Applied Math for Food Service

Applied Math for Food Service
by Sarah R. Labensky

Applied Math for Food Service
List Price: $34.40
Our Price: $20.00
You Save: $14.40 (42%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $8.99 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions


(Click here)
Buy this book at online book store in your country
Canada | UK | Germany | France

Book Summary Information

Author: Sarah R. Labensky
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1997-08-08
ISBN: 0138492174
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Prentice Hall

Book Reviews of Applied Math for Food Service

Book Review: not worth even half the price
Summary: 2 Stars

This author doesn't do a very good job of explaining concepts, and does not give enough examples. When you convert a recipe to a larger number of servings and end up with 2.9375 cups of something, would you really measure 2-15/16 cups of something? Would the average food service student know whether to convert that to ounces, or even how to convert a decimal to a fraction? Even my instructor hates this book and is looking for a replacement. I wouldn't be so bitter if I had only paid $5, which is what this book is really worth!

Summary of Applied Math for Food Service

A Handbook for Food Service Costing acquaints readers with the basics of food cost controls through practical techniques useful in real-world situations. This book presents the mathematical skills necessary for food service professionals through a common sense, step-by-step approach and real life situations such as yield tests, the calculation of recipe costs, and the use of food cost percentages. It ensures that chefs are familiar with accurate measurements, portion control, and proper food handling, which are essential to the healthy bottom line of any food service operation. A valuable reference book for any food service professional.

General Books

Book Subjects
Most talked about in General Books
The Gone Fishin' Portfolio: Get Wise, Get Wealthy...and Get on With Your Life (Agora Series) ImageThe Gone Fishin' Portfolio: Get Wise, Get Wealthy...and Get on With Your Life (Agora Series)
by Alexander Green
Wiley; Published: 2008-09-09; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $15.77
Price in other shops: $27.95
The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practical Counsel (Revised Edition) ImageThe Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practical Counsel (Revised Edition)
by Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig
Collins Business; Published: 2003-07-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.91
Price in other shops: $19.95
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable ImageThe Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Random House; Published: 2007-04-17; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $15.15
Price in other shops: $26.95
The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems ImageThe Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems
by Van Jones
HarperOne; Published: 2008-10-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $13.00
Price in other shops: $25.95
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't ImageGood to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
by Jim Collins
Collins Business; Published: 2001-10; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $9.00
Price in other shops: $27.50
StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths ImageStrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths
by Tom Rath
Gallup Press; Published: 2007-02-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $12.94
Price in other shops: $21.95
The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets: How to Keep Your Portfolio Up When the Market is Down (Little Books. Big Profits) ImageThe Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets: How to Keep Your Portfolio Up When the Market is Down (Little Books. Big Profits)
by Peter D. Schiff
Wiley; Published: 2008-10-06; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $10.72
Price in other shops: $19.95
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means ImageThe New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means
by George Soros
PublicAffairs; Published: 2008-05-05; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $13.54
Price in other shops: $22.95
Crash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse (Lynn Sonberg Books) ImageCrash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse (Lynn Sonberg Books)
by Peter D. Schiff, John Downes
Wiley; Published: 2007-02-26; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $15.28
Price in other shops: $27.95
Who: The A Method for Hiring ImageWho: The A Method for Hiring
by Geoff Smart, Randy Street
Ballantine Books; Published: 2008-09-30; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $11.00
Price in other shops: $24.00
Similar Books and other products
ServSafe Essentials: with the Certification Exam Answer Sheet ImageServSafe Essentials: with the Certification Exam Answer Sheet
by NRA Educational Foundation
Wiley; Published: 2006-04-21; Paperback; Book
Best price: $49.99
Price in other shops: $78.00
Introduction to Foodservice (11th Edition) ImageIntroduction to Foodservice (11th Edition)
by June Payne-Palacio, Monica Theis
Prentice Hall; Published: 2008-03-14; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $73.55
Price in other shops: $93.40
Nutrition and Diagnosis-Related Care (NUTRITION AND DIAGNOSIS-RELATED CARE ( ESCOTT-STUMP)) ImageNutrition and Diagnosis-Related Care (NUTRITION AND DIAGNOSIS-RELATED CARE ( ESCOTT-STUMP))
by Sylvia Escott-Stump
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Published: 2007-02-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $51.79
Price in other shops: $79.95
ServSafe Coursebook: with the Certification Exam Answer Sheet ImageServSafe Coursebook: with the Certification Exam Answer Sheet
by NRA Educational Foundation
Wiley; Published: 2006-05-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $55.00
Price in other shops: $94.00
Foods: Experimental Perspectives (6th Edition) ImageFoods: Experimental Perspectives (6th Edition)
by Margaret McWilliams
Prentice Hall; Published: 2007-08-09; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $52.00
Price in other shops: $92.20
Community Nutrition in Action: An Entrepreneurial Approach (with InfoTrac?) ImageCommunity Nutrition in Action: An Entrepreneurial Approach (with InfoTrac?)
by Marie A. Boyle, David H. Holben
Brooks Cole; Published: 2005-07-26; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $99.67
Price in other shops: $150.95
Introductory Foods (12th Edition) ImageIntroductory Foods (12th Edition)
by Marion Bennion, Barbara Scheule
Prentice Hall; Published: 2003-07-27; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $94.08
Price in other shops: $117.60
Instructional Technology and Media for Learning (9th Edition) ImageInstructional Technology and Media for Learning (9th Edition)
by Sharon E. Smaldino, Deborah L. Lowther
Prentice Hall; Published: 2007-04-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $85.05
Price in other shops: $108.00
Foodservice Organizations: A Managerial and Systems Approach (6th Edition) ImageFoodservice Organizations: A Managerial and Systems Approach (6th Edition)
by Mary B. Gregoire, Marian C. Spears
Prentice Hall; Published: 2006-06-11; Paperback; Book
Best price: $69.30
Price in other shops: $88.00
On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals (4th Edition) Textbook only ImageOn Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals (4th Edition) Textbook only
by Sarah R. Labensky, Alan M. Hause, Steven R. Labensky, Pricilla Martel
Prentice Hall; Published: 2006-02-10; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $68.73
Price in other shops: $105.33
Book store. Illustrated catalog of books on different categories