Restaurant concepts, management and operations / John R. Walker, DBA, CHA, FMP, McKibbon Professor of Hotel and Restaurant Management, and Fulbright Senior Specialist, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee.

Revised edition of the author's The restaurant, [2014]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Restaurants, owners, locations, and concepts -- Introduction -- Restaurants and their owners -- Concept, location, and design -- Restaurant management -- The menu -- Restaurant business and marketing plans -- Restaurant leadership and management -- Planning and equipping the kitchen -- Food purchasing -- Financing and leasing -- Restaurant operations -- Bar and beverages -- Operations, budgeting, and control -- Food production and sanitation -- Organization, recruiting, and staffing -- Training and service -- Glossary -- Index.