.
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Loved it!!!si
- By GC Mania on 10-29-23
By: Ryan Gromfin
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The Restaurant Marketing Mindset
- A Comprehensive Guide to Establishing Your Restaurant’s Brand, from Concept to Launch and Beyond
- By: Chip Klose
- Narrated by: Chip Klose
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Restaurants boast some of the highest failure rates of any industry, yet even worse is the sheer number of concepts that struggle just to break even. In The Restaurant Marketing Mindset, Chip Klose introduces a series of mindset shifts and actionable frameworks to help owners and operators finally take control of their marketing.
By: Chip Klose
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HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done
- HBR Guide Series
- By: Harvard Business Review
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Your inbox is overflowing. You're paralyzed because you have too much to do but don't know where to start. Your to-do list never seems to get any shorter. You leave work exhausted but have little to show for it. It's time to learn how to get the right work done. In the HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done, you'll discover how to focus your time and energy where they will yield the greatest reward. Not only will you end each day knowing you made progress—your improved productivity will also set you apart from the pack.
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So helpful
- By Kathryn Smith on 03-26-24
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Kitchen Confidential
- Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
- By: Anthony Bourdain
- Narrated by: Anthony Bourdain
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Last summer, The New Yorker published chef Anthony Bourdain's shocking, "Don't Eat Before Reading This." Now, the author uses the same "take-no-prisoners" attitude in his deliciously funny and shockingly delectable audiobook, sure to delight gourmands and philistines alike.
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Kitchen Confidential
- By Holly on 02-20-03
By: Anthony Bourdain
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- Shane K.
- 06-12-24
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This came across as a suggestion and figured I would give it a listen. I have been a chef since 1999 and opened my first of three restaurants in 2006 just for a little background. This book is humorous and fairly on point. While a disagree with a few items overall this is an excellent start for someone who has either never been in the industry (which I suggest at least getting your hands dirty before jumping in to the industry) or someone who has only been a frontline worker. For someone that has experience it will be a fun listen in general.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-06-24
Pretty thorough
Seems like good reference material. If you can internalize and implement every point made in this book, you'd probably be off to a good start. Some of the advice may only apply to certain kinds of restaurants (the book seems to focus on slightly "higher end" restaurants), but most of the fundamentals presented would apply to many restaurants.
Probably not the best book to just read/through, and it'd be better consumed as needed, but overall good quality and worth the time.
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