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Study Guide for Culinary History from KP Compass
True
The term restaurant derives its meaning from restoratives, referring to soups and stews that restore health.
False, Auguste Escoffier invented classique cuisine
Classique cuisine was invented by Marie-Antoine Carême.
Nouvelle cuisine
This lighter style of cooking was initiated by Fernand Point and started in the mid 20th century.
Haute cuisine
This style is closest to the cuisine enjoyed by French royalty and nobility.
Italian Chefs
In the 16th century, French cooking was heavily influenced by _____________________.
Guilds
Cooks of the Ancien Regime were restricted because of ___________________.
La Varenne
The first cookbook of French cuisine was written by _____________________.
Chefs were able to open their own restaurants and make fine dining accessible to the public.
What effect did the French Revolution have on the evolution of the French cuisine?
Grande Cuisine
Haute cuisine is also called ____________________.
Auguste Escoffier
Cuisine classique is associated with which chef?
False, it was Harvey House
The first chain restaurant in America was McDonald's.
False, 1930s
Drive through windows were first used by American restaurants in the 1950s.
True
McDonald's foodservice was modeled after the automobile assembly line.
The first fine dining establishment in United States
Delmonico's is famous for being ________________________.
The first know restaurant in America
What is Jullien's Restarator?
Railroad travelers
The first chain of restaurants was established to meet the needs of _______________________.
Union Oyster House
___________________ gets the credit for being the oldest continuously run restaurant in the United States.
McDonald’s
'Which restaurant chain is credited for instituting the assembly-line system in food service?
Harvey House
Which of the following restaurants is credited for being the first chain in the United States?
Julia Child
Who was the first female chef to be inducted into the Culinary Hall of Fame?
She appeared on the first televised cooking show.
Which of the following is not an achievement of Julia Child's?
James Beard
The "Father of American Gastronomy" is which of the following chefs?
Alice Waters
California cuisine is a concept of which of the following chefs?
False
The Edible Schoolyard is a culinary institution founded by the children of Gaston Lenotre.
Alice Waters
Which of the following chefs is associated with The Edible Schoolyard?
Desserts
Gaston Lenotre is most famous for what type of creations?
Gaston Lenotre
____________________ was a famous cake and pastry chef in Paris, and his children founded the Culinary Institute in Houston.
Fernand Point
Who is considered the Father of Nouvelle Cuisine?
Being an expert in preserving and canning foods
Auguste Escoffier is known for __________________.
He created the Peach Melba
Which of the following statements about Marie-Antoine Careme is false?
He uses a scientific approach to cooking
What makes chef Alton Brown unique among his colleagues?
Alton Brown
Which chef created the show Good Eats?
True
Alton Brown is an aircraft pilot as well as a chef.
True
Wolfgang Puck Catering is the official caterer of the Academy Awards Governors Ball.
Spago
Wolfgang Puck's first flagship restaurant is ________________.
Austria
Wolfgang Puck is originally from ____________________.
False
Jamie Oliver is nicknamed the Naked Chef because he cooks outdoors in as little clothing as possible.
Jamie Oliver
Fifteen is a charity established by __________.
Emril Lagasse
Which chef is famous for his New New Orleans cuisine?
True
"Kick it up a notch" is a phrase attributed to Emeril Lagasse.
A drug dealer
Before Jeff Henderson became a chef, he was _______________.
Project
Jeff Henderson has a television show on the Food Network called "The Chef Jeff __________."
Giada DeLaurentiis
Which celebrity chef got complaints from viewers because they thought she was a model hosting a cooking show rather than an actual chef?
Bobby Flay
Which famous chef competed on Iron Chef America?
False, Italian Cuisine
Mario Batali specializes in Southwestern cuisine.
Mario Batali
Po is a restaurant co-founded by which celebrity chef?
Spamtastic
Which of the following is not a term coined by Rachael Ray?
Rachel Ray
The Food Network show 30 Minute Meals was hosted by ___________________.
Rachel Ray
EVOO is a term coined by which celebrity chef?
Yum-O!
_______________ is the name of Rachael Ray's non-profit organization.
False
Gordon Ramsay's restaurants have not received many awards due to his temper.
Gordon Ramsay
Aubergine is where which celebrity chef started his or her career?
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