CallerFromLA
09-06-2006, 03:30 AM
For those brave readers who are actively looking at opening a brewpub, or brewery restaurant, I want to recommend the book "Restaurants That Work: Case Studies of the Best in the Industry" by Martin E. Dorf.
I have run brewpubs for a few years now, and there are a lot of books about how to run a brewpub (or restaurant) once it is open. This books deals with the restaurant concept and design. It touches upon total cost, utilities, space design, lighting, tables, construction, timing, etc. It features case studies on some well known restaurants, including Scoozi, Spago, Chinois, Granita, Smith & Wollensky, Gotham, Mesa Grill, Tribeca Grill, etc. It has a case study on Eureka, which was Wolfgang Puck's (failed) attempt on the brewpub, which lasted from 1990 to 1992.
This book has been invaluable to me, and I hope that it helps someone else out too.
Cheers,
--Jake Tringali
I have run brewpubs for a few years now, and there are a lot of books about how to run a brewpub (or restaurant) once it is open. This books deals with the restaurant concept and design. It touches upon total cost, utilities, space design, lighting, tables, construction, timing, etc. It features case studies on some well known restaurants, including Scoozi, Spago, Chinois, Granita, Smith & Wollensky, Gotham, Mesa Grill, Tribeca Grill, etc. It has a case study on Eureka, which was Wolfgang Puck's (failed) attempt on the brewpub, which lasted from 1990 to 1992.
This book has been invaluable to me, and I hope that it helps someone else out too.
Cheers,
--Jake Tringali