FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE

Fine Dining The term Fine Dining brings to mind all kinds of images, from crisp white table cloths to waiters in tuxedos. Fine dining, just as the name suggests, offers patrons the finest in food, service and atmosphere. It is also the highest priced type of restaurant you can operate. While you may bring in mucho bucks with a fine dining restaurant you will also pay out more money than if you were running a more casual restaurant, such as a diner or café . There are three main areas of focus with a fine dining restaurant: the menu, service and atmosphere. Fine Dining Menu Many people choose fine dining restaurants for a special occasion, so the food must not disappoint- in either selection or quality. You don’t need to feature a huge menu, but it should be interesting, offering unique items that patrons wouldn’t find at any other restaurant. Many fine dining restaurants offer prix fixe menus or limited menus that change on a daily or weekly basis. A great benefit of a smaller,

Place Settings Depending on circumstances, there are four ways to set a table for a meal. Place settings will naturally change depending upon the formality of the occasion. Levels of formality are good because they can distinguish certain day or events or mark out specific people for honor. Increasing the formality of a meal should not mean creating a staid and stuffy environment. Far from it, formal occasions should have a festive air and should be moments to be remembered, weddings, anniversaries, coming of age events (going to college or the military) or even wakes. Some families like to dine at least informally or semi-formally on a weekly or even daily basis. Yet, the most common dining experience is casual. In this the place settings are brief and practical. Only the utensils necessary to the food being served are provided at table. Often family members are encouraged to procure their own utensils. The informal setting has a degree of regularity to it and provides diners wit

DESINGED BY   Sunil Kumar Research Scholar/ Food Production Faculty Institute of Hotel and Tourism Management, MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY, ROHTAK Haryana- 124001 INDIA Ph. No. 09996000499 email:  skihm86@yahoo.com , balhara86@gmail.com   linkedin :-  in.linkedin.com/in/ ihmsunilkumar facebook :  www.facebook.com/ihmsunilkumar   webpage: chefsunilkumar.tripod.com  handle Tricky Foods Not all types of food can be easily handled by the basic rules, so society has come up with dignified ways of dealing with potentially messy culinary delights. If you don't know the rule for a specific dish, simply try not to splatter, smear, leave food hanging from your mouth or drip sauce on your trousers. In case you know in advance what is on the menu, here are some specific rules: Vegetables Artichokes : Pull off leaves and dip in sauce until you reach the heart. This should be cut into pieces and dipped with a fork. Asparagus : crisp spears may be eaten with fin

Basic Table Manners Good basic table manners are important because they ensure that both guests and hosts are comfortable at the table. Table manners are mostly common sense. Following these will carry you through most common situations from Formal Dinners to a night of poker with the guys. 1. Sit up straight . Try not to slouch or lean back in your chair (even if you are playing cards and don't want you opponents to see your hand). 2. Don't speak with your mouth full of food . Sure, you've heard your mother say it a hundred times, but no one likes to see a ball of masticated meat in your mouth. If you feel you must speak immediately, if you have only a relatively small bite, tuck it into your cheek with your tongue and speak briefly. 3. Chew quietly, and try not to slurp . This is a corollary of rule number 2. Making noises is not only unappetizing, and distracting, but it can also interrupt the flow of conversation. 4. Keep bites small . In order to facilitate th