Facts & History

The merging of two or more ethnic cuisines into one cooking style

• Grade Cuisine
• Eclectic Cuisine
• Fusion Cuisine
• Nouvelle Cuisine

Ancient cultures did NOT have major culinary breakthroughs because they had such limited resources

• True
• False

Which of the following is true of Auguste Esoffier?

• He simplified the grande cuisine and stressed that chefs  should be profesional
• he simplified classic cuisine and advocated for professionalism
• He carried the grade cuisine to an extreme and stressed artistic ideals
• he carried classic cuisine to an extreme and advocated for artistic ideals

The first pizza was invented in France.

• True
• False

Chocolate was once used as a currency.

• True
• False

Who developed the kitchen brigade system?

• Louis Pasteur

• Marcus Apicius

• Georges August Escoffier

• Marie-Antoine Careme

An average ear of corn has an even number of rows, usually 16.

• True

• False

The most popular carrots used to be what color?

• Red

• White

• Purple

Who is credited with establishing exact rules of conduct and dress for chefs?

• Boulanger

• Marcus Apicius

• Georges August Escoffier

• Marie-Antoine Careme

What is the name of the cook who works under the chef?

• Commis

• Sous Chef

• Assitants

• Dishwasher