Restaurant Service-1

Diners = people who are having dinner (who are eating) in a restaurant

Customers = people who buy sth from you

(NOT clients = people who receive professional service from a lawyer, architect etc)

Menu = a list of dishes (and drinks) in a restaurant

Specialty = a special dish (“Fried octopus is our specialty”)

Place	Man	Woman	Non-Sexist
Restaurant	Waiter	Waitress	server	“Hi! My name is XXX. I’ll be your server for tonight”
Airplane	Steward	Stewardess	Flight attendant
Post Office	Mailman	? [there is no word]	Mail carrier

My name is so-and so. I’ll be taking care of you today.

My name is Leslie. … Do you need a moment to look at the menu? Take your time!

Bake, Toast and Roast = 烤 (Kao) in Chinese

Chinese has only one word for bake, toast and roast = 烤 (Kao) in Mandarin. What is the difference?

Baking Bread

Roast Chicken

Bread: untoasted (= a slice of white bread) and toasted (= a slice of toast)

A Toaster

Food & Beverage--Topics

Food and Beverage: interesting topics for most people. This blog will cover many types of food and drinks from all over the world: where to find them, how to prepare them, how to enjoy them.

This blog will include class notes and occasional posts on related topics. Please do leave comments and questions. Enjoy!

Do you know the names of all these foods? Test yourself! [Public Domain image from Wikimedia]