Canyon Ranch Cooks: More Than 200 Delicious, Innovative Recipes from America's Leading Health Resort
by Barry Correia
from Rodale Books
For more than 20 years, the chefs and staff nutritionists at Canyon Ranch have created tantalizing recipes that nourish both the body and the soul. The Ranch's commitment to serving meals that use fresh, seasonal ingredients and foods free from additives, preservatives, and chemicals has been the hallmark of their program since their beginnings. In Canyon Ranch Cooks, Executive Chefs Barry Correia and Scott Uehlein, in collaboration with staff nutritionists, share the tools and inspiration you need to eat well and feel fabulous-- along with more than 200 fantastic recipes.
The incredible flavors of dishes such as Beef Tenderloin with Adobado Paste and Potato-Crusted Salmon with Dijon Shallot Sauce demonstrate just how delightful eating well can be. Fun foods like Spinach and Cheese Calzone and Pizza with Grilled Vegetables and Garlic are unsurpassed. And delicious, healthy desserts like Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Filling, Lemon Blackberry Pie, and the signature Canyon Ranch Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream will take you to new culinary heights.
By using "nutritional intelligence," Correia and Uehlein show you how to apply practical knowledge of food and nutrition while listening to your body's need to enjoy the myriad delights of eating well. No matter what your motivation-- transforming your diet or just fine-tuning it, losing weight or having more energy-- this practical and easy approach to eating well will fit into your plan. Canyon Ranch Cooks provides an effective, balanced, and delicious approach to eating that will energize your body, stimulate your mind, and enrich your spirit.
In 2000, Canyon Ranch was recognized by Gourmet magazine as the world's best spa. In 2001, the readers of Travel & Leisure magazine voted Canyon Ranch in Tucson the top spa for food in the United States.
Spa Business Strategies: A Plan for Success
by Janet M. D'Angelo
from Milady
Spa Business Strategies: A Plan for Success is a unique, must-have resource for any professional who wants to learn more about the business and marketing strategies vital to owning and operating a day spa. This book takes a thoughtful and interactive approach to the subject matter, and the easy-to-read language and user-friendly format provide the spa owner, manager, or potential spa owner with an opportunity to tackle some of the more important tasks necessary to develop successful business practices. Important business concepts such as marketing, financing, utilizing technology, promoting sales, improving communication, and developing excellent customer service skills are discussed, among others. The author uses thought-provoking questionnaires, targeted worksheets, and practical examples to illustrate key concepts. The text is also focused on encouraging the day spa owner or manager to develop critical thinking skills that will promote solid business practices and sustain the continued growth of the day spa industry over time.
Understanding the Global Spa Industry: Spa Management
from Butterworth-Heinemann
The spa industry is the fastest growing segment of the hospitality and leisure industry. Revenues generated exceed those from amusement parks, box office receipts, vacation ownership gross sales and ski resort ticket sales.
Spa Management: a global perspective is the first book of its kind to methodically look at the whole industry, from its historical beginnings to the size of the market today, typologies, marketing, branding and business models. With contributions from internationally renowned practitioners and academics, this unique and groundbreaking book is packed with case studies, examples and advice for all those working in and studying the international spa industry.
* A groundbreaking text investigating the practise of managing spas - the fastest growing area of the hospitality and leisure industry
* Written by a team of internationally renowned practitioners and academics, packed with international case studies and examples
* The first book to combine the economic, social and business trends and practices in this industry
100 Best Spas of the World, 3rd (100 Best Series)
by Bernard Burt
from GPP Travel
Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa (Start Your Own . . .)
by Eileen Figure Sandlin
from Entrepreneur Press
Cash In on the High Price of Looking Good
Make money while making people look good. If this sounds like a dream come true, then stop thinking and start styling! Attractive hair, newfound energy and a revitalized appearance will remain invaluable commodities no matter what ups and downs await the economy. Personal care is a growing industry where industries abound, so why not be the one to claim the wealth?
Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa will take you step-by-step through the entire process, from having the dream to making it a reality. Professional industry experts share inside information and invaluable advice, revealing how they have been successful in this lucrative business and, more important, how you can be successful, too.
You will learn how to:
- Analyze the market, write a business plan and advertise effectively
- Establish a website to spread the world and bring in more revenue
- Increase sales with no extra effort by applying simple upselling techniques
- Keep track of your finances with ready-to-use work sheets
Spa (Taschen 25th Anniversary)
by Allison Arieff
from Taschen
Some of the world's most exceptional historical, thermal, thalassic, wellness and health resort, new age, adventure, day, and hotel spas from around the world are reviewed in this volume that also contains pricing, service, and contact information.
Hot Springs and Hot Pools of the Northwest: Jayson Loam's Original Guide (Hot Springs & Hot Pools of the Northwest: Jayson Loam's)
by Marjorie Gersh-Young
from Aqua Thermal Access
Spa Bodywork: A Guide for Massage Therapists
by Anne Williams
from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Start Your Own Day Spa and More (Start Your Own)
by Entrepreneur Press
from Entrepreneur Press
Get started with Entrepreneur Magazine's Start-Up Series
Balancing the technical components of starting a spa with the aesthetic, this valuable guide provides the tools you need to succeed in this $12.4 billion industry, one of the fastest growing in the United States.
Ultimate Spa: Asia's Best Spas and Spa Treatments
by Judy Chapman
from Periplus Editions
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