"Every year hundreds of thousands of restaurants open with great expectations, and every year almost as many close down. The successful restaurateur is a combination of entrepreneur, entertainer, and magician. Your success in owning a restaurant will come as a direct result of solid business practices and your ability to entertain and satisfy your customers. Start and Run a Profitable Restaurant is a practical guide to "how to" and "how not to" proceed in this violatile business." "This book will help you maximize your food savvy, while learning from stories of success -- and failure." "Start and Run a Profitable Restaurant will not only help you decide if you have what it takes to prosper as a restaurant owner but will also set you up to do so. Also includes a special chapter on pubs and bars. Book jacket."--Jacket.