Ospi FOH TEst Flashcards

1
Q

What are our hours?

A
Monday - Wednesday 11:30am - 9pm
Thursday 11:30am - 10:30pm
Friday 11:30am - 10:30pm
Saturday 10:30am - 10:30pm
Sunday 10:30am - 9pm
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2
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Where is our parking located?

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Street parking for free or garage for price

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3
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How do you answer the phone?

A

Ospi this is… “ “

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4
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What is the sigificance of our logo?

A

It symbolizes a pineapple which is a universal symbol of hospitality.

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5
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Where does the majority of inspiration from our menu come from?

A

Southern Italy and California

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6
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What does antipasti mean?

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Before pasta - Which is the first course of traditional Italian meals.

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7
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Name the three fresh herbs in the kale salad.

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Mint, cilantro, scallions

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8
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Can the Kale salad be made without almonds?

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No, there is almond in the dressing.

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9
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I have a soy allergy, can I eat the kale salad? Why or why not?

A

No, there is GF soy in the dressing

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10
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I have gluten Intolerance, can i eat the kale salad? Why or why not?

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Yes, we use GF soy sauce.

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11
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What is the difference between parmigiano reggiano and grana padana?

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Region the cheese is made. Parmigiano Reggiano is made in the Reggio-Emilia Region. Grana Padano is made the same way, but in Po River Valley. Similar to Champagne (Parm = min 12 months) (Grana = min 9 months)

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12
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What type of animal milk to make grana padano?

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Cow

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13
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What type or animal milk to make Pecorino Romano?

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Sheep

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14
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What is mire poix?

A

Onions, carrots, and celery

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15
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What is the difference between sugo and a ragu?

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Both refer generally to meat sauces

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16
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What is stracciatella?

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Inside of burrata cheese. Creamy ricotta like consistency

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17
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What is “Cacio e pepe,” and what ingredients do we use for it?

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It stands for “cheese and pepper” and those are the ingredients we use, plus butter

18
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What is semolina and how do we use it?

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Semolina is a coarse flour from hard Durum wheat. We use it as a flour to make our pasta.

19
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What ingredients are used in all of our fresh semolina pasta?

A

Egg, flour, and water.

20
Q

What ingredients are used in all of our semolina pasta?

A

Semolina and water

21
Q

Which pasta dishes are made with fresh egg pasta?

A

Cannelloni and Taglio

22
Q

Which of our pastas can be or are vegan?

A

Linguini, spaghetti (tomato + agli olio), Ceci E tria

23
Q

Which of our pastas can be, or are, dairy free?

A

Linguini, Spaghetti, Malloreddus, and Taglio

24
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What is colatura?

A

Italian Fish sauce made from anchovies, similar in flavor to clam juice.

25
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What is “ceci e tria?”

A

“Chickpea and pasta”

26
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How would you describe malloreddus?

A

Similar to shells

27
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How would you describe Raschiatelli?

A

Similar to pea pods.

28
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How would you describe gnudi?

A

Gnudi means “naked”, similar to gnocchi but made with ricotta

29
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What does alla sorrentina mean?

A

It means with sauce, mozzarella and baked. Typically tomato sauce, but we use vodka sauce

30
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What is scmorza?

A

its a type of mozzarella cheese that is somewhere between fresh and firm mozzarella

31
Q

What is mascarpone and what dish do we use it in?

A

An unsweetened cheese with texture similar to cream cheese. Typically it is sweetened with sugar and used in dessert. Whipped on top of our desserts.

32
Q

What are the ingredients in our pizza dough?

A

Flour, yeast, water, salt, and fermented sugar (starch) it is not sweet.

33
Q

What is nduja?

A

Spicy spreadable salami.

34
Q

What is sott’olio

A

“submerged in oil.” It is similar to gardiniera or a pickled vegetable medley

35
Q

Meatballs contain which of the following allergens?

A

nuts, dairy, gluten

36
Q

How many ounces/grams are the following items?

A

Crab cake - 5oz
Butter Chicken - 8oz
Porchetta - 7oz
Pasta portions - 5oz

37
Q

Where does our bread for our fett’unta come from?

A

Gjusta in venice.

38
Q

What does Fett’unta mean?

A

“Oily happy slice”

39
Q

What is our cannoli filled with?

A

Sweetened whipped ricotta. (Sugar and ricotta)

40
Q

Name the well spirits.

A
Tequila - Pueblo Viejo Blanco
Mezcal - Lose Vecinos
Gin - Spring 44
Vodka - Wheatley
Rum - Flor de Cana 4 yr
Bourbon - Four Roses
Rye - Sazerac