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"Tex-Mex" is a term describing a regional American cuisine that blends food products available in the United States and the culinary creations of Mexican-Americans influenced by Mexican cuisine. The cuisine has spread from Border States such as Texas and those in the Southwestern United States to the rest of the country as well as Canada. Tex-Mex is most popular in the state of Texas. Mexican cuisine is primarily a fusion of indigenous Mesoamerican cooking with European, especially Spanish, elements added after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in the 16th century. The basic staples remain native foods such as corn, beans and chili peppers, but the Europeans introduced a large number of other foods, the most important of which were meat from domesticated animals (beef, pork, chicken, goat and sheep), dairy products (especially cheese) and various herbs and lots of spices. Theme:  The decoration and the restaurant setup were done keeping in mind the flag of Mexico....

Navroz - Nowruz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in the Persian calendar. It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical Northward equinox, which usually occurs on March 21 or the previous/following day depending on where it is observed. The moment the sun crosses the celestial equator and equalizes night and day is calculated exactly every year and families gather together to observe the rituals. Dastarkhan hukka Kahwah setup table setup north west frontier cuisine restaurant setup lamp Add caption  North west frontier cuisine menu card

increasing servers' tips  A study published on cornell website it might be useful for hoteliers Inform Servers About the Actions The best thing executives and managers can do to improve their servers’ tips is to inform the servers about the actions that have been shown to increase tips. This information is likely to be taken more seriously if: (1) servers are also told about the evidence that demonstrates that these actions actually work and (2) the information comes from a credible third party. I have developed a booklet, titled Mega Tips, that is designed to meet those two criteria (see page 15). The booklet describes in more detail the techniques described above, along with the theorybased explanations for their effectiveness and the evidence supporting that effectiveness. Given the work that I have done on tipping, I believe that servers should perceive my recommendations as credible. Even if some servers remain unpersuaded and resist trying the advocated behavi...

Whoops! How embarrassing. Now, everyone is going to remember him ONLY as the President who unknowingly insulted the Queen. Yep, that'll be his legacy. Nothing else… Last night, Barack Obama was the Queen's specially invited guest at a banquet at Buckingham Palace. Honored by the invitation, President Obama attempted to give a speech thanking her Majesty for her friendship and grace. He asked the congregation to stand as he proposed a toast. And then he said, “To Her Majesty the Queen.” Thinking that was their cue, the orchestra of the Scots Guard mistakenly started to play God Save The Queen. Everyone fell silent, as is tradition,…except President Obama. Apparently, he was unaware that it is against protocol to talk over the national anthem, especially when you are in front of the Queen. But he forged on with his speech anyway, unaware of the stares he was getting from across the room and the tiniest, but the most uncomfortable smile coming across her Majesty...

Espresso Espresso has no milk, just pure coffee. Most traditional coffee recipes revolve around a single or double espresso shots. If you are a coffee connoisseur then you should try and learn how to make one.  It is generally made from a single 1 oz shot of coffee made with 7 Gms of finely ground coffee extracted at between 18 and 25 seconds. There are many recopies and this is small selection to choose from – Americano (American) – This is espresso shot that is diluted to taste with hot water. The name was given to insult Americans who the Europeans believed were not up to drinking full espressos. Black coffee: Coffee served with no milk. Cappuccino Cappuccino usually consists of equal parts espresso, steamed milk, and frothed milk. All this makes the coffee taste more diluted and weaker. Some coffee shops will sprinkle cinnamon or flaked chocolate on top and other will add more milk than others. All shops make some variance to suit the taste of regular customers...

Sommelier- wine waiter Artichaut- artichoke Assiette- plate Assiette a potage- soup plate Aubergine- eggplant Abats- organs like kidney, heart Aboyer- the person who announces kitchen order Aliment- food Anchois- anchovy Bain marie- hot water well or bath for keeping food at constant temperature. Beurre- butter Blancher- to blanch Ble- wheat Bouillon- stock Bouteille- bottle Carte des vins- wine list Caviar- roe (egg) of sturgeon fish Cendrier- ashtray Champignon- mushroom Citron- lemon Corbeille a pain- bread basket Couteau- knife Courvert- a cover Crabe- a shell fish ‘Crab’ Crème- cream Cuillere- spoon Croutons- cubes of fried bread Cuisine- kitchen Dejeuner- lunch Diner- dinner Eau- water Echalote- shallots Entrecote- sirloin (beef) Escargot- snails Farine- flour Foie- liver Fourchette- fork Fromage- cheese Hier- yesterday Huitre- oyster Jour- day Jus- juice Lait- milk Legumes- vegetables Louch...

Early wine was stored first in terracotta amphoras and later in wooden barrels. Wine was never aged; it was briefly stored or transported and served before it had a chance to spoil. Wine glasses and decanters first appeared in Venice around the 12th century, used only for serving the wine. Glass-blowing technology improved and in the early 18th century glass wine bottles with small bottlenecks made airtight wine storage possible. Wine could now be safely aged. The English were the first to seal wine bottles, using cork imported from Spain or Portugal. Cork comes from the wood of the Quercus Suber or cork tree, a species of Oak native to Spain. Obviously, corkscrews were invented as an easy way of removing the cork from a bottle. However, wine bottles were not the first bottles to be corked. Bottle tops and cans did not become common until after W.W.II. Before that time and before wine was ever corked, all kinds of substances were often stored in corked containers: beer, medicine, ...