Drawing on his decades of experience as a restaurateur, David Scott Peters offers this specific, hands-on guidebook for independent restaurant owners. Focusing on the operational and cultural aspects of running a restaurant, Peters offers a systemthe Restaurant Prosperity Formulathat allows these businesses to not only survive but thrive in one of the world's most competitive industries. In this book (which the author calls ';the most comprehensive restaurant owner manual you've ever read'), restaurant owners will learn the fundamentals needed to accomplish three goals: simplifying operations, making more money than ever before, and bringing balance back to their lives so they can enjoy the benefits of the first two goals!