Catering skills setting the scene

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Summary: Whether it's a formal business lunch or a casual garden-party buffet, a catered meal requires careful planning. This video immerses students in the world of commercial meal preparation, covering a wide range of strategic issues that professional caterers must consider. Master chef Richard Dodson explains how to achieve the proper variety of dishes, determine dietary requirements, calculate portion sizes, and price menus. Server professionalism is also featured, including the best methods for setting tables, placing crockery and cutlery, folding napkins, carrying several plates, and clearing tables.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (28 min.) : sd., col., digital file + instructional materials (online)
remote
electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2006], c2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 21, 2006. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Catering Requirements (0:46) -- Planning the Menu: Catering for Different Budgets (3:00) -- Planning the Menu: Pricing Food (1:36) -- Planning the Menu: Food Combinations, Seasonal Variations, and Special Diets (1:50) -- Kitchen Presentation Skills: Plating the Meal (2:27) -- Table Setting: The Components (3:46) -- Table Setting: Basic Cover (3:13) -- Table Setting: Serviette Folds (3:40) -- Styles of Service (3:08) -- Serving the Meal (2:33) -- Wrap Up on Catering Skills (0:41)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	7 to 12.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.