Учебное пособие Санкт-Петербург 2010

Exercise 3.6. Say whether the following statements are true or false. Comment on the true statements and correct the false ones:

1. 
   Food catering establishments which may be described as restaurants were known since the 11th century in Kaifeng, Japan’s northern capital.
   
2. 
   Restaurants catered to different styles of cuisine, price brackets, and religious requirements.
   
3. 
   The term restaurant first appeared in the 17th century, meaning "a food which restores", and referred specifically to the very delicious dishes.
   
4. 
   According to the Guiness Book of Records, the Sobrino de botin in Madrid, Spain, is the oldest true restaurant in existence today.
   
5. 
   Restaurants then spread rapidly across the world, with the first in the United States opening in New York in 1794.
   

4. 
   Vocabulary practice.
   

a. Read the definitions of special terms and answer the questions below.

Table service means the way customers are catered for by the restaurant staff.

French, Russian and American Services are different styles of table service.
French table service is the most elaborate style, which is found only in the most luxurious and expensive restaurants.
Russian Table service is simpler than French since it requires only one person to take the order and serve food.
English table service is used especially in function service and in table catering.
Station is the number of tables or area served by one waiter or waitress.
Platter is a large, flat plate used for serving food.
Canape is rather little sort of sandwiches.

1. 
   What is table service?
   
2. 
   Describe French, Russian, and English table services.
   
3. 
   What is a restaurant station?
   
4. 
   What is a platter used for?
   
5. 
   What is canape?
   

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