Statistics and Terms
The Basics
Types of Operations/ Types of Cuisines
Jobs in the Biz/ Trends
Operating a Restaurant
100
The most commonly purchased beverage item.
What is coffee?
100
This person operates a restaurant.
What is a restaurateur?
100
This type of cuisine is often found in elegant parts of major cities, with an emphasis on gourmet food.
What is fine dining?
100
What does the CRFA stand for?
What is Canadian Restaurant and Food Association?
100
Menu planning and design
What is Food Production and Service
200
The most commonly purchased food item.
What are french fries?
200
this is the style of food and the method of cooking
What is cuisine?
200
Independently owned operations using a chain's name and system.
What is a franchise?
200
Name two ways in which restaurants are adapting to the healthy eating/ allergy awareness trend.
Offering gluten free/ nut free/ dairy free menus Healthy options on the menu Organic and local produce
200
Watching the cash flow, bookkeeping, accounting, planning cost-controls (labour and supplies)
What is financial management
300
For which group of the population is the food and beverage sector the number one employer?
Who are women and teenagers?
300
A menu should contain these three important facts.
How much it costs, the name and the way it is cooked, prepared and presented.
300
We study these to find the ideal type of business in a particular location.
What are demographics?
300
This person is the pastry cook. He or she is responsible for preparing all desserts and pastries, hold and cold.
What is a patissier?
300
Foodsafe regulations, insurance, liquor laws, health laws etc.
What are Regulations and Laws
400
Give at least four common factors for successful restaurants.
sense of place excellent food variety excellent service interesting decor value
400
Give at least four reasons why people eat out at restaurants
hungry romantic evening entertainment and fun before movie, dance, club etc. get out of the house people watch
400
This type of cuisine is particularly exciting to European tourists who come here to try it.
What is Aboriginal cuisine?
400
What are five necessary skills of a server in the food and beverage industry?
Describe different types of cuisine, cooking methods, menu items maintain a section, greet and seat the guest handle guest situations well and with excellent service work cooperatively and communicate well handle payments, tips and cashout quickly and accurately.
400
Policies and procedures, communications, purchasing, inventory control etc.
What is Administration
500
This takes approximately 8 years before someone can write the exam and requires someone to have experience in the kitchen and to study menu planning, food costing, and human resource management
What is the Chef de Cuisine program?
500
Give at least four reasons why the number of people eating at restaurants has increased.
increase in employed women higher levels of discretionary income fast pace of modern city life increase in advertisements by fast food chains we love to eat out and be entertained lazy?
500
This cuisine is a combination of both eastern and western ingredients and dishes, creating something new.
What is fusion cuisine?
500
Name four food trends that are affecting North America in 2012.
Macarons Local and seasonal menus Comfort food in welcoming restaurants Marshmallows Nose to Tail eating
500
Hiring, firing, staffing, supervising etc.
What is human resources?
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