For this writing task, you'll need to respond to the following scenario:
Who are you?
Aqua, a fine-dining boutique restaurant in Malibu, California, is frequented by celebrities and other wealthy patrons who relish its exotic menu and extraordinary wine list. It is the flagship restaurant in Premier Dining Group's chain of high-end eateries located throughout Southern California. As manager of this fine establishment, you work very hard to maintain the exceptionally high standards for which the restaurant is famous.
What is the scenario?
In addition to serving high-quality food and beverages, your responsibilities as restaurant manager include ensuring compliance with Los Angeles County's strict "restaurant grading" ordinance. This ordinance …show more content…
For up to two hours, you may thaw frozen food under running water at a temperature of 70 degrees F. or below.
To avoid cross contamination, equipment used to prepare food must be cleaned and sanitized between uses and particular care must be exercised when handling a potentially harmful food such as raw poultry, beef, or fish. There is a "danger zone" temperature of 40--140 degrees F. within which food bacteria multiply rapidly and can thrive. The temperature of food should be kept out of this zone.
Safe food storage requires that all foods be wrapped and stored in a clean place. Each item in the walk-in refrigerator, freezer, and dry storage should be in a sealed container or package with a label identifying the contents and date on which they were received. All meats, seafood, vegetables, and dairy products must be refrigerated. The refrigerator temperature must be below 38 degrees F. Freezers should keep foods at below 0 degrees F, and items in dry storage should be kept between 50--70 degrees F. with a relative humidity of 50--60%. A working thermometer must be kept in each unit at all times so that problems may be identified at a
Who are you?
Aqua, a fine-dining boutique restaurant in Malibu, California, is frequented by celebrities and other wealthy patrons who relish its exotic menu and extraordinary wine list. It is the flagship restaurant in Premier Dining Group's chain of high-end eateries located throughout Southern California. As manager of this fine establishment, you work very hard to maintain the exceptionally high standards for which the restaurant is famous.
What is the scenario?
In addition to serving high-quality food and beverages, your responsibilities as restaurant manager include ensuring compliance with Los Angeles County's strict "restaurant grading" ordinance. This ordinance …show more content…
For up to two hours, you may thaw frozen food under running water at a temperature of 70 degrees F. or below.
To avoid cross contamination, equipment used to prepare food must be cleaned and sanitized between uses and particular care must be exercised when handling a potentially harmful food such as raw poultry, beef, or fish. There is a "danger zone" temperature of 40--140 degrees F. within which food bacteria multiply rapidly and can thrive. The temperature of food should be kept out of this zone.
Safe food storage requires that all foods be wrapped and stored in a clean place. Each item in the walk-in refrigerator, freezer, and dry storage should be in a sealed container or package with a label identifying the contents and date on which they were received. All meats, seafood, vegetables, and dairy products must be refrigerated. The refrigerator temperature must be below 38 degrees F. Freezers should keep foods at below 0 degrees F, and items in dry storage should be kept between 50--70 degrees F. with a relative humidity of 50--60%. A working thermometer must be kept in each unit at all times so that problems may be identified at a