General Foodservice Trivia
Restaurant and foodservice employees should NOT wear shoes that are
What is open toed
A ______ knife is used to separate raw meat from the bone.
What is a boning knife
The bark, roots, seeds, buds, or berries of an aromatic plant are called?
What are spices
List front of the house employees in a restaurant.
What is: busser, waitress, hostess, bartender, food server, runner,
Define Pathogen
What is microorganisms that cause illness
All aisles in serving and dining areas should be at least _______ feet wide
What is 4 feet
If a recipe calling for 14 oz of onions is tripled, how many pounds of onions are needed?
What is 2.62 lbs
Who defined the art of the grand cuisine?
Who is Marie-Antoine careme.
Who is the highest -ranking member of the culinary team?
What is Executive Chef
The three categories of food safety hazards are biological, physical and
What is chemical
Which degree of burn is painless because damage to the nerves means the burned area does not have feeling?
What is 3rd degree burns
A soup recipe serves 12, but you only need to serve 8. What is the conversion factor?
What is .66
Dry goods must be stored at least _____ inches off the floor on stainless steel shelving
What is 6 inches
List entry level-jobs in foodservice industry
What is: server, busser, line cook, dishwasher, expediter, hostess
A foodborne-illness outbreak occurs when
What is two or more people getting the same illness after eating the same food
How often should hoods and ducts be cleaned by a professional contractor?
What is every 6 months
A light, fine, mesh gauze for straining liquids, bundling herbs, or thickening yogurt is called a
What is a cheese cloth
Catherine de Medici brought what custom to France?
What is using silverware to eat
In a refrigerator, raw ground meat should be stored
What is above the whole and ground turkey.
Why are elderly people at a higher risk for food-borne illnesses?
What is their immune systems have weakened with age
An assembly-line process of serving food quickly and cheaply without the need for servers is called _____ service.
What is cafeteria
Which hand tools shreds small pieces of the outer peel of citrus fruits?
Define Haute Cuisine
What elaborate and refined system of food preparation was brought from Italy to Frances in the 1500s.
Define food safety managment system
What is a group of procedures and practices that work together to prevent foodborne illness
If FAT TOM conditions are right, bacteria will double their number as often as every ______ minutes.
What is 20 minutes