History
Vocab
Restaurant Segments
Hospitality and Tourism
Commercial vs Non-commercial
100

The rise of Christianity helped grow farming and agriculture during which historical period?

The middle ages

100

What is an elaborate and refined system of food preparation?

Haute Cuisine 

100

What is the segment that offers emphasis on families (i.e- Denny's)?

Family dining full-service restaurant 

100

Which term refers to the services that people receive when they are away from home? 

Hospitality 

100

In which commercial segment does the event host choose the menu for a specific group of people? 

Catering

200

In ancient Greece, the private clubs that offered food to members were known as? 

Lesche

200

Who takes orders from servers and calls out the order to the various production areas in the kitchen? 

Expediter 

200

What segment offers majority of menu items cooked to order, often with trendy and popular flair?

Casual dining full-service restaurant 

200

What is defined as the combination of all the services that people need and will pay for when they are away from home?

Travel and tourism 

200

What operation is in a commercial foodservice segment? 

Stadium, restaurant, retail, airline

300

What developed during the reign of Louis XIV in France to organize members with similar interests or professions?

Guilds

300

What is a system that assigns certain responsibilities to kitchen staff?

Kitchen brigade system

300

What segment offers menus that emphasize freshly-prepared items with high quality ingredients? 

Quick-casual restaurants

300

Today, the U.S. travel and tourism industry averages annual sales of more than? 

$1 trillion

300

What operations are in the noncommercial foodservice segment? 

Hospital, military base, golf club, university

400

Establishments that catered to travelers, traders, and visiting diplomats in ancient Greece were called? 

Phatnai

400

What lifestyle shows great appreciation for wine and food?

Epicurean 

400

What segment offers menus that provide intricate dishes and sometimes table-side cooking?

Fine dining full-service restaurant

400

How many people are employed in the restaurant and foodservice industry?

14 million

400

What percent of the restaurant and foodservice industry is represented by the noncommercial segment? 

20%

500

Where did the first cafe open?

Oxford, England

500

What is a person who starts and runs a business, taking on financial risk to do so?

Entrepreneur

500

What segment offers menus that are designed to produce food very quickly and can be taken out? 

Quick-service (also known as fast food) restaurant

500

After World War II, in the 1940s and 1950s , which restaurant segment grew quickly?

Quick-service

500

What percent of the restaurant and foodservice industry by the commercial segment?

80%