Valentino Luciani

　　For courses in Bar and Beverage Operations Management.

　　This book covers the fundamental areas of beverage operations—the planning of the bar, bar staffing, legal factors to consider, drink costing, purchasing, receiving, and storage, and beverage production methods as well as mixology.

1. History of the Beverage Industry.
2. The Role of the Customer in a Food-Service Operation.
3. The Planning Stage.
4. Bar and Beverage Equipment.
5. Alcoholic Beverage Production.
6. Spirits and Cordials.
7. Wine Fundamentals.
8. Beer.
9. Mixology and the Bartender.
10. Staffing Concerns.
11. Promoting Responsible Drinking and Alcohol Awareness.
12. Legal Factors in Beverage Service.
13. Costing, Pricing, and Control.
14. Purchasing, Receiving, Storing, and Issuing.
15. Controlling Internal Theft.
16. A Look at Tomorrow's Beverage World.
Appendix. I. Glossary.
Appendix II. Practical and Useful Forms and Plans.
Appendix III. Useful Websites by Chapter.
Index.