Principles of Food Beverage and Labor Cost Controls or The Fragrance of Basil

Principles of Food, Beverage, and Labor Cost Controls

Author: J Desmond Keefe III

Separated into four parts including an introduction to food, beverage, and labor cost controls followed by separate sections each devoted to food, beverage, and labor, this classic text has been updated in this new Ninth Edition. In this new edition, key terms, key concepts, review questions, and spreadsheet exercises reinforce and support readers understanding. It also features increased discussion and examples of technology use in food and beverage operations, a running case study, and a separate chapter on menu analysis and engineering. This text is well suited for classroom, professional training, and on-the-job use.

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New edition of a textbook for students with little or no experience in the industry. Some topics treated include: cost/volume/profit relationships; purchasing, receiving, storing and issuing control; labor cost determinants. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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The Fragrance of Basil: Food and Memories of My Italian Childhood

Author: Raffaela Delmont

Raffaela Delmonte's life has always revolved around food. Her love of cuisine has been inherited from her family's regional roots in Northern Italy and along the Italian Riviera. Her passion for cooking traditional dishes proceeded to researching and delving into more technical, historical and cultural aspects of food - she is a graduate of La Scuola della Cucina Italiana. This delightful book, written in a charming and evocative manner, encapsulates the essence of Italian food and daily life through memories of special times and places, and through favourite family recipes and photographs.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword	13
	Introduction: The sweet smell of home	15
Chapter 1	The house in Via Dino Compagni	19
Chapter 2	The smell of snow	35
Chapter 3	Lunch with my family	51
Chapter 4	Winters in Valtellina	72
Chapter 5	The seven sisters	88
Chapter 6	My neighbourhood in Milan	105
Chapter 7	The fragrance of basil	128
Chapter 8	The perfume of flowers	147
Chapter 9	Holidays in Sardinia	169
Chapter 10	Life on my own	187
Chapter 11	Sun, sea and Vesuvius	201
	Epilogue: The perfect risotto	224