Upstart Guide Owning & Managing a Restaurant

Directed to entrepreneurs and would-be restaurateurs, this book walks step-by-step through each aspect of opening and managing a restaurant. It covers the practical issues faced on a daily basis as well as offering tips from an experienced restaurateur about the risks and rewards.

Roy S. Alonzo has taught restaurant and beverage management courses at the University of New Hampshire, where he also supervised a licensed faculty club. Prior to teaching, he was a partner and general manager of a large restaurant and lounge. He founded the Master Bartender School, in New Hampshire, which has trained thousands of professional bartenders since 1980, and is a certified alcohol responsibility trainer.