The book I'm planning features a high-class lounge in the better part of town where one of the characters lives (haven't figured out the building dimensions yet, but maybe it's a refurbished hotel; haven't figured out number of seats either). I know nothing about the food/hospitality business, so anyone who has anything is welcome to comment on the following:
- Cooking. How does a chef determine a menu? I'm sure there's a method behind it...but to me it just looks like whatever might sell. One of the characters wants to be a chef and is training with the head cook. So long as they aren't serving dangerous exotic stuff like fugu, do the apprentice have to get a culinary arts degree?
- Mission statement. Do restaurants have something like this that guides who they hire, what kind of food they serve, image, etc?
- Staff. Besides a clean record, are there any special traits that management would look for in the front-line waitstaff? Charm? Charisma? Sociability?
- Entertainment. How are outside entertainers selected to perform and if it's a high-class place, what's a reasonable fee for the performer to charge?
- Budget. I assume this is solely up to management. Are there some things that are prioritized more than others?
- Waterworks. If anyone knows anything about building a pool...PM me. This lounge has a very special room where diners can eat on floating tables, so I need to come up with a realistic idea of how it would work and be maintained.
That's all for now. Thanks!
- Cooking. How does a chef determine a menu? I'm sure there's a method behind it...but to me it just looks like whatever might sell. One of the characters wants to be a chef and is training with the head cook. So long as they aren't serving dangerous exotic stuff like fugu, do the apprentice have to get a culinary arts degree?
- Mission statement. Do restaurants have something like this that guides who they hire, what kind of food they serve, image, etc?
- Staff. Besides a clean record, are there any special traits that management would look for in the front-line waitstaff? Charm? Charisma? Sociability?
- Entertainment. How are outside entertainers selected to perform and if it's a high-class place, what's a reasonable fee for the performer to charge?
- Budget. I assume this is solely up to management. Are there some things that are prioritized more than others?
- Waterworks. If anyone knows anything about building a pool...PM me. This lounge has a very special room where diners can eat on floating tables, so I need to come up with a realistic idea of how it would work and be maintained.
That's all for now. Thanks!