Wine Flashcards
What is duck croquette
Duck leg confit, foie gras and port wine mixture, breaded and deep fried
What is buttermilk fluid gel
Buttermilk that is gelatinized by agar agar which is a seaweed powder
Describe the French onion soup including allergies
Beef consumee gelee with mixed greens on top with shredded Gruyere cheese and an onion purse. Garnished with Melba toast pea shoots and pickled red onions on top. Allergies are egg in the gelee, dairy but the cheese doesn’t have to be added, alcohol in the gelee, it is not vegetarian, and there is pork in the gelee
What is beef consumee gelee
Gelatinized beef soup
What is the soup on the menu include allergies
We have a mushroom pho, it has rice paper mixed mushrooms and beef broth. Allergies include shellfish and fish, soy but that can be held off in the hoisin sauce, sesame in the hoisin, gluten in the hoisin, alcohol in the hoisin and vegetarians cannot eat it
What are the two salads
Miso braised pork salad, beet salad
Describe the miso braised pork salad and its allergies
The miso braised pork salad is little pieces of pork on top of a watercress salad with a yuzu vinaigrette and grilled plum on the side with orange yogurt sauce. Garnished with a sesame cracker. Allergies are dairy in the yogurt and sesame cracker. Soy is in the pork. Sesame in the cracker. Gluten in the cracker, alcohol is in the pork and the dressing, it is not vegetarian and pork.
What is yuzu vinaigrette
It’s a Japanese citrus, grape seed oil, honey and lemon juice. Has a sweet and sour flavour
Describe the best salad and its allergies
It’s 2 different beets with a ring of Savoy cabbage tossed in a horseradish emulsion, toasted hazelnut and garnished with blue cheese. Allergies include dairy in the cheese, tree nuts in the hazelnut, and without the cheese its vegetarian
What is a horseradish emulsion
Lemon juice, golden raisins grape seed oil and agar agar
What is agar agar
Gelatin
What are our mains
Seared pickerel, steelhead trout, Cornish hen, sweet soy braised lamb leg, Alberta beef striploin
Describe the seared pickerel and its allergies
It’s a white fish on top of cheese polenta fries, tomato confit, and deconstructed tartare sauce . its allergies include egg in the egg, dairy just in the butter on the fish and the polenta, gluten, so we will give potato instead. Gluten there is mustard in the mayonnaise and fish of course
What is polenta
Cornmeal
What is tomato confit
Cherry tomatoes poached with herb and garlic infused olive oil
Describe the steelhead trout and its allergies
Fish a herb biscuit, chorizo and spinach a poached egg and tarragon nage. The chef wants you to crack the poached egg and mix it with the tarragon nage to give it a bearnaise sauce taste. Allergies include the egg, fish of course, dairy in the sauce fish spinach and scone which can be adjusted, gluten in the scone given potato instead, alcohol in the nage given tartar instead, and pork in the chorizo
What is tarragon nage
A light cream sauce, made with tarragon, white wine, white wine vinegar, fish stock and cream.
Describe the Cornish hen and its allergies
Cornish hen with spatzle broccolini, and a red cabbage purée. Allergies include egg in the spatzle, dairy in the sauce and no cheese, gluten is in the spatzle, alcohol in the purée, not vegetarian
What is cassis brown butter
Reduction of black currant apple juice and brown butter
What is spatzle
German dumpling
Describe the sweet soy braised lamb leg and its allergies
Lamb leg, with green beans, shiso tempura and ginger squash purée allergies include shellfish and fish in the cassoulet, dairy in the purée and cassoulet, soy, gluten in the cassoulet and tempura, alcohol,
What is cassoulet
It’s black eyed peas, navy beans, soy beans, mushrooms made into a stew
What is shiso
A Japanese basil
Describe the Alberta beef striploin
Striploin with a short rib and mushroom crepinette, Madeira jus, celery purée, beets, carrot, potato and brocolinni allergies include dairy in the purée and on the veggies, alcohol is in the sauce on the short rib
What is short rib and mushroom crepinette
Caul fat Wrapped shredded short rib and wild mushroom.
What is caul fat
Thin membrane that lines the internal organs of a cow
What is Madeira jus
Brown stock reduction sauce with red and Madeira wine
Name the desserts
Grand mariner cold set cheesecake, maple creme brûlée, paler or chocolate cake, fresh fruit tart, coffee walnut cake
Describe the grand mariner cold set cheesecake and its allergies
It’s a cheesecake with strawberry basil sorbet and an orange Apple relish. Allergies include eggs, dairy, and alcohol and tree nuts
Describe the maple creme brûlée and its allergies
It’s a creme brûlée with a pound cake, blueberry compote and limoncello whipped cream on the side its allergies are eggs dairy and alcohol
Describe the paler or chocolate cake and its allergies
It has a hazelnut praline sauce and pink grapefruit caviar with honey yogurt its allergies are gluten, eggs, dairy, tree nuts,
What is the fresh fruit tarts allergies
Gluten, eggs, dairy, alcohol
What are the allergies in the coffee walnut cake
Gluten eggs tree nuts and dairy
What can a fish or shellfish allergy not have
Octopus salad, raw carte, pho, pickerel, steelhead
What can the soy allergy not have
Lamb
What can the alcohol allergy not have
Lamb, creme brûlée, cheesecake, fruit tart
What can a gluten allergy not have
Coffee walnut cake, fruit tart, chocolate cake
What can an egg allergy not have
None of the desserts
What can a dairy allergy not have
All the desserts
What can a tree but allergy not have
Chocolate cake, coffee walnut cake, cheesecake
What eight cocktails should you know
Caesar, Long Island iced tea, margarita, mojito, Singapore sling, whiskey sour, classic martini, Manhattan
How do you make a Caesar
Poco grande glass, build, celery salt rim, ice, shit vodka, dash of salt and pepper, tobasco sauce, three dashes Worcestershire sauce clamato juice to fill celery stick and like for garnish
How do you make a Long Island iced tea
Sling glass, build, ice, 1/5 gin, vodka, tequila, triplesec, white rum, 4 oz lemon juice 1.5 oz cola and garnish with a lemon
How do you make a Manhattan
Martini, chill martini glass with ice water, stir strain, 1.5 oz rye, 1/2 oz red vermouth, 1 dash angostura bitters garnish with a cherry.
How do you make a margarita
Margarita bowl, blend, Rim margarita bowl with salt, add 2/3 tequila 1/3 triple sec, add 375 ml of ice to a blender and 7 oz lime juice. Blend. Pour into bowl and stir, garnish with a lime
How do you make a martini glass
Martini glass, fill with ice water, in mixer add 1 3/4 oz gin, 1/4 oz white vermouth. Stir, strain into empty martini glass. Garnish with 3 olives. If it’s vodka garnish with lemon twist. Wet use more vermouth, dry use less, extra dry barely use vermouth and dirty add olive brine
How do you make a mojito
Fill a highball glass with ice, muddle 2 mint leaves and 1.5 oz lime. Add ice and 1 oz amber rum, shake and strain. Fill with soda, garnish with mint
How do you make a Singapore sling
In a sling glass, fill with ice, in a shaker add 1/2 oz gin, 1/4 oz Cointreau, 1/4 oz Benedictine, 3 oz pineapple juice, 1/2 oz lime , shake and strain. Float 1/4 oz cherry herring liqueur. Garnish with a like and cherry
How do you make a whiskey sour
Sour glass, ice in shaker, 1 oz rye, 1oz lemon, squeeze slice of lemon and drop it in, 1/4 oz egg white, shake, strain, pour, garnish with a cherry
When do you give them a steak knife
Beef or lamb mains
What do you give when they order fish
Fish fork and knife
What is pivot point method
Seat numbers, starting with ladies taking orders in a clockwise direction circling if needed to get the men
What is the policy for dealing with allergies
Discuss, modify, confirm, identify appropriate dish
What are the different types of vegetarians and what are they
Lacto vegetarian - they eat dairy ovo vegetarian - they eat egg, vegan - no animal byproduct, pescetarian - eats fish
What can’t Jewish people eat
They eat kosher, no pork, shellfish, and no combined dairy and meat
What can’t Muslims eat
Pork or alcohol
What can’t Hindu people eat
Beef
What is the order of service
Maitre d greets and seats Server takes drink order Return and tell features and give dinner menu Deliver drinks Take the food order Wine server gives menu and takes order App - woodstone Soup - yourself Salad - woodstone Press pickup in micros Cutlery exchange Main Dessert menu Dessert and drinks Present bill Say bye
Bar set up (well) top down left to right
Lime, orange, coconut milk, scotch, gin, dark rum, white rum, rye, vodka, lemon, pineapple, milk
Bar brands?
Rye - ballentines Gin - beefeater Dark rum- lemon hart White rum - Bacardi Rye - Canadian club Vodka - Finlandia
What does sweet wine kill
Heat
Slower legs means
Higher sugar and less alcohol
Describe the bollini using sight swirl taste and smell include the pairings
Sight - yellow green and clear Swirl - medium clear legs Sniff - green apple, lemon, pear Taste - green apple, high acidity, pear Pairings - hen and trout
Describe the Riesling using sight smell swirl and taste, what are some good pairings
Sight - cloudy, yellow green, Swirl - slow clear leg Sniff - white flowers and wet sidewalk Taste - ripe fruit, sweet, viscous Pairing. - trout hen or pork
What is an espresso
Just a shot of the espresso bean
What is a cappuccino
Espresso with a little milk and lots of foam
What is a macchiato
Espresso with a dash of frothy milk
What is an Americano
Espresso and water
What is a latte
Espresso milk and a little foam
What is a mochaccino
Cappuccino with some chocolate
What is an aperitif
A drink before dinner to stimulate your appetite
What is a digestif
A brandy or liqueur usually, drink for after dinner to aid with digestion
What does it mean to muddle
Mix with some pressure towards the bottom of the glass
What is a bar brand
Standard brands used in the bar well
What is premium
Top shelf liquor
What is a highball
Hard liquor with just POp or water
What is a cocktail
Mixed drink with multiple ingredients
What does back mean
Alcohol and mix on the side
What does neat mean
Just the alcohol no ice even
Straight up
Same as neat
What does in the rocks mean
On ice
What does press mean
With a bit of water
What’s a short and tall
Difference between rocks glass and bar glass
What does float mean
Pour ingredient last on top
What is a twist
Add a piece of the skin of whatever they choose
What’s a twist for a martini
Run around the rim and place in glass
What is pos
A point of sale system used to ring orders
Name all the house wine
Bolini Pinot Grigio trentino Italy
Sandhill Chardonnay bc
St urbans hof estate Riesling mosel Germany
Liberty school Cabernet Sauvignon California
Hugo Shiraz Australia
Cave spring Pinot noir niagra peninsula Canada
