CA 111 Event Planning
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About this Resource
- Class: Culinary Arts 111
- Instructor(s): Dr. Dixie Budke
- Topic: Event Planning
The following sources are recommended for student research, including periodical articles, online databases, and credible Internet resources. Reference librarians are available to assist you with your research.
Task
Plan an event from top to bottom, including labor costs.
What NOT to do: eHow
Keywords
accounting food service
menus
prices food service
restaurants -- accounting
catering
event planning
Background information on food service
These resources are available in the Luria Library reference section.
- Hospitality Index: an Index for the Hotel, Food Service and Travel Industry R 647.94 H828i
- Wenzel’s Menu Maker 2nd edition R 641.57 W482w 2nd
- The College Blue Book R 378.73 C697
- Encyclopedia of Food and Culture R 394.12 K19e
- The Food Safety Information Handbook R 614.31 R643f
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Foods & Nutrition R 641.03 E59c
- Webster’s New World Dictionary of Culinary Arts R 641.03 L116w
- Bowe’s and Church’s Food Values of Portions Commonly Used R 641.1 B789b
- How to Pronounce French, German and Italian Wine Names R 641.2 B449h
- Larousse Encyclopedia of Wine R 641.2203 F767l 2001
- World Encyclopedia of Beer R 641.2303 G566w
The following resources are available for check out from the library. Search the library catalog for books on the elements of event planning.
Here are some searches already done for you, on the following topics:
Researching the food service industry and specific businesses
Trends and Statistics
TRY THIS: Compare "restaurant trends" search in Google and through government site.
Great site! Technomics but you have to pay. Use a library database for free, such as
Search these INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC sites for trends in the field
- Restaurant Management
- Restaurant Owner
- California Restaurant Organization
- National Restaurant Organization
- Restaurant News
- Restaurant Management News

