Compare and Contrast fine dining vs fast food
English 101
9 September 2013
Word Count 706
Fine Dinning vs. Fast Food The experience of working in the restaurant business can vary greatly depending on the type of restaurant it is. Although, there is thought put into the preparation of food in every restaurant; the systems by which this is done are very different. The two main types of restaurants in this world are Fine Dining and Fast Food. When walking into a fast food joint or a “fancy” restaurant people expect to order their food, wait for it to be prepared, then eat and leave. Unless they have had experience working in a kitchen; most people do not know what goes on behind the scenes. When it comes to fast food there is not much prep work that has to be done. Most of a fast food restaurants product is delivered frozen and just needs to be cooked and thrown together. Where as a more of an upper class restaurant where they get most of their product delivered fresh. Also depending on what type of restaurant it is (Italian, Greek, Chinese, etc.) they usually season their product to their own recipes. People go to fast food restaurants just for that; it is fast and cheap. They do not really look at how the food is presented to them. They just want it to be fast so they can eat and get back to whatever they were doing. This can make things in the kitchen very hectic. When there is ten to twenty orders coming in at one time things can get confusing. Most fast food places use a type of assembly line to help cut down on time and confusion. For example, at The Clock of Williamston, there are five positions on the back line. The food that needs to be cooked, is either cooked on the grill or in a deep fryer, and then brought to the middle of the line where it is put together to make plates. (Putting sides with main item) Because they want to be fast; most items on a fast food restaurants menu are not going to be healthy. Their food is usually loaded down with grease and fat. Now at a “fancy”
9 September 2013
Word Count 706
Fine Dinning vs. Fast Food The experience of working in the restaurant business can vary greatly depending on the type of restaurant it is. Although, there is thought put into the preparation of food in every restaurant; the systems by which this is done are very different. The two main types of restaurants in this world are Fine Dining and Fast Food. When walking into a fast food joint or a “fancy” restaurant people expect to order their food, wait for it to be prepared, then eat and leave. Unless they have had experience working in a kitchen; most people do not know what goes on behind the scenes. When it comes to fast food there is not much prep work that has to be done. Most of a fast food restaurants product is delivered frozen and just needs to be cooked and thrown together. Where as a more of an upper class restaurant where they get most of their product delivered fresh. Also depending on what type of restaurant it is (Italian, Greek, Chinese, etc.) they usually season their product to their own recipes. People go to fast food restaurants just for that; it is fast and cheap. They do not really look at how the food is presented to them. They just want it to be fast so they can eat and get back to whatever they were doing. This can make things in the kitchen very hectic. When there is ten to twenty orders coming in at one time things can get confusing. Most fast food places use a type of assembly line to help cut down on time and confusion. For example, at The Clock of Williamston, there are five positions on the back line. The food that needs to be cooked, is either cooked on the grill or in a deep fryer, and then brought to the middle of the line where it is put together to make plates. (Putting sides with main item) Because they want to be fast; most items on a fast food restaurants menu are not going to be healthy. Their food is usually loaded down with grease and fat. Now at a “fancy”