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Welcome to the Restaurant and Foodservice Industry

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Aboyeur   show
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show Apartment-style facilities offered at midmarket prices. They have larger spaces that include a sitting area, often with dining space, and small kitchen or bar area, in addition to a bedroom and bath.  
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Amenity (a-MEN-i-tee)   show
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American Automobile Association's (AAA) TourBook   show
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Back of the house   show
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show Cater to guests looking for quaint, quiet accommodations with simple amenities. Bed and breakfasts are usually privately owned homes converted to have several guest rooms. Guests are served breakfast during a specified time in a small dining room.  
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Café   show
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Cafeteria   show
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show A group of restaurants owned by the same business organization.  
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chef   show
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show A branch of a foodservice operation set up and operating in a place belonging to another commercial enterprise, such as a monument, museum, or ballpark.  
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contract feeding   show
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show A gathering of people, all of whom have something in common. They are often all members of a particular organization, or they may simply be individuals who share a hobby.  
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convention centers   show
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show Clean, low-priced accommodations primarily designed for traveling salespeople, senior citizens, and families with modest incomes.  
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epicurean (ep-ih-KUR-ee-an)   show
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show Large shows, open to the public, that highlight a particular type of product or service. Such shows give manufacturers and service providers a chance to display their offerings to many people at a single event.  
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Front of the house   show
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Full-service properties   show
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Gourmet:   show
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guilds   show
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haute cuisine (hote kwee-ZEEN)   show
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show The services that people use and receive when they are away from home. This includes, among other services, restaurants and hotels.  
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kitchen brigade system   show
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show Private clubs for the ancient Greeks that offered food to members.  
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luxury properties   show
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show A rating system better known in Europe than the United States, but it has recently begun rating organizations in the United States and elsewhere. Restaurants are rated from one to three stars.  
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show These fall somewhere between the full-service and economy sectors.They are designed for travelers who want comfortable, moderately-priced accommodations. Also known as tourist-class properties.  
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show A major American rating resource. The Mobil Travel Guides rate thousands of properties with a five-star system.  
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show Typically either structures built to memorialize something or someone, or structures recognized for their historical significance. Examples of monuments include the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, Mount Rushmore, and the pyramids.  
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show Process of making milk safer to drink by heating it to a certain temperature to destroy harmful bacteria. Named for Louis Pasteur.  
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show Establishments that catered to travelers, traders, and visiting diplomats in ancient Greece.  
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show "POS" means "point of sale" or "point of service." POS refers to the place where some sort of transaction occurs. Although POS could be a retail shop or restaurant, a POS system generally indicates a computer terminal or linked group of terminals.  
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Property Management System (PMS) software   show
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Refrigeration   show
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show Locations that feature extensive facilities for vacationers who are looking  
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show In 1765, a man named Boulanger began serving hot soups called restaurers (meaning restoratives) for their health-restoring properties. He called his café a "restorante," the origin of our modern word "restaurant."  
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satellite/commissary feeding   show
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self operators   show
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show Restricted to those involved in the industry being featured. Producers or manufacturers rent space at trade shows to exhibit, advertise, and demonstrate their products or services to people interested in that specific field.  
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show The combination of all of the services that people need and will pay for when they are away from home. This includes all of the businesses that benefit from people traveling and spending their money, such as transportation or restaurants.  
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show A consumer-based guide that rates restaurants on four qualities: food, décor, service, and cost.  
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