Hospitality

"Food and Beverage Management 4e" provides a complete introduction to this vital area of hospitality management. Now in its fourth edition, this best-selling text has been completely revised and restructured to reflect current practice and teaching and includes updated information on all areas, especially technology, operations and staffing issues. Each chapter has a user friendly structure including aims, exercises and further study hints. "Food and Beverage Management 4e" is the introductory bible for people entering food and beverage management studies or practice. This book tells what is quality and how to manage it. It features topics that incl... read more

Welcome to Tourism and Hospitality is the first comprehensive text written and published in New Zealand that enables students to study the hospitality industry in the New Zealand context. The text includes examples and information provided by restaurants and hotels around the country, and covers all the necessary content students will require to operate as front-line staff in the hospitality industry. The book has been designed to provide a strong foundation for students studying to achieve qualifi cations for the National Certificates in Hospitality Levels 24 as well as City and Guilds. A checklist of unit standards and City and Guilds qualifications is included a... read more

This is the second edition of a student-centred guide to front-office operation in the hotel industry. The book explores the principles and concepts of front-office operations. Activities are provided throughout to help the students move from an understanding of the basic principles to thinking like a front-office person. Students are encouraged to analyze and think about the various systems and alternatives. The chapters follow a typical guest from check-in to check-out with small detours to other areas and departments. The text is organized and written in a student-centred and user-friendly way and supported by numerous diagrams and tables. Students can work at their... read more

<b>Many, many people like to kick-start their day with a really good cup of coffee. This is the book for them!</b> It gives a brief outline of how and where coffee is grown and processed and then 'spills the beans' on how to get the best cup your chosen equipment can provide � whether you use a plunger, filter, stovetop or full-blown espresso machine. Caffe L'affare first produced this book for the baristas who take a short training course with them. Now the book has been developed for the general market and the home user. Learn from the professionals and enhance your enjoyment of your coffee. Caffe L'affare is a bout... read more

<b>This definitive book is as indispensable to the well-stocked drinks cabinet as the corkscrew!</b> Many other cocktail books have been and gone, but the <i>International Guide to Drinks</i> remains the book used by bartenders the world over, with a comprehensive guide to the preparation of every kind of drink, from exotic cocktails to wines, liqueurs, spirits and beers. Fully revised and updated with colour photography and explanatory diagrams, the book features winning recipes from the World Cocktail Championships, and includes sections on classic and contemporary cocktails, countries and their drinks, wines of the world, spirits and be... read more

This second edition of 'The New Zealand Chef' continues to focus on the need to provide trainee chefs and their teachers with recipes and cookery methods based on the use of produce that is available locally. It will provide a strong foundation for students studying to achieve qualifi cations based on NZQA Cookery Unit Standards, or to obtain the City and Guilds International Certificate or Diploma in the Culinary Arts. See also: The New Zealand Chef 2nd edition - Study Guide ISBN 9781877371608 First published 2002; this 2nd edition 2007.