This work contains 500 recipes for large-scale food preparation with quantities for 25, 50 and 100 "covers". Sue Ross contributes a chapter on healthy eating. There is a chapter devoted to specialized diets. Medically prescribed diets are summarized - diabetic, low-cholesterol and cholesterol-lowering, weight-reduced, high fibre, low salt, high energy, low potassium, low protein, preservative and colouring-free, iron-rich, and diets for chronic gastric and digestive conditions. Notes on the dietary restrictions of orthodox faiths are provided - Christian, Kosher, Islamic, Hindu and Buddhist. Also preferred "lifestyle" diets are covered - vegetarian, semi-vegetarian and vegan. Alternative foods are suggested where appropriate. In the chapter on vegetables, seasonal availability is indicated and suggestions for cooking and methods of preparation are given. There is guidance on food presentation and marketing as well as charts of useful information such as temperatures, weights and measures, and conversion factors.