Exploring the Culinary Arts—Careers Description Students will analyze current food trends and the different aspects of the food service and hospitality industries, together with the career paths available. Lesson Objectives Students will be able to: summarize the different aspects of the service industry recognize the factors that affect current food trends and how they affect the food service industry summarize the five segments of the hospitality industry, and summarize the three key areas of the food service industry (food service, tourism, and science). Assumptions The teacher will become familiar with: the hospitality industry and the food service industry, and some of the new food trends that have occurred in the last few years (e.g., food trucks). Terminology cuisine: Cuisine (Fr.) refers to a style or method of cooking that is specific to an area, country, or establishment. culinarian: A culinarian is a person skilled in cookery. culinary: Culinary is a descriptive term relating to the kitchen or cooking. food service industry: The food service industry is involved in the making, transporting, and selling of prepared foods. hospitality industry: The accommodations and food and beverage industry groupings. tourism: The business of attracting and serving the of people travelling and staying outside their home communities for business and pleasure. trend: In the food service industry, trend refers to new methods of preparing or serving food to the public that become popular. 165 This work is licensed a unless otherwise indicated.
Exploring the Culinary Arts—Careers Description Students will analyze current food trends and the different aspects of the food service and hospitality industries, together with the career paths available. Lesson Objectives Students will be able to: summarize the different aspects of the service industry recognize the factors that affect current food trends and how they affect the food service industry summarize the five segments of the hospitality industry, and summarize the three key areas of the food service industry (food service, tourism, and science). Assumptions The teacher will become familiar with: the hospitality industry and the food service industry, and some of the new food trends that have occurred in the last few years (e.g., food trucks). Terminology cuisine: Cuisine (Fr.) refers to a style or method of cooking that is specific to an area, country, or establishment. culinarian: A culinarian is a person skilled in cookery. culinary: Culinary is a descriptive term relating to the kitchen or cooking. food service industry: The food service industry is involved in the making, transporting, and selling of prepared foods. hospitality industry: The accommodations and food and beverage industry groupings. tourism: The business of attracting and serving the of people travelling and staying outside their home communities for business and pleasure. trend: In the food service industry, trend refers to new methods of preparing or serving food to the public that become popular. This work is licensed a unless otherwise indicated. 165
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