Maximum Diner Poster

Nye, Chris

ISBN 10: 0149052839 ISBN 13: 9780149052832

Casa editrice: Sort of Books, 2004

Riassunto

This is a book about a dream. The dream of running a restaurant. In Uckfield, East Sussex. Well, okay, Uckfield didn¹t actually appear in the dream. But for Christopher Nye it was the perfect choice: a small town, but not too small; a town with a rising, young population that was literally crying out for an American-style Diner; a town without a McDonalds. So here¹s the story of how to make it big in Uckfield. How to find the right premises (if not quite the right location); how to hire teenage staff with vital teashop experience while giving work experience to a haute cuisine chef; how to cater for customers who pop in at 11.20pm on a Friday night, flexing their tattoos after they¹ve been thrown out of the pub; how to avoid paying VAT on a Big Max and fries; and why you should never, ever, hire an Elvis impersonator on the cheap. Oh ­ and how to deal with McDonalds, when they suddenly realise they need an outlet in Uckfield after all. Maximum Diner is a tale of all this and more. Read it and laugh. And keep that dream alive. For this might all happen to you.

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Review:

Ever thought of opening a small town restaurant? Maximum Diner will make
you think again. And howl with laughter...

(Chris Stewart, author of Driving Over Lemons)

It's about eating and it's funny. What more could anyone want? (Jo Brand)

It is humorous, light, eventful and endearing as it tells of the dreams
and pitfalls of opening an American-style diner in Uckfield. I loved it.

(Sarah Broadhurst The Bookseller)

About the Author:

Christopher Nye was born and raised in Sussex. Abandoning his early ambitions to become, first, a Zulu warrior and, second, a diplomat, he settled for a course in catering at Leeds Poly. His career ricocheted between managing one of a chain of fast-food restaurants to selling pizzas on Brighton pier before he hit on the plan of bringing his own brand of Diner fare to the people of small town Britain, starting out with Uckfield where he set up Maximum Diner. He ran the Diner for eight years, and then sold out to two Kurdish brothers. He now lives in Brighton, where he works as a freelance journalist (well, okay, as a mini-cab driver). Maximum Diner continues to flourish in Uckfield, if not yet as a nationwide chain. Christopher is the younger brother of Simon Nye, creator of the hit comedy series, 'Men Behaving Badly.' Simon lent him part of the lease of Maximum Diner and is happy to support any promotion of this book, not least in the hope of getting his money back.

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• Editore: Sort of Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0149052839
• ISBN 13: 9780149052832
• Rilegatura: Unknown Binding