PEOPLE IN THE KITCHEN

Chef Baker fry cook

Pastry chef Broiler cook

vegetable cook

Dishwasher

VOCABULARY

A. Choose the correct words or phrases.

1. The new fry cook keeps getting eggs stuck to the pan.
2. Ask the vegetable cook if the carrots should be steamed or boiled.
3. Tell the pastry chef that we need the dessert menú right away.
4. The broiler cook is upset because the oven is broken.
5. The new chef is responsable for vegetables, salads and cold meats.
 B. Place the words or phrases from the Word bank under the correct headings.

Cook’s helper first cook Baker

Chef de cuisine sous –chef dishwasher

Supervisor roles Specialty roles Assistive roles

Chef de cuisine Baker Cook’s helper

Sous chef First cook Dishwasher

Speaking :

Server 1: My customer has questions about ingredients.

What should I tell him?

Server 2: Well, it depends. Which dish did he ask about?

Server 1: He’s curious about the seasoning for the pot roast.

Server 2: Oh , I don’t know what’s in that. Ask the kitchen.

Server 1: Oh, okay. So I want to talk to Joe, right?

Server 2: No, Joe is the fry cook. You want the chef.
 PEOPLE IN THE RESTAURANT

Server Host Cashier

Manager Bartender busser

Waitstaff

VOCABULARY

A. Match the words or phrases(1-6) with the definitions (A-F)

1. ___F_host 4. __E__bartender
2. __B__manager 5.__A___busser
3. __C__waitstaff 6. ___D__front- of- house

A a person who clears tables

B a person who supervises a restaurant
C people who take orders and serve food
D relating to a restauran’s puclic área
E a person who prepares drinks
F a person who greets and seats customers
 B. Read the sentence pairs. Choose which word best fits each blank.

1. seat / bus
A Ask the host to _____seat______the group that just walked in.
B After the customers leave, please ____bus______the tables right away.

2. cashier/ server

A We order another round of appetizers from the ____server_________.

B The ___________cashier______will take your credit card when you finish your
meal

SPEAKING

Owner: So, George, you have several years of restaurant experience?

Applicant: That’s right. I was a host and cashier at Vineyards Inn for four years.

Owner: And you also have experience as a server?

Applicant: Yes. That was at the Palace Lounge.

Owner: How long did you work there?

Applicant : Let’s see. I started as a food runner two years ago, and then I joined the waitstaff
last March.

Owner: Well you clearly know the restaurant business. But I’d prefer someone with a little
more server experience