02 Flashcards
any foodservice operations includes all of the menus for the range of meal services offered for private functions, including menus for receptions and themed functions
Catering menu program
A list of can be prepared food and beverage items available to client.
Menu
- Develop catering menus are based on the classical french menu plans for dinner, luncheon, and breakfast.
- Laid down auguste escoffier in early 1900s , these used whether whole or in part, to present a series of menu items for a planned meal program in both institutional and commercial settings.
Basic menu formats
catering service offers eight (8) courses (appetizer, soup, fish entrée, sorbet,poultry or beef entrée and vegetable or starch [sides], salad, dessert, and cheese).
Classical dinner format
governed by the type of function at which is served.
Catering luncheon menu format
- not a formal part of traditional french cuisine.
- reflects both current trends in meal planning and healthy eating concerns.
Breakfast
Establishing the level and type of table service that a catering service offers as a daily standard operation is necessary to the menu development process to determine equipment, staffing, and
food production needs.
Style of service
- most appropriate and popular style of service used in formal catering
- ideally adapted to seating of 6-12 guests.
Russian service
- style of service most commonly used in catering in United States
- All food is prepared and served onto plates in kitchen.
- served on one (1) plate.
American service
- popular style of service for private functions and is often combined with American service.
- Appetizer, beverage, and dessert may be served to the table, with salads, vegetables, and main course items featured on the buffet.
Buffet service
It determines both the monthly forecasted catering sales volume and the anticipated annual
profit.
Price range
three (3) major aspects of the menu program:
- level of cuisine
- menu items
- quality of food products.
The ability to serve guests the same menu items within a given period in a private function setting, for an established price per person, is the basic objective when selecting menu items for catering menus.
Menu item selection
- It helps determine the pricing structure of the menu program.
- Catering operations can offer a wide variety of cuisines priced according to customers’ needs.
Cuisine
The capability of a foodservice operation to carry out the preparation and service of a menu is based on the production capacities of both equipment and labor.
Food production
This is reflected in the knowledge of current trends in dining and eating patterns.
Awareness of Customer needs