HFT 3806 EXAM 2 FSU VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE
The Three Point Carry - Answers - a technique for clearing a table in a restaurant that
makes bussing more efficient and easier on the body.
Who is Dimitri Dimitrov? - Answers - "Hollywood's most famous Maitre'd"
French Service - Answers - formal, lengthy, $$$;
food- served from right with right, removed from right with right;
beverages- served from right with right;
bread + butter- served from left with left
food brought out to dining room to cook, debone, slice, garnish. short prep
French Service Flow - Answers - appetizer, soup, fish, sorbet, entree, salad, fruit +
cheese, dessert
Members of French FOH staff - Answers - Maitre d' hotel, Sommelier, captain - 2/3
stations, wait team
Front Waiter - Answers - Chef de Rang
Back Waiter - Answers - Commis de Rang
French Table Setting - Answers - show plate, napkin, B&B plate, B&B knife, water & or
wine glass
American Service - Answers - less formal, faster, $;
food- served from left with left, removed from right with right;
beverages- from right with right;
bread + butter - from left with left
all food is fully cooked, plated, garnished in the kitchen;
usually only 1 server;
most common type of service;
Russian Service - Answers - very formal, slower, $$;
food- removed from right with right;
beverages- served and removed from right with right;
bread + butter- from left with left;
use of silver trays and heavy silverware;
server places heated plate in front of guest from right with right- clockwise ;
food is presented on platters & presented to guest;
the server on left side of guest plates food with their right;
English Style Service - Answers - host plates;
server serves and removes food from right with right clockwise;
, rare: private homes;
time consuming;
empty dishes go to host;
platter/toureen of food in front of host;
Butler style service - Answers - used only at receptions;
server moves through guests offering food;
fine line
How to set a table: - Answers - 1. table, 2. table then tablecloth, 3. tablecloth w/ overlay,
4.add centerpiece, 5. add chairs, 6. the show plate, 7. show plate w/ silverware, 8.
centerpiece guidelines for setting a table - Answers - below eye level, never crowd
table, no live fish or animals;
candles- bump rule- flame never @ eye level
silverware guidelines for setting a table - Answers - the menu drives what and where;
should fit operation;
1 inch from table's edge;
not on napkin
What are the top 8 food allergies? - Answers - milk, fish, wheat, shellfish, tree nuts,
peanuts, soy, eggs
Milk - Answers - contains 2 common allergenic proteins: casein & whey
eggs - Answers - several allergenic proteins;
common allergy in children;
can be allergic to egg white, egg yolk, or both
Peanuts - Answers - Legume;
not related to tree nuts
Tree Nuts - Answers - almonds, cashews, walnuts;
if allergic to one, it does not mean allergic to all tree nuts
fish - Answers - bass, cod, flounder;
if allergic to one kind of fish, it is best to avoid all fish
shellfish - Answers - crab, lobster, shrimp;
lifelong allergy
soy - Answers - legumes;
rarely life threatening;
causes swelling, itching, nausea;
The Three Point Carry - Answers - a technique for clearing a table in a restaurant that
makes bussing more efficient and easier on the body.
Who is Dimitri Dimitrov? - Answers - "Hollywood's most famous Maitre'd"
French Service - Answers - formal, lengthy, $$$;
food- served from right with right, removed from right with right;
beverages- served from right with right;
bread + butter- served from left with left
food brought out to dining room to cook, debone, slice, garnish. short prep
French Service Flow - Answers - appetizer, soup, fish, sorbet, entree, salad, fruit +
cheese, dessert
Members of French FOH staff - Answers - Maitre d' hotel, Sommelier, captain - 2/3
stations, wait team
Front Waiter - Answers - Chef de Rang
Back Waiter - Answers - Commis de Rang
French Table Setting - Answers - show plate, napkin, B&B plate, B&B knife, water & or
wine glass
American Service - Answers - less formal, faster, $;
food- served from left with left, removed from right with right;
beverages- from right with right;
bread + butter - from left with left
all food is fully cooked, plated, garnished in the kitchen;
usually only 1 server;
most common type of service;
Russian Service - Answers - very formal, slower, $$;
food- removed from right with right;
beverages- served and removed from right with right;
bread + butter- from left with left;
use of silver trays and heavy silverware;
server places heated plate in front of guest from right with right- clockwise ;
food is presented on platters & presented to guest;
the server on left side of guest plates food with their right;
English Style Service - Answers - host plates;
server serves and removes food from right with right clockwise;
, rare: private homes;
time consuming;
empty dishes go to host;
platter/toureen of food in front of host;
Butler style service - Answers - used only at receptions;
server moves through guests offering food;
fine line
How to set a table: - Answers - 1. table, 2. table then tablecloth, 3. tablecloth w/ overlay,
4.add centerpiece, 5. add chairs, 6. the show plate, 7. show plate w/ silverware, 8.
centerpiece guidelines for setting a table - Answers - below eye level, never crowd
table, no live fish or animals;
candles- bump rule- flame never @ eye level
silverware guidelines for setting a table - Answers - the menu drives what and where;
should fit operation;
1 inch from table's edge;
not on napkin
What are the top 8 food allergies? - Answers - milk, fish, wheat, shellfish, tree nuts,
peanuts, soy, eggs
Milk - Answers - contains 2 common allergenic proteins: casein & whey
eggs - Answers - several allergenic proteins;
common allergy in children;
can be allergic to egg white, egg yolk, or both
Peanuts - Answers - Legume;
not related to tree nuts
Tree Nuts - Answers - almonds, cashews, walnuts;
if allergic to one, it does not mean allergic to all tree nuts
fish - Answers - bass, cod, flounder;
if allergic to one kind of fish, it is best to avoid all fish
shellfish - Answers - crab, lobster, shrimp;
lifelong allergy
soy - Answers - legumes;
rarely life threatening;
causes swelling, itching, nausea;
