Specialty Restaurants : Food Service Areas ( F & B Outlets)
A catering establishment which offers a particular cuisine like Indian, Japanese or French etc, in a hotel. These restaurants in a hotel cater to the needs of the overseas tourists, in-house guests as well as a sizable number of local clientele. The bill of fare or Menu must include internationally known and accepted dishes of […]
Pantry : Food Service Areas (Ancillary Department)
Still Room or a Pantry is a spacious area at the back of a restaurant which fulfills the need of storage space for enormous pots of coffee, tea, milk and sugar mostly EPNS (electro plated nickel silver) and Pearl China. It always provides space for dirty-dish landing table for cups and saucers along with an […]
Vending Machine : Food Service Areas ( F & B Outlets)
A vending machine is an automated machine that provides items such as snacks, beverages, cigarettes etc to consumers after money, a credit card, or specially designed card is inserted into the machine. Various types of food and snack vending machines exist in the world. Food vending machines that provide shelf-stable foods such as chips, cookies, cakes and other such snacks are common. Some […]
Grill Room : Food Service Areas ( F & B Outlets)
Grill Room is usually a smaller section in the Restaurant be it a Specialty Restaurant or a Coffee Shop. The whole idea of this area is to promote the showmanship of the Chef. It bewilders the psyche and the eyes of the customer or guests. It draws the attention of the guests and increases the […]
Linen Room : Food Service Areas ( Ancillary Departments)
Most hotels do not have a separate Linen room for Restaurant. The main Centralized Linen Room, controlled by Housekeeping Department is responsible for providing clean linen to Restaurants time to time. The linen from Restaurants comprises of dinner napkins, cocktail napkins, table clothes, table runners etc. The dirty linen is collected in a dirty linen […]
Non Alcoholic Beverages: Juices and Soft Drinks
A soft drink is a drink that typically contains carbonated water (although some lemonades are not carbonated), a sweetener, and a natural or artificial flavoring. The sweetener may be sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, fruit juice, sugar substitutes (in the case of diet drinks), or some combination of these. Soft drinks may also contain caffeine, colorings, […]
Crockery : F & B Service Equipments
China is a term used for crockery whether bone china (expensive and fine), earthenware (opaque and cheaper) or vitrified (metallized). Most catering crockery used nowadays tends to be vitrified earthenware, which is very durable and haven been strengthened. Chinaware is made of silica, soda ash, and china clay, glazed to give a fine finish. Chinaware […]
Welfare Catering – Industrial/ Institutional/ Travel : The Hotel and Catering Industry
Welfare Catering The provision of food and beverages to people to fulfil a social obligation, determined by a recognised authority, is known as welfare catering. This grew out of the welfare state concept, prevalent in western countries. It includes catering in hospitals, schools, colleges, the armed forces and prisons. Welfare Catering is mainly about providing […]
Discotheque : Food Service Areas (F & B Outlets)
A discotheque, nightclub, music club or club, is an entertainment venue and bar that usually operates late into the night. A nightclub is generally distinguished from regular bars, pubs or taverns by the inclusion of a stage for live music, one or more dance floor areas and a DJ booth, where a DJ plays recorded […]
Non Alcoholic Beverages: Cocoa and Malted Beverages
History & Climate Cocoa beans were discovered in South American rain forests about thousands of years ago. being a favorable environment, humid and tropical climate mixed with elevated rainfall in South American rain forests ensures the growth of cacao fruits. Processing Steps involved in the formation of cocoa products: Harvesting Fermentation Cleaning Roasting Winnowing Grinding […]