Restaurateur 101

If you're of the "Who cares if the economy is in the toilet. People still need to eat!" camp, there are two UCLA Extension courses currently offered for the budding restaurateur: Starting Your Own Restaurant, where an "expert" explains everything from creating a concept to building requirements and permitting, all the way to marketing, advertising and public relations; and The Restaurant Industry: Survey of Operations and Management, which does about the same thing with a different "expert." We're all for education, but if someone thinks all it takes is a couple of seminars to create a successful restaurant, it's straight to the Deathwatch for you. [via Daily Dish]