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food and beverage
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Undergraduate 3
12/07/2010

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aboyeur
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Announcer who receives orders from servers and places them with the kitchen staff.
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action station
Definition
buffet service consisting of cooking or "finishing" some food items in medium-sized pans over portable rechauds as guests go through the buffet line.
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Auguste Escoffier
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one of history's greatest chefs who along with Cesar Ritz operated hotels featuring fine dining and excellent service.
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Boulanger
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parisian who opened the first restaurant on the Rue Des Poulies
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Buffet service
Definition
traditional buffet service involves arranging food on platters that are then placed on large serving tables. Sometimes each course is placed on a separate table.
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cafeteria service
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service in which guests pass through serving lines and receive food items from service staff and pay at the end of the line.
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california menu
Definition
menu that offers breakfast, lunch and dinner items on one menu with all of the items avail at any time of the day.
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captain
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supervisor of the chef de rang and commis de rang who may do special work, such as deboning a fish or preparing Crepes Suzette.
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Catherine De Medici
Definition
members of one of europe's richest and most powerful familes who as queen of france started the growth of lavish and elegant french dining standards.
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charger
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a large flat decorative plate in place when the guests are seated. aka a service or base plate.
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cloche
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a convex dish cover with a knob or handle on top, usually of stainless steel or silver-plated metal used to keep food hot.
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crumber. crumb brush
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instrument used to remove crumbs from tables.
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cycle menu
Definition
menu that offers foods that change daily with the cycle repeated after a period of time.
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Dram shop laws
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laws that hold servers, bartenders and owners responsible to thrid parties injured or killed by intoxicated patrons.
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du jour menu
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menu that is planned and written on a daily basis.
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empowerment
Definition
management tool by which employees are given the power to make decisions that achieve higher standards of service.
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expediter
Definition
employee who acts as a communication link between the server and the kitchen staff
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flying platter
Definition
tray of beverages of hor d'oeuvres carried by servers in flying service.
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flying service
Definition
reception service in which beverages and hor d'oeurvres are presented on trays.
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food covers
Definition
lids that keep foods hot and allow for plates of similar sizes to be stacked on top of one another.
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functions of management
Definition
planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling to ensure that an operation is properly run.
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gueridon
Definition
small mobile table used to hold rechaud, food and liquid items.
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guest check
Definition
forms on which guests orders are written.
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guest check system
Definition
any system in which servers write out guests order in a legible and organized manner.
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job description
Definition
list of servers tasks and responsibilities.
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line organization
Definition
establishment in which responsibility and authoritiy flow from the top down.
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mise en place
Definition
getting everything ready for the job to be done, and keeping things in good order as work is done- " to put everything in place."
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participative leadership
Definition
leadership style in which managers act as coaches to lead teams to success.
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pivot system
Definition
standard system of guest order location.
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POS(point of sale) system
Definition
computer system that tracts guests orders, sales, guest counts and other internal info.
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preset keyboard
Definition
machine operated system that requires only that the server touch a key to order an item.
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Rechaud
Definition
small heater used in french service to heat foods.
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restorante
Definition
first introduced by parisian boulanger, who claimed that soups and breads he served were healthful and could restore people's energy.
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reverse pyramid
Definition
version of the team effort approach in which managers are at the bottom of the pyramid and front line employees are at the top
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senior citizen menu
Definition
menu that seeks to accomodate seniors and their special health needs by offering items that are low cal, sodium, fat or cholest.
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service controls
Definition
tools or techniques that lead an operation to acheiving its goals.
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serviette
Definition
small towel.napkin used by servers.
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shopping service
Definition
type of buffet service arranged so that ony one type/style of food is at each table
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silencer
Definition
felt padded or plush material placed under a table clothe to quiet the noises of dishes and utensils and absorb spilled liquids.
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sneeze guard
Definition
clear panhels on the service side of a buffet table that protects food from germs
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taberna vinaria
Definition
small eating and drinking establishment of the ancient Romans from whcih we get teh word "tavern"
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table d'hote menu
Definition
offers a complete meal for one price
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voiture
Definition
small, mobile carts that can either be refrigerated or heated.
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wage system
Definition
banquet service system in which the entire room becsomes one large station whereby guests are served from one direction to another.
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table d'hote menu advantages
Definition
prices changes are simple to make. consumers decisions are easier. potential to increase turnover.
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table d'hote menu disadvantages
Definition
uneaten food is wasted. guests may feel it costs too much if selections don't meet their liking.
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a la carte advantages
Definition
tends to build higher checke averages. allows guests to eat light or heavy. guests can pick and choose.
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a la carte disadvantages
Definition
guests may feel it is an attempt to raise checks. pricing changes require a great deal of information and analysis.
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common mennu desgin mistakes
Definition
small type, illegible type. lack of descriptivve copy, stoo much copy, clip-ons poorly done, cluttered, old or worn out menus, scratched out copys or lack of info
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frensh(table side) service
Definition
1st course is set awaiting guests to enter the dining room.
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french (table side) service
Definition
meal consists of 3 formal services with the guests leaving the foom between services for strike.reset of the room and tables.
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french(table side) service..
Definition
the gueridon is visible by the guests and commonly equipped with a heat source, the rechard, and large silver dom covers, the cloche voitures are decorative carts equipped with a heating and cooling unit and hindged cover to keep food hot or cold
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advantages of french-table side service
Definition
elegant, leisurely and highly personalized. entertaining, showcases the food as well as the preparation. high check averages.
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disadvantages of french-table side service
Definition
staff needs to be highly trained, hihg labor and expensive equiptment
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disadvantage of french table side service
Definition
less turnover in the restaurant, do lesiurely pace. highest square footage requirement due to equiptment requirements throughout the dining room.
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russian (platter) service
Definition
food is fully cooked and artfully arranged on larger platters in the kitchen, then rbought into the dining room. empty plates are set for guests from the guests side w/ right hand.
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russian platter service
Definition
food is transformed from the platter w/ fork on top of serving spoon. frequently worked by two servers in tandemm one w/ entree and other w/ accompanyments.
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russian platter service
Definition
buttler service is a variant of russian service where guests are allowed to serve themselves from platters held by waiters.
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advantages of russion service
Definition
personalized service and portion choices.
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disadvant. of russian service
Definition
large space is reuired poor portion control, time consuming
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