- Paperback: 264 pages
- Publisher: Globe Pequot; Fifth edition (Dec 1 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0762738782
- ISBN-13: 978-0762738786
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 19 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #251,636 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From pricing your services to honing your food presentation skills, this comprehensive guide provides a wealth of information about building a home-based catering business.
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Are you passionate about parties? Do you live to cook? Now you can realize your dream of working from home at something you enjoy - a home-based catering business. Author Denise Vivaldo shares her experiences and advice on every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based catering business, from estimating your start-up costs and finding clients to outfitting your kitchen and staying profitable. She even offers tips on the latest high-tech help, including CD-ROM recipe books, culinary Web sites, and computer software designed especially for chefs and caterers. Learn all about defining your market niche, selling yourself as a pro, establishing your daily schedule, pricing your services, organizing parties with ease, honing your food presentation skills, avoiding the 10 most common home-based mistakes and much more. (7 x 10', 224 pages, profit-and-loss worksheet, equipment checklist, master party checklist, sample catering contracts, sample menu themes, budget worksheet, business deductions)
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One night as dinner guests were leaving after another spectacular party, I thought, I should get paid for doing this! Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The single most helpful book for new caterers,
By "travelcrazy101" (Grass Lake, MI) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Start a Home-Based Catering Business, 4th (Paperback)
How to Start a Home-Based Catering Business is such an excellent book for newbies. It tells you everything you need to know to get started without burying you in too much information. I bought two other books before I found this one and this one is my favorite by far. I strongly recommend it to anyone who is interested in making extra income through catering. It is easy to read and Denise Vivaldo's voice is friendly and reassuring throughout. The recipes are easy and, more importantly, easy to adjust to your own needs. I tried one of the menus for my first big job (20 people...big for me!) and got rave reviews. I have to tell you that I emailed Mrs. Vivaldo to tell her how thrilled I was with the results and to thank her for writing her book...and she emailed me back and cheered me on!
5.0 out of 5 stars
An incredible value,
By "venturastacy" (Ventura, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Start a Home-Based Catering Business, 4th (Paperback)
I don't usually write reviews but a comment made in another review prompted me to write this. The issue of legality *IS* addressed in this book...most home-based caterers know that it is not legal to cook out of your home. In most states this is easily solved by cooking in your clients' home. Or, as is stated in Ms. Vivaldo's book, you rent appropriate kitchen space as needed. What a shame to pick on two words of the book when the content is so valuable to caterers of all levels. The quantity recipes that are new to this addition (which is why I bought this new addition even though I have the old one) are very easy and helpful. As a culinary professional I've read many, many, many books on this subject and I think this one is the best.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Very mis-leading,
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This review is from: How to Start a Home-Based Catering Business, 4th (Paperback)
Let me start by saying that this book has some useful information if you know nothing about catering. My biggest complaint is that there is no such thing as a home based caterer. In nearly every state, town, and rural township in the country, it is illegal to run a catering business out of your house. Just keep that in mind when you buy this book.
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