Allisha Miller – författare

Focusing on back-of-house management, Professional Kitchen Management addresses topics such as supervision, menu planning, development and use of standard recipes,  purchasing, and cost control. Students will learn how to evaluate menus, manage inventory, train personnel and deliver food services on a budget.

An innovative format pairs concepts presented in each chapter with cleverly animated and highly interactive Kitchen Management Simulations (KMS) lessons to provide hands-on training that is fun for students and time freeing for instructors.

Reader-friendly features explain why concepts are important to daily operations and identify the skills needed to manage a high-quantity food production kitchen.

The Professional Restaurant Manager covers the topics all restaurant managers must know to be successful in the industry. Organized in a quick-read, four-part format, the book offers a fresh look at the restaurant business, back-of-house management, front-of-house management, and financial management. Discussion prompts are built right in so students can respond to real case studies and illustrations. Financial documents reference the newest version of the Uniform System of Accounts for Restaurants. An extensive glossary is provided and authors review important trends in sustainability, green practices and farm-to-fork movements.

Prepare future hotel general managers to efficiently supervise and run a midsize full-service hotel.

Hotel Operations Management provides an up-to-date and comprehensive examination of all aspects of hotel administration from the viewpoint of the hotel general manager. Detailed information addresses the operating departments of a full-service hotel: Human Resources; Controller; The Front Office; Housekeeping; Food and Beverage; Safety and Property Security; Sales and Marketing; Accounting; and Facility Engineering and Maintenance. In-depth discussions highlight the importance of human resources in the labor-intensive hotel industry, franchising and contract management of properties in an ever-decreasing “Mom and Pop” segment, and hotel management in a global environment. Updated throughout to ensure that readers have the latest information, the Third Edition also includes new case studies, an entirely new chapter on guest services, and new end-of-chapter questions. This accurate book will give prospective hotel managers insight into all of the procedures effective managers use to ensure their hotel¿’s—and their own—success.