Written Test Flashcards
Devocion
Coffee beans that are sourced from farms in Colombia
Glassware from?
Scott Zwiesel for wine glasses and Zalto for crystal glassware
. Hours of operation? 1. Pool & Café: 2. Library: 3. NoMad Bar i.Breakfast: ii. Lunch : iii. dinner sun &mon : Tues & Wed : Thur-Sat :
. Hours of operation?
1. Pool & Café Mon-Sun 8am-5pm,
Rule of 3 ? Describing a dish:
- Main protein
- Side that comes along with the dish (starch or veggies)
- How a dish is prepared or cooked
Alliums?
Onions, chives, asparagus, garlic, leeks
Chit?
A guest description that is noted by the hosts upon reservation. Chit is given to server, somm, kitchen/chef, bartender and manager.
When answering the phone you ask for what info?
Name, Party size, time for reservations.
In Beverage RS stands for what?
Residual Sugar in white wine
Cote D’or means?
“golden slope” A region of Burgundy
A bottle is how many oz?
25 oz about 5 oz a glass of wine.
200% rule?
Check the order to ensure accuracy before the drop.
Checking wine?
Check the vintage, region, name and grape.
Old World and New World Wine?
Old world is Europe and Mediterranean, new world is everywhere else
The cucumbers that we use are from where?
Japan, Japanese cucumbers have less seeds and uniform in width.
The type of aioli used in the restaurant?
Piquillo pepper, kewpie mayo, pickled mustard seeds lemon juice, salt.
. Beer out of the tap should be xx degrees
38
Crustaceans are what? And are they shell fish?
Crustaceans are shell fish too
Woodworking is done by whom?
Watson woodworking custom wood pieces
Corkage fee is
$40 up to 4 bottles
Tannins taste like what?
Tannins are a feeling not a taste, its an astringent sensation.
Where can I find the latest trends and news in Las Vegas?
Eatter, Vegas Magazine, Seven Magazine.
Interior designer is?
Jacques Garcia
Library dinner ends at what time?
1030pm
Terms for water service.
Sparking water, Bottle water, Ice water.
. FAT TOM is an acronym for what?
- F = food, bacteria need food to grow.
- A = acid, bacteria grows best with foods with little to no acid.
- T = temperature, bacteria grow rapidly between 41 – 135 degrees. 70 – 125 is the optimum growth temp.
- T = time, bacteria can grow within time
- O = oxygen, some bacteria need oxygen to grow
- M = moister, bacteria grow well in food with high levels of moisture.
Jono Pandolfi is who?
Maker of the plates and china we use in the restaurant
Our vision at Nomad
Loose Alive Universal Enduring Deliberate Glamorous Original Eclectic Genuine Thoughtful Satisfaction
Nomad aims to be something different:
A bit more loose and a bit more rock and roll, but never wavering from our attention to detail and our pursuit of excellence
Our mission statement
To be an icon for Las Vegas, to embody the culture created in NY & LA, Universal, Thoughtful, Alive
Hours?
2. library
530pm-1030pm,
Hours? 3. NoMad Bar i. Breakfast ii. Lunch iii. dinner sun and mon, Tues and Wed Thur-Sat
- NoMad Bar
i. Breakfast 730am-1030am
ii. Lunch 11am to 4pm
iii. dinner sun &mon 4pm-12am, Tues & Wed 4pm-1am, Thur-Sat 4pm-2am
4 core values
- Hospitality
- Excellence
- Education
- Passion
Which cuts of the chicken are used for friend chicken?
Legs and thighs
When did Make It Nice start?
2011
Stock in Crab Tagliatelle?
Chicken stock
What type of garnish do we use ?
Fresh garnishes that are
unwaxed and organically grown.
The most common champagne?
Brute is dry, brute nature
is the most dry.
Gruner veltliner what color grape?
White
Crumming is done into a clean slightly damp white napkin
folded into a square in a clean pandolfi B+B
Crumming after every meal course.
No stacking plates on table
Crumming is done into a clean slightly damp white napkin
folded into a square in a clean pandolfi B+B
Crumming after every meal course.
No stacking plates on table
Cuisine influences are?
Switzerland, California, New York
he meaning of open handed service is?
Never back
handing the guest when dropping an item or clearing the table.
Water service is done by whom?
Primary is busser and bar
back, secondary is servers and bartenders.
Main white grape of Bordeaux?
Chardonnay
When guest wants to move to a different table?
Hear their
request and ask the manager and or lead host.
What is it called when you fix a guest complaint or issue?
Service Recovery
SFN acronym?
Something For Nothing
Super Tuscan?
Style of Italian wine that is non traditional.
Oolong Tea?
Meaning Black Dragon, the tea that is neither
black nor green
1. Wood dragon 2. Four seasons
Demerara ?
A type of sugar that is un-refine raw from the Demerara River from Guyana
Crudite?
Raw veggie plater
vintage year on champagne means a spectacular year.
vintage year on champagne means a spectacular year.
Side of ice is served in a small rocks glass with a tea
spoon.
Side of ice is served in a small rocks glass with a tea
spoon.
Becky Qwan?
Executive pastry chef
Make it nice?
Make everything spectacular
Type of Cuisine?
Casually elegant food
Requesting reading glass?
Warby Parker, can also be
bought for $95
What is the kind of yeast used Billecart Salmon
champagne?
Wild yeast
Beer that uses wild yeast is called?
Lambic
Spumante?
Fully sparkling in Italian
Frizzante?
Semi Sparkling
Greatest risk in poultry?
Salmonella
No muddle herbs?
t releases tannins and make it bitter
Leo Robitschek?
Managing partner & corporate bar
Director.
Michael Rellergert?
Chef De Cuisine
Venue Environment should be?
- Loose
- Alive
- Enduring
- Deliberate
- Glamorous
- Original
- Eclectic
- Genuine
- Thoughtful
- Satisfaction
. 3 types of ice
- Kold draft 1x1 for basic shaking / whip shake, basic drinks, highball drinks
- Scotsman ice machine pebble ice
- Party Ice 2x2 ice rock, for some cocktails, “On the
rocks drinks” for aged spirits.
Glass washer chemicals must test at
50-100ppm and 130
degrees Fahrenheit
Sanitizer buckets mush contain
150-400 ppm of QUAT
sanitizer, with a towel inside bucket.
Mongoose is what?
A person that follows you and grabs
the tray from behind while opening and serving wine.
1 inch rule?
Slow placement when dropping
ANYTHING at the table.
Flow of traffic?
Move clockwise around the table and or
around the dining room to follow the traffic patterns.
Carrying more than 1 item at cocktail always use a tray.
Carrying more than 1 item at cocktail always use a tray.
Specialty Brew
- Brooklyn Brewery NoMad Le Poulet - Belgian Dark Ale (pair’s with roasted chicken for two)
- Evil Twin Brewing NoMader Wit - witbier
- Evil Twin Brewing NoMader Weisse - berliner
weissbier
Dresscode?
Business casual
Whats to do when guest isn’t satisfied?
Listen
Apologize sincerely
Take corrective action
Always inform a manager immediately
12 guest turnoffs
Carelessness
Thoughtlessness
Disinterested – looking bored
Dishonesty
Hyperbole - fancy words: “Brilliant”, “Great Choice”, or “that’s what I like too”
Mistakes
Arrogance
Bad hygiene
Not bidding farewell
Appearing to have lost control of the experience.
Not smiling
Being overly intrusive
non-negotiable
- Great every guest with a warm smile and a menu
- Maintain a clean appearance of uniform and bar
- Take pride in recipes with measuring and garnishing
- Know the food and beverage
- Acknowledge everybody
- Label checks make sure everything is ring properly
- We are on stage, always performing
- Respect tools and equipment.
- Building drinks accurately
- Cleaning and organizing and marrying bottles
- Striving to be better every day.
