Summary: Fundamentals Of Menu Planning | 9780471369479 | Paul J McVety, et al

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  • 1 Institutional, Industrial and Comercial Menus

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  • Ø  Age group is important for:

                Type of cuisine

                Price level

                Portion sizes

                Nutritional requirements

                Style of atmosphere

                Lighting level

                Accessibility

                Type of music

                Lettering and style of the menu

                Entertainment

  • 4 Menu styles

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  • A la carte  

    all items individually priced
  • Semi- a la carte

    appetizers, soups and desserts are priced separately

  • Prix Fixe Menu

    Complete meal at a set price

  • 5 Yield Test

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  • Specifications of food items quality

    weight / texture / color / shape / size / odor / packaging / temperature / yield grade

  • Two yield tests

    1 - controlled enviroment (forecast)
    2 - non controlled enviroment (spot check)
  • Fresh food yield test what to keep in mind

    - loss of weight because of storage
    - trimming / deboning
    - cleaning vegetables
    - shrinkage during cooking time
    - portioning

  • 7 Recipe Costing

  • How much do you need to buy taking the waste into consideration formula

    How much do you need to buy = AP = As purchased
    EP = Edible portion


    AP = EP x 100
              -------
              100% - W%

    Ex.

    you will need 4 kilo of salmon filet the skin which you will have to remove is 10%

    formula:

    4 x 100 = 400 / 100% - 10% = 90%

    400 / 90% = 4,44

    you will need to buy AP 4,4 kilo


  • 9 basic rules of menu planning

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  • Where does the word menu originate

    Minor / minutus - latin for menu
    details of a performance
  • Where does the word recipe originate

    recepta - latin origin meaning taken or choose - as in prescription prepared by a doctor
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