It all started with an EasyBake oven!I’ve been there, done that and am still doing it and have taken my business to the next level! I began my career in the restaurant business as a dishwasher and progressed right up the ladder to CEO and purchased my first restaurant in 1991. I have started and operated 12 successful restaurants over the past 20 years. I am a leading authority on starting and successfully running a restaurant, kitchen design, employment practices and increasing business profits.I am a ServSafe Instructor/Proctor for the National Restaurant Association, teaching regulations for safe and sanitary food practices. I am a restaurant consultant offering services to those wishing to open their own restaurant or to those wishing their established restaurant to run more smoothly and efficiently. I can help with all the little details, saving time and expense. I am a restaurant consultant for a chain in California which has received franchise rights from the California Secretary of State. I can help you successfully negotiate your lease.I am a member of the IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals) and am on the Board of Education for the State of New York for BOCES.I am a published author having written six cookbooks: Soups & Sauces Made Easy, Casseroles & Stews, BBQ Magic,Cooking on a Shoestring Budget, Cookology 101 - Slow Cooker Magic and Microwaveology 101. I have also written Glossary of Restaurant Terms and Combating Drugs & Alcohol in the Restaurant Industry. I write a food column entitled Cooking Class. I am a motivational speaker offering guidance strategies that have recharged batteries and inspired many to discover or rediscover careers that will bring fulfillment, excitement and purpose. My topics include Drugs and Alcohol in the Food Business, Start Up Tips, How to Make Your Restaurant More Profitable, The Lost Art of Customer Service, Hiring the Perfect Staff and many more.Specialties: Restaurant Consulting Employee MotivationRestaurant Planning Server Secrets for Making Top MoneyRestaurant Kitchen Design How to Open a RestaurantRestaurant Employee Relations Increasing Restaurant ProfitabilityDrugs and Alcohol in the WorkplaceMentoringTrainingFood Safety, including ServSafeMotivational SpeakingSeminarsAuthorFood EditorLeadership Training