MENU TYPES

(Slides by Prof.ssa Tiziana S.I. Sciuto)

The main characteristics

of a menu type are:
The CHOICE of dishes

The PRICE

How much can a customer choose from

the list: anything, or only a few dishes per
course?

How are the dishes priced:

separately, or fixed?

The WAITING time

How long must a customer wait

for the meal to be served:
a longer or a shorter time?
(Slides by Prof.ssa Tiziana S.I. Sciuto)

1. A LA CARTE
2. ETHNIC / SPECIALITY
3. THEME
4. HEALTHCARE
5. BANQUETING
6. CARTE DU JOUR

There are ten

major menu types...

7. CHILDRENS
8. TASTING
9. CYCLICAL
10. TABLE DHTE
(Slides by Prof.ssa Tiziana S.I. Sciuto)

MENU NAME

MEANING

1. A LA CARTE

from the card

2. ETHNIC / SPECIALITY

foreign food

3. THEME

topic-based

4. HEALTHCARE

illness treatment /
prevention

5. BANQUETING

all functions

6. CARTE DU JOUR

card of the day

7. CHILDRENS

designed for kids

8. TASTING

degustation ( > 10
speciality dishes)

9. CYCLICAL

periodic

10. TABLE DHTE

proprietors menu

Here are
Some Info about
the meaning
of these menu
types...

(Slides by Prof.ssa Tiziana S.I. Sciuto)

MENU NAME

About it

1. A LA CARTE

The most common menu

2. ETHNIC / SPECIALITY

Typical of a certain culture

3. THEME

A region, a historical period,

a dietary trend...

4. HEALTHCARE

Compiled by dietician, under

medical control

5. BANQUETING

Pre-arranged

6. CARTE DU JOUR

Only for a specific day

7. CHILDRENS

Healthy food, low in

sugar/fat/calories

8. TASTING

By Auguste Escoffier

9. CYCLICAL

Day/week/month
(canteen menu)

10. TABLE DHTE

Fixed price menu

...more info
about them...

(Slides by Prof.ssa Tiziana S.I. Sciuto)

MENU NAME CHOICE OF...

1. A LA CARTE

LARGE

...DISHES
Customer can choose
anything from the list

2. ETHNIC /
SPECIALITY
3. THEME

4. HEALTHCARE

...but
pre-determined

5. BANQUETING
6. CARTE DU JOUR

LIMITED

...and
pre-determined

...about the
choice of dishes
or courses...

7. CHILDRENS
8. TASTING
9. CYCLICAL
10. TABLE DHTE

Only choose 2-3

dishes per course
(Slides by Prof.ssa Tiziana S.I. Sciuto)

MENU NAME

PRICE

WAITING
TIME

1. A LA CARTE

VARIABLE

LONGER

2. ETHNIC /
SPECIALITY
3. THEME

Dishes are cooked to

order

4. HEALTHCARE
5. BANQUETING

FIXED

SHORTER

6. CARTE DU JOUR

...and about the

price and the
waiting time
for each
menu type

7. CHILDRENS
8. TASTING

Dishes are prepared in

advance

9. CYCLICAL
10. TABLE DHTE

(Slides by Prof.ssa Tiziana S.I. Sciuto)

Now you complete the whole table!

(Slides by Prof.ssa Tiziana S.I. Sciuto)

MENU
NAME

MEANING

About it

CHOICE
OF...

...DISHES

1. A LA CARTE
2. ETHNIC /
SPECIALITY
3. THEME

4. HEALTHCARE
5. BANQUETING
6. CARTE DU
JOUR
7. CHILDRENS
8. TASTING
9. CYCLICAL
10. TABLE DHTE

(Slides by Prof.ssa Tiziana S.I. Sciuto)

PRICE

WAITING
TIME

MENU
NAME

MEANING

About it

1. A LA CARTE

from the card

The most common

menu

2. ETHNIC /
SPECIALITY

foreign food

Typical of a certain
culture

3. THEME

topic-based

A region, a historical
period, a dietary
trend...

4. HEALTHCARE

illness treatment /
prevention

Compiled by
dietician, under
medical control

5. BANQUETING

all functions

Pre-arranged

6. CARTE DU JOUR

card of the day

Only for a specific

day

7. CHILDRENS

designed for kids

Healthy food, low in

sugar/fat/calories

8. TASTING

degustation ( > 10
speciality dishes)

By Auguste Escoffier

9. CYCLICAL

periodic

Day/week/month
(canteen menu)

10. TABLE DHTE

proprietors menu

Fixed price menu

CHOICE
OF...
LARGE

...DISHES
Customer can
choose anything
from the list

PRICE

WAITING
TIME

VARIABLE

LONGER

Dishes are cooked to

order
...but
pre-determined
FIXED
LIMITED

(Slides by Prof.ssa Tiziana S.I. Sciuto)

SHORTER

...and
pre-determined
Dishes are prepared
in advance

Only choose 2-3

dishes per course