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Triclinium. A triclinium ( pl.: triclinia) is a formal dining room in a Roman building. [ 1] The word is adopted from the Greek triklinion ( τρικλίνιον )—from tri- ( τρι- ), "three", and klinē ( κλίνη ), a sort of couch, or rather chaise longue. Each couch was sized to accommodate a diner who reclined on their left side on ...
The kitchen brigade ( Brigade de cuisine, French pronunciation: [bʁiɡad də kɥizin]) is a system of hierarchy found in restaurants and hotels employing extensive staff, commonly referred to as "kitchen staff" in English-speaking countries. The concept was developed by Auguste Escoffier (1846–1935). [ 1][ 2] This structured team system ...
Galatoire's. The first floor dining room of Galatoire's. Galatoire's dress code is business casual for lunch. No shorts or t-shirts. Jackets are required for gentlemen starting at 5 p.m. nightly and all day Sunday. / 29.9549; -90.0690. Galatoire's is a restaurant at 209 Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
A dining room is a room for consuming food. In modern times it is usually adjacent to the kitchen for convenience in serving, although in medieval times it was often on an entirely different floor level. Historically the dining room is furnished with a rather large dining table and several dining chairs; the most common shape is generally ...
Service à la russe. The historical form of service à la russe ( French: [sɛʁvis a la ʁys]; 'service in the Russian style') is a manner of dining with courses brought to the table sequentially, and the food portioned on individual plates by the waiter (typically from a sideboard in the dining room). It contrasts with the older service à la ...
Mise en place in a professional kitchen. Mise en place (French pronunciation: [mi zɑ̃ ˈplas]) is a French culinary phrase which means "putting in place" or "gather". It refers to the setup required before cooking, and is often used in professional kitchens to refer to organizing and arranging the ingredients (e.g., cuts of meat, relishes, sauces, par-cooked items, spices, freshly chopped ...
Wardroom. Wardroom of the Royal Navy submarine depot ship HMS Forth (A187), from a series titled 'The Royal Navy during the Second World War'. The wardroom is the mess cabin or compartment on a warship or other military ship for commissioned naval officers above the rank of midshipman. [ 1][ 2] Although the term typically applies to officers in ...
In restaurant terminology, a table d'hôte ( French: [tabl.dot]; lit. 'host's table') menu is a menu where multi- course meals with only a few choices are charged at a fixed total price. Such a menu may be called prix fixe ( [pʁi fiks] pree-feeks; "fixed price"). The terms set meal and set menu are also used.