Restaurants (part 2)
Types of Restaurants. The standard way in which restaurants operate is that customers sit at tables, a waiter comes to take their order, and later brings the food, and the customers pay the bill afterwards. Depending on local custom, a tip of varying proportions of the bill (often 10-20 %) is added, which (usually) goes to the staff rather than the restaurant.
Restaurants often specialise in certain types of food. For example, there are seafood restaurants, vegetarian restaurants or ethnic restaurants. Generally speaking, restaurants selling “local” food are simply called restaurants, while restaurants selling food of foreign origin are called accordingly, for example, a Chinese restaurant and a French restaurant.
Depending on local customs and the establishment, restaurants may or may not serve alcoholic beverages. Often, laws governing the sale of alcohol prohibit restaurants from selling alcohol without a meal, because otherwise, such a sale would be an activity
Restaurant Guides
Restaurant guides list the best places to eat. One of the most famous of these, in Western Europe, is the Michelin series of guides which accord from 1 to 3 stars to restaurants they perceive to be of high culinary merit. Restaurants with stars in the Michelin guide are formal, expensive establishments; in general the more stars awarded, the higher the prices. In the United States, the Mobil Travel Guides and the American Automobile Association rate restaurants on a similar 1 to 5 star (Mobil) or Diamond (AAA) scale. Three, four, and five star ratings are roughly equivalent to the Michelin one, two, and three star ratings while one and two star ratings typically indicate more casual places to eat. The popular Zagat Survey compiles individuals’ comments about restaurants but does not pass an “official” critical assessment.
Nearly all major American newspapers
Economics. In economics, restaurants are the end of the supply chain in the food-service industry. There is usually too much competition in most cities since barriers to entry are relatively low, which means that for most restaurants, it is hard to make a profit. In most First World industrialized countries, restaurants are heavily regulated to ensure the health and safety of the customers.
The typical restaurant owner faces many obstacles to success, including raising initial capital, finding competent and skilled labour, maintaining consistent and excellent food quality, maintaining high standards of safety, and the constant hassle of minimising potential liability for any food poisoning or accidents that may occur. This is why restaurants seem to come and go all the time.
Vocabulary
Meal – еда (прием пищи) to occur – случаться occasion – случай wedding – свадьба anniversary – годовщина dessert – десерт snack – закуска (перекус) to have a snack – перекусить snack bar – закусочная filling – сытный calorie – калория, калорийный recreation area – зона отдыха banquet – банкет course – блюдо appetizer = starter – закуска (блюдо) main course – основное блюдо liqueur – ликер sorbet – шербет, фруктовое мороженое complex – сложный to clash –сталкиваться behaviour – поведение circumstances – обстоятельства provenance – происхождение, источник bowl – миска, глубокая тарелка, чаша plate – тарелка
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