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J Stephen Sadler's Quest For The Best: Bringing Fine Dining to Small Town America is an in depth look at the roadblocks faced dealing with small town city officials who don't usually deal with creative financing, unique offerings and creative designs. The book provides readers with a blueprint on how to overcome the many obstacles to success. Entrepreneur J Stephen Sadler covers every facet from financing, health department restrictions, creative design, tax abatements, etc. with solutions that go beyond the typical realm of rural planners, small town banks and small contractors. Readers will learn not only the challenges faced, but also creative ideas he used to show the value his business venture brought to the community. This book, is a must read for any entrepreneur looking to place their stake in the sand.

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"""To fall in love with something, give it your own spin, and then try to make it so wonderful that others can't resist it. That's entrepreneurship and what a wonderful ride through life it is. "" Lucy Billingsley Partner, Billingsley Company ""While cities make every effort to avoid risk and entrepreneurs, make every effort to avoid obstacles, this book is a must read for city, leaders and business dreamers alike to inspire what can happen when they work past discomfort. Keeping the end-goal in sight and thanks to community champions, the Crumbzz project ignited the dream, the people, and propelled true lasting change for historic downtown Forney."" Kim M. Buttram, CEcD Director, Economic Development Mesquite, TX ""The challenge with starting a restaurant is much more complicated than opening most any kind of retail establishment. That J Stephen was able to negotiate the placement of an international fine dining bistro in a small town is a lesson. All entrepreneurs can learn from. One stumbles upon a unique bistro in a small Texas town with a menu that entices you to want one of everything... You know it's going to be an amazing culinary experience, and one that will not disappoint. As a chef myself, J Stephen and I agree that you take no shortcuts, you stay true to your profession, your vision, and you make no substitutions for quality using only the finest. This can be a challenge in this industry, his success has proven that he has overcome the many challenges and perfected the process of opening and successfully running a fine - dining bistro in a small Texas town."" Chef Connie Mullins Executive Food & Pastry Chef www.facebook.com/ChefConnieBakes"

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"As an entrepreneurial restauranteur, Chef Sadler managed the company's Crumbzz International Bistro concept and worldwide bakery that manufactured and distributed the Crumbzz family of artisan cakes.His travels across the world as a travel host in search of the finest culinary dishes, culminated in a unique view of the world of fine dining and street foods that is unlike any found worldwide.As a speaker, Chef Sadler tours the world speaking on his two favorite topics. His ""I Can Eat That!"" children's healthy eating presentations are a popular event at schools across the country and his ""The Right Ingredient Can Make a World of a Difference"" presentations are extremely popular at clubs and organizations.An accomplished, best selling author, Chef Sadler's books cover the gamut from his ""Quest For The Best"" series of books including, ""The Story Of An Unlikely Chef Who Built An Improbable Empire From A Lost Family Recipe"", his memoir of his worldwide quest in search of the roots of his 400-year-old family recipe artisan crumb cake; ""Bringing Fine Dining To Small Town America"" which dives into the challenges faced as a restauranteur in opening his international bistro, and his series of Happy Gardens(TM) children's books which highlight healthy eating ""Kid Style"" through individual garden character storytelling."

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