Slide 1 Dining Experiences in Hospitality Page1
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Slide 3 Dining Experiences Elements. 3 Elements are a part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic. In this case, we will be talking about elements in a restaurant that are part of the dining experience. Page3
Slide 4 Elements Ambiance Décor Location Service style Target market Theme. 4 Elements in the restaurant may be the whole idea or a concept. Page4
Slide 5 Ambiance The feeling or mood associated with a particular place Examples include: Casual Elegant Fun Homelike Romantic Sports. 5 Ambiance may also be called atmosphere. It is created by the décor, lighting, menu, music and table setting. Page5
Slide 6 Décor The furnishings and decorations of a room Examples include: Centerpieces Flower arrangements Furniture Lightning Tablecloths. 6 The décor may be part of the theme. Page6
Slide 7 Location A key factor in the dining experience Examples include: Boardwalk Downtown Mall Stand alone Suburban. 7 Location is a particular place where the dining venue is located. Page7
Slide 8 Service Style Buffet Cafeteria Drive-through Over-the-counter Seated American service French service Russian service. 8 Buffet -a restaurant that has meals consisting of several dishes from which guests serve themselves Cafeteria -a restaurant or dining room in a school or a business in which customers serve themselves or are served from a counter and pay before eating Drive-through customers stay seated in their cars for the whole process of ordering, paying and being served Over-the-counter customers place their orders at a counter that has cash registers and the meal is received at the counter. Seated the customer is seated at a table and a server brings the food to the table American service food is plated in the kitchen French service the meal is partially prepared in the kitchen and the server finished the cooking, carving or flaming of the food in front of the customer Russian service the food is cooked and divided into portions in the kitchen and placed on silver trays to be served on each guest s plate Page8
Slide 9 Target Market A particular group of consumers at which a product or service is aimed Examples include: Children Couples on a date Mature adults Shoppers Sports fans Teenagers Young adults. 9 A market consists of all the people who could potentially buy what you are selling. A market segment is a subgroup of a larger market that has similar needs and wants for the product. Page9
Slide 10 Theme A specific idea around which something is organized Carried out in the: Décor Menu Type of food served Uniforms employees wear. 10 Themes may include Asian, Barbecue, Chinese, Mexican and many others. Can you name some more? Page10
Slide 11 Inside Thomas Keller's restaurants Thomas Keller is the only American chef to own two three-star Michelin restaurants and Tracy Smith got a behind the scenes look at how this sometimesintimidating culinary connoisseur operates. (click on image). 11 Click on image to view YouTube video: Inside Thomas Keller's restaurants Thomas Keller is the only American chef to own two threestar Michelin restaurants and Tracy Smith got a behind the scenes look at how this sometimes-intimidating culinary connoisseur operates. http://youtu.be/t0zanmjqxfa Page11
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Slide 13 References and Resources Images: Shutterstock images. Photos obtained with subscription. (Slides 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) Textbooks: Culinary essentials. (2010). Woodland Hills, CA: Glencoe/McGraw Hill. Reynolds, J. S. (2010). Hospitality services: Food & lodging. Tinley Park, IL: Goodheart-Willcox Company. YouTube : Inside Thomas Keller's restaurants Thomas Keller is the only American chef to own two three-star Michelin restaurants and Tracy Smith got a behind the scenes look at how this sometimes-intimidating culinary connoisseur operates. http://youtu.be/t0zanmjqxfa. 13 Page13