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Aug 23, 2024 · 7. “Front of the House: Restaurant Manners, Misbehaviors & Secrets” by Jeff Benjamin. Jeff Benjamin is a restaurateur and managing partner with extensive experience in front-of-house operations. His expertise lies in creating memorable dining experiences.
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When you open a restaurant, there is no one guide to success. But, with the right advice, attitude, and approach, you can give yourself a good starting point from which to work. Even if you’ve been in the restaurant industry a while, it’s always good to get different perspectives from people who have succeeded and failed before you. It can open you...
1. Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business by Danny Meyer
Danny Meyer is a critically-acclaimed restauranteur and the CEO of the Union Square Hospitality Group. In his book, he shares his years of expert knowledge to help restaurant owners succeed based on his ideas of ‘Enlightened Hospitality.’ Your staff and customers are the cornerstones of your restaurant. Meyer uses his Enlightened Hospitality philosophy to show how building good relationships with your employees and guests can help transform your restaurant business and ensure its long-term su...
2. Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain’s memoir is filled with more than 20 years of restaurant experience. From learning the basics to earning his title as a restauranteur, Bourdain’s book is a tell-all about the hardships - and positives - within the restaurant industry. Bourdain’s straight-talking approach leaves nothing to the imagination, and he gives budding restaurant managers a behind-the-scenes look at what restaurant management and ownership are really like. Filled with tales of his personal failures and...
3. Restaurant Success by the Numbers by Roger Fields
Part of becoming a successful restauranteur is making your business more financially efficient. Even with fantastic food and exceptional customer service, most restaurants fail within a year of opening. Luckily, ex-accountant Roger Fields has written one of the best restaurant management books to help restaurant owners grasp the ins and outs of creating a financially secure business. Although it specifically targets aspiring restauranteurs, Fields’ restaurant management book is a must-read fo...
With our list of the top restaurant management books in 2022, your reading list will be chock-full of valuable tips, tricks, and tools to take your restaurant to the next level. Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been in the business for years, there’s always something to learn. So, what are you waiting for? It’s time to get reading! For mo...
Mar 10, 2015 · Jeff Benjamin recounts his lengthy experience in restaurants: cooking, waiting tables, managing. At the time of this writing, he was the working co-owner of seven restaurants in the Greater Philadelphia Area.
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May 3, 2024 · Front of the House: Restaurant Manners, Misbehaviors & Secrets: Jeff Benjamin: Benjamin’s book sheds light on the dynamics of the front-of-house operations, essential for running a successful restaurant and ensuring customer satisfaction.
There's a science to both, but in this book, Jeff Benjamin lays down what it's like to work the front-of-house and interact with the "always-right" customer with open and humorous insight. The skills he highlights in his writing are essential for running a successful front-of-house.
May 30, 2019 · Jeff Benjamin is a managing partner of Philadelphia acclaimed Vetri family of restaurants. Front of the House gives an insider’s view of essential aspects of hospitality like, the server’s opinion of you, reserving a table, what you can do to get ejected from an excellent restaurant.
In the bestselling tradition of Restaurant Man and Setting the Table, Front of the House is a revealing and wryly humorous behind-the-scenes look at the gracious art of great restaurant service.
