20 Books that all restaurant owners should read

Here are 20 books that every restaurant owner should read:

  1. "Setting the Table" by Danny Meyer (HarperCollins, 2006)
  2. "The Restaurant Manager's Handbook: How to Set Up, Operate, and Manage a Financially Successful Food Service Operation" by Douglas Robert Brown (John Wiley & Sons, 2010)
  3. "Hospitality Law: Managing Legal Issues in the Hospitality Industry" by Jack P. Jefferies (John Wiley & Sons, 2014)
  4. "Restaurant Success by the Numbers, Second Edition: A Money-Guy's Guide to Opening the Next Hot Spot" by Roger Fields (AMACOM, 2010)
  5. "The Business of Hospitality: Principles, Practices, and Cases" by John R. Walker (Prentice Hall, 2011)
  6. "Financial Management for the Hospitality Industry" by Peter Harris (John Wiley & Sons, 2011)
  7. "The Food Service Professional Guide to Restaurant Marketing & Advertising: How to Attract & Retain Customers in an Increasingly Competitive Industry" by David J. H. Beasley (John Wiley & Sons, 2012)
  8. "The Food Service Professional Guide to Controlling Restaurant & Food Service Labor Costs" by Sharon L. Fullen (John Wiley & Sons, 2012)
  9. "The Food Service Professional Guide to Restaurant Service & Operations Management: How to Build a Service Culture & Enhance the Customer Experience" by Lora Arduser (John Wiley & Sons, 2012)
  10. "The Food Service Professional Guide to Restaurant Kitchen Management: How to Set Up, Operate, and Manage a Financially Successful Food Service Operation" by Douglas R. Brown (John Wiley & Sons, 2012)
  11. "The Food Service Professional Guide to Restaurant Marketing & Public Relations: How to Attract & Retain Customers in an Increasingly Competitive Industry" by David J. H. Beasley (John Wiley & Sons, 2012)
  12. "Restaurant Management: Customers, Operations, and Employees" by Paul J. McNulty (John Wiley & Sons, 2013)
  13. "Food & Beverage Management: Principles and Practice" by Bernard Davis (John Wiley & Sons, 2014)
  14. "The Professional Chef" by The Culinary Institute of America (John Wiley & Sons, 2014)
  15. "The Professional Pastry Chef: Fundamentals of Baking and Pastry, Fourth Edition" by Bo Friberg (John Wiley & Sons, 2014)
  16. "Hospitality Management Accounting" by Martin G. Jagels (John Wiley & Sons, 2015)
  17. "Hospitality Marketing Management, Fifth Edition" by Robert D. Reid and David C. Bojanic (John Wiley & Sons, 2015)
  18. "Hospitality Law: Managing Legal Issues in the Hospitality Industry, Fourth Edition" by Jack P. Jefferies (John Wiley & Sons, 2016)
  19. "Hospitality Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases" by Cathy A. Enz and Christopher A. Law (John Wiley & Sons, 2016)
  20. "Financial Management for the Hospitality Industry, Second Edition" by Peter Harris (John Wiley & Sons, 2017)
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