Books & Resources
Practical hospitality books, ideas, and resources focused on calmer systems, sustainable operations, and real-world hospitality challenges.
The Hospo Survival Map
Practical hospitality thinking for owners navigating burnout, labour pressure, rising costs, and operational chaos.
Focused on systems, structure, sustainability, and real-world experience.
The Hospitality Complexity Audit
A practical worksheet designed to help hospitality owners identify hidden complexity, labour pressure, and the underlying causes of workplace chaos inside their venue. A useful first step in identifying operational debt and determining whether a deeper review or 30-Day Reset could help create calmer systems, clearer operations, and better margins.
Simple Food Pricing Guide
Pricing food is not simply about multiplying costs and hoping for the best. This free guide explains a clearer, more realistic approach to menu pricing, including ingredient costing, target food cost percentages, GST, and rounded pricing logic. Designed for cafés, restaurants, and hospitality operators wanting stronger margins and calmer decision-making.
Kitchen Yield Guide
Understanding yields is an important part of running a profitable kitchen. From preparation losses and trim waste through to cooking yields and drained weights, small differences can have a significant impact on ordering, portion control, food costs, and profitability. This practical guide provides common hospitality yield references to help you make more informed purchasing decisions, reduce waste, and improve consistency across your operation.
Kitchen Weights & Measures Guide
Recipes are often written using cups, spoons, and volume measurements, while suppliers sell ingredients by weight. This practical reference guide helps bridge the gap by providing common hospitality conversions for ingredients used in cafés, restaurants, bakeries, and commercial kitchens. From flour and rice through to prepared vegetables, salad ingredients, and proteins, this resource is designed to improve recipe consistency, reduce guesswork, and help teams work with greater accuracy and confidence.
