...complex that surrounded it lay abandoned. Ten years later, only the foundations were still visible to Nick Adams and Marjorie as they row along the lake shore, fishing. Nick says that he can only barely remember the mill working. Marjorie loves nights like these, fishing with Nick. She says the fish are feeding, but Nick counters that they will not strike and be caught. The two pull the boat up on a shore and cut up the perch that they have caught for bait. They go back out to set the lines. Then, the two pull up on shore again. Marjorie asks Nick if something is wrong, but he claims not to know what is bothering him. They make a fire and put down a blanket. She summons him to eat their picnic, even though he says he does not feel like eating. They eat in silence. Then, they make a little conversation. Nick teases Marjorie, and she becomes frustrated. She asks again what is wrong, and, after some prodding, he finally tells her that he is not having fun anymore. She asks whether love is any fun, and he says no. She leaves without a goodbye. Nick lies there for a while. Bill arrives and asks whether she is gone. Nick tells him that she is and that there was no scene. When Bill asks how he feels, Nick tells him to go away. Bill takes a sandwich and goes to inspect the fishing rods. The title of this story refers to two things: the end of Hortons Bay as a prosperous town and the end of Nick and Marjorie’s relationship. Both endings are important because they signal the end of an...
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...somewhat humorous paradox’s that keep us hungering for more of this insightful and exhilarating book. In these chapters Pollan explores the dilemmas facing us through his own experiences in choosing to eat as a Hunter-gatherer. Using poignant language that unfolds naturally he depicts the risks of gathering or hunting foods from various perspectives. His flowing logic in making his choice is laced generously with support from sources such as Walden, Thoreau, Leopold, Shepard, and others, thus giving credence to the entire process. This thorough, well supported reasoning frequently gives rise to subtle ironies making the American dilemma of eating somewhat laughable and the book all the more fascinating. Pollan keeps the reader mentally engaged and yearning to learn what absurdity the next round of reason might expose regarding our eating dilemma. In his treatment of mushroom hunting you can see his mother warning him that some mushrooms are poisonous as a little boy. Later, that experience affected him when he picked chanterelle and he discarded the mushroom since his field guide left him uncertain. With this tale of the...
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...restaurant). Beyond this, restaurants may differentiate themselves on factors including speed (see fast food), formality, location, cost, service, or novelty themes, such as automated restaurants. Restaurants range from inexpensive and informal lunching or dining places catering to people working nearby, with simple food served in simple settings at low prices, to expensive establishments serving refined food and fine wines in a formal setting. In the former case, customers usually wear casual clothing. In the latter case, depending on culture and local traditions, customers might wear semi-casual, semi-formal or formal wear. Typically, customers sit at tables, their orders are taken by a waiter, who brings the food when it is ready. After eating, the customers then pay the bill. For some time the travelling public has been catered for with ship's messes and railway restaurant cars which are, in effect, travelling restaurants. (Many railways, the world over, also cater for the needs of travellers by providing Railway Refreshment Rooms [a form of restaurant] at railway stations.) In recent times there has been a trend to create a number of travelling restaurants, specifically designed for tourists. These can be found on such diverse places as trams, boats, buses, etc. Restaurant staff A restaurant's proprietor is called a restaurateur /ˌrɛstərəˈtɜr/; like 'restaurant', this derives from the French verb restaurer, meaning "to restore". Professional cooks are called chefs, with...
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...I. Introduction When eating healthy, it means to give you the variety of foods that have many nutrients to maintain your health, make you feel good about yourself, and also have energy that we all need every day to run on. Nutrition is important worldwide. By eating healthy it helps your body to stay strong and healthy. A healthy life is a happy life. II. The types of food should you be eating when trying to stay healthy. A. Things you should eat when trying to stay healthy.. 1. Fruits is one good way of eating healthy. 2. Vegetables is another good way of eating healthy. B. Things you shouldn’t eat when trying to eat healthy. 1. A lot of salts is bed eating. 2. A lot of fats in your diet isn’t good when trying to eat healthy. III. Some things that can help when eating healthy. A. How healthy eating benefits you. 1. Eating healthy makes you live longer. 2. Eating healthy helps fight diseases. B. How healthy eating affects you. 1. Healthy eating makes you feel better about yourself. 2. Eating healthy gives you energy. IV. Maintaining a healthy weight. A. Balancing your food choices over time for healthy eating. 1. Select foods that are low in ingredients when eating healthy. 2. When missing out on one food group one day make up for it the next day. B. Knowing your diet pitfalls. 1. Write down everything you eat for a few days. 2. Check your list of what you ate that...
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... value menu, etc.) b. Advertisements that bend the truth to attract more people i. Different styles of advertisement ii. Other ways to attract people (i.e. smells, visual appeal, etc.) III. Reasons a. Why people still eat it when they know it’s bad i. Prices ii. Convenience iii. Availability IV. Prevention a. How to avoid eating fast food b. How to live a better, more active lifestyle c. Idealize the fact that fast food is bad for the body V. Conclusion Works Cited "http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/healthy-eating/fast-food-nutrition-junk-foods-effect-on-your-body.html#b" - Unknown Author, 29th July...
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...DAY 1 (OVER VIEW) with restaurant owner or manger 1. How did you start of? 2. Pay attention on who the business partners and how there relationship, what is the responsibility for each persons? 3. Where we are now? 4. The most money they been making? And present. 5. How they start the day (manager +staff) 6. Do they have any break or holiday? Or over work? With service staffs 7. Staffs name 8. How they see their manager does? 9. Check menu price 10. What their dishes recommend? Do they know their own food? Why? Do the resto charge for it? 11. Order couple of dishes. 12. Mention about the price of the foods with manager 13. Eat 14. Write description how I think about the foods 15. Ask the manager about how is it support to taste or eat 16. Find out why the food not taste the same 17. Lets the manager try the food 18. Who are the one in charge for the price, is it affordable? DAY 2 (IN THE KITCHEN) 19. Checking kitchen equipment, find out if anything broken? 20. Are they do it clean, chef and her chef assistant are they working professionally by know what each other have to do, they system between chef and staff. 21. How long the customer have to wait for the food? Is it enough chef in the kitchen 22. Customers propose about the foods qualities? DAY 3 -7(SOLUTIONS) 23. Provide new dishes 24. lets all the restaurants (mng and staffs) try the foods 25. training chefs ...
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...During the 20th century the Mexican culture has changed rapidly. The contemporary life in the biggest cities has, in many ways, become similar to United States and Europe. However, most Mexican villagers follow the older way of life more than the city people do. There are a few etiquettes that are valid around Mexico when it comes to social relationship, greeting, dining, attire, opposite sex, shopping, and bargaining. In Mexico, the greeting and meeting formalities are very important, it is considered rude to fail to follow social protocols. It is essential to use physical contact to build trust and respect with others. Mexicans often hold a gesture (hug or handshake) longer than Americans and Canadians do. In social situations man shake hands until they know someone well, then they progress to more traditional back slapping and hugs. When women greet each other in social situations they usually do not shake hands, instead pat each other on the right forearm or shoulder. Men bow when greeting a woman in Mexico, and shake hands only if she extends her hand first. But, in business situations women usually offer a handshake. Mexicans are all about physical contact, it is essential. Dining etiquette in Mexico is important to follow if ever dining at a restaurant or in a Mexican home. When dining at Mexican´s home its necessary to remember to always show up 30 minutes or later in most places. Because arriving on time or earlier than planned is considered inappropriate. If you...
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...Jose’s Authentic Mexican Restaurant Case Study 1. How should quality be defined in this restaurant? Quality at this restaurant (like any other) should be defined by the quality of food, customer service and making sure the customer leaves thinking he got his money’s worth from the food he was served. Since Jose’s is located in a business district, getting higher tips should not be very hard if the food and customer service is top notch. Like all business professionals, time is of the essence and one of the most important factors that will stand out for Jose’s in terms of quality would be the speed at which the food is served. Excellent food and a friendly wait staff can only enhance the quality and reputation of the restaurant further. 2. What are the restaurants costs of process failures? The restaurants costs of process failures include bad reviews and loss of repeat customers. In a business district just outside a large metropolitan area, like where Jose’s is located, word of mouth spreads fast and if there are frequent grumblings around the quality of food and customer service, then it will ultimately lead to a decline in the bottom line of the restaurant. With the advent in technology, with apps like Yelp, Facebook and other social media apps, negative experiences and reviews are spread much faster than positive ones. The costs of process failure at a place like Jose’s could prove to be fatal, if correctional steps are not taken immediately. 3. Use...
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...any decent restaurant a hostess is waiting for you at the door so as to seat you upon entering. As my girlfriend and, I were escorted to are seats we could not help but notice the fine art of 1950s style car paintings and, little snippets of memorabilia. As we were seated a smiling face asked if we would like drinks. My girlfriend wanted sweet tea and, I requested a Coca-Cola. The waitress was off to get are drinks and returned without delay in less than two munities. It was at this time she asked if we were ready to order. We both declined as were not ready. That was only the first of four times that I counted before we were ready and, we had only been their seven minutes before we ordered. I felt like I was being rushed out. Then while eating she asked us no less than ten times if everything was ok. I understand that a server should ask the guest how everything is or if the guest needs something but, it felt like this girl was pestering us. It was almost as bad as the food. After a normal twenty mutinies of wait time we were served our food. My girlfriend ordered the super bird a turkey and Swiss sandwich on grilled sour dough bread with French fries and, a side order of mozzarella sticks. I had The Lumberjack slam which is two eggs, two slices of beacon, two sausage links, a slab of ham and, two...
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...We will use a concentrated marketing strategy. Concentrated marketing is growth strategy in which resources of a firm are focused on a well-defined market niche or population segment. At that area, there are university, companies, and hospital, this is a perfect place for us to effectuate our plan: Open a breakfast take away shop. As we known, breakfast is considered the most important meal of the day, and for good reason. There are a few reasons people don't eat breakfast in the morning such as not feeling hungry, late for school, work and diet. Eating breakfast is a great way to get your metabolism working well for the day. According to our survey, there's no competitors because most people at that area sell Vietnamese foods such as: noodles, phở, and rice. The price is from 18,000 to 25,000 VNĐ. Moreover, it takes you 15-30 minutes or more to find a seat, waiting for your foods and eat. It may be inconvenient for busy people. So we choose sandwiches, bread, kimbap and instant noodle to sell, it’s a kind of fastfood, and very convenient for busy people. These foods can be taken away easily and help you spending more time on doing your business. Tuesday will be your happy day, just 13,000 vnđ for a yummy breakfast with sanwiches/bread/instant noodle/kimbap + fruit juice/milk instead of 18,000 vnđ. M còn một số ý như là khi mở shop mình sẽ phát tờ rơi trên đó ghi promotion như là tueday: our happy day, rồi menu do an, va dich vu delivery voi hoa đon tren 70k. Viết...
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...and practising active listening. I used positive sentences that were empowering to help Miss W to feel at ease. We ascertained her goal: she would like to lose weight gradually and be a size 16 instead of being a size 20. I explained her that the the safe weekly rate of weight loss is between 0.5 kg and 1 kg. That’s between around 1 lb and 2 lb a week. We assessed that for a safe and healthy weight loss she will need at least 6 month (approx 20 kg). While exploring her childhood history I focused on her relationship with food and dieting. During her childhood the family had just 2 meals per day. They ate a proper breakfast and throughout the day they just drunk (mainly water) and they had another proper meal in the evening. They were eating from one plate so the...
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...stomach starts roaring. You’re starving, you can’t concentrate on the test, you can’t recall any of the things you studied about that whole weekend. You try to finish your test as best you can and you walk out of class knowing you ended up with the grade you know you don’t deserve. II. Thesis statement (Parts 1 & 2) - A recent survey done by the NPD group, the leading market researcher in North America, found that 31 million people choose to not eat breakfast at all. Many people skip that apple and I’m here to tell you about why breakfast can be the most important choice you make in the morning. III. Connect with Audience IV. Preview: I’ll be talking about A. The myths and excuses on why people skip breakfast B. How eating breakfast has a correlation with your grade C. The possible outcomes of skipping...
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...Food and Culture Chapter 1 Food and Culture, Kittler & Sucher, 4th Edition, ©2004 Feeding and Eating • Food – Any substance that provides the nutrients necessary to maintain life and growth when ingested • When animals feed The repeatedly consume those foods necessary for their well-being – Do so in a familiar manner at each feeding • Human do not feed, they eat Food and Culture, Kittler & Sucher, 4th Edition, ©2004 Feeding and Eating Differences • Eating is distinguished from feeding by the way in which humans use food • Humans not only gather and hunt food – Humans cultivate plants and raise livestock • Certain foods are regularly available to a group – This Leads to development of specific food customs Food and Culture, Kittler & Sucher, 4th Edition, ©2004 Feeding and Eating Differences • Humans: – Cook food • Greatly expands the number and variety of edible substances available – Choose what foods to eat together • Create meals – Use utensils • Have rules and manners – Share food – Have standards about who eats with whom Food and Culture, Kittler & Sucher, 4th Edition, ©2004 Food Habits (Food Culture or Foodways) • Refer to the ways in which humans use food – How it is selected, obtained and distributed – Who prepares, serves and eats it • This is part of what makes us human Food and Culture, Kittler & Sucher, 4th Edition, ©2004 Omnivore’s Paradox • Humans can consume and can digest a wide...
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...Idea: - Local Quarterly Fast Food Review Booklet Title: - Fast Food Fun (FFF) Explanation: What is the idea? Fast Food Fun (FFF) is a monthly colour booklet with full page information about each ‘participating’ Fast Food (FF) provider, initially in the local area – Bedfordshire or Hertfordshire etc. which would be further broken down geographically by city or town. The booklet would contain some photographs, of the establishment inside & out and an enticing sample of FF wares together with information on some of the following principle areas*; • Choice o Healthy & Delicious o Ethnic o Unhealthy and Delicious and o Diversity • Services offered – eat in/eat out, delivery, outside catering etc • Price • Offers and deals • Customer Service • Cleanliness – front and back of house • Quality • Location • Contact details and • Competitions * Not limited to these areas. Information/scoring data would be obtained by mystery shoppers and latterly by website members who can supply feedback about visits and encounters FFF would honour a FF provider every quarter, based on the best weighted scores. The winner would receive a further full page write-up about the staff, management and business. The local booklet would be complimented by 1) a FFF website that would eventually contain national fast food provider information, which will consist of greater detailed information. 2) an app that gives the customer ‘all’ the information at their...
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...When thinking of prestigious fast food restaurants, one of the best restaurants that come to mind is Burger King. Burger King is the world’s biggest and leading fast food restaurant chain. 2011 research shows that Burger King operates restaurants in 12,300 places serving over 11 million customers daily in 76 countries and regions worldwide. Best thing of Burger King’s is there unique flame broiled burgers. The process which burger king is using in making the mouthwatering burgers is hard for other fast food chains that fry their burgers instead. Moreover Burger King encourages and let users to customize the exclusive flame-broiled burgers with choices and so many options to their liking. This makes a healthy and strong relationship between Burger King and the user. The fast food also has the benefit of offering different items and the customer benefits by having several burger options. Burger king has expanded their menu but still they have remained true to their unique and original flame-broiled burgers. This flame-broiled gives them benefit over other fast food chains. Burger king is providing with one of the best customer service, menu selection, cleanliness, and healthy choices. If the atmosphere of a dining area is interesting, more people will want to eat there. That is one of the major reason that draw in more customers to Burger King. By mid-2009, Burger King was not in any of the following countries: Pakistan, India, Nigeria, South Africa and France. But now they are...
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