DATE
TOPIC
READING & ASSIGNMENT
(Read before class on specified date)
RE
JAN 12
Syllabus, Intro to Class & Course
In class – identify partners
JAN 14
Intro to the Food Service Industry
MYSTERY SHOPPER PROJECT
GISSLEN CH.1
JAN 16
Intro (cont.), History and Trends
ANGEL (Restaurant and Organization websites)
JAN 19
Martin Luther King Day: NO CLASS
Do a good deed today!
JAN 21
Trends, Menu Intro, and Guest Service
Mystery Shopper Project due
GISSLEN CH4, Pg 59-67, 86-87
ANGEL (resources)
JAN 23
Menu as a Control Tool and Menu Planning
CYCLE MENU PROJECT
GISSLEN, CH. 5 (review)
DOPSON CH. 6, Pgs. 236-242
JAN 26
Menu Writing and Menu Psychology/Layout
STATIC MENU PROJECT
ANGEL (articles and links)
JAN 28
Cycle Menu Writing Workshop
MANDATORY ATTENDANCE
Cycle Menu DRAFT due
JAN 30
Cycle Menu (final version) Project due
(peer review and one more revision opportunity)
MANDATORY ATTENDANCE
FEB 2
HM Alum – Guest Speaker
Revenue and Expense (skills practice)
MANDATORY ATTENDANCE
DOPSON CH.1
FEB 4
Static Menu Writing Workshop (review ANGEL articles)
MANDATORY ATTENDANCE
Static Menu DRAFT due
FEB 6
NO CLASS: Work with partners on menu project
FEB 9
Sales History/Forecasting /Review for Exam
DOPSON Ch. 2 &
ANGEL practice quiz
FEB 11
EXAM 1
FEB 13
Basics at a Glance/Equipment – Large and Small
GISSLEN CHAPTER 3
Basics at A Glance (ANGEL)
FEB 16
Equip (cont.) & Basic Cooking Principles (review and study on your own)
GISSLEN CHAPTER 6
FEB 18
Mise En Place & Standardized Recipes
B@G Quiz (in class)/Static menu (final) Project due
GISSLEN CHAPTER 7, CH 4, pgs 68-75
DOPSON, CH 3, pgs 59-63
FEB 20
Recipe Conversions & RECIPE PROJECT intro
GISSLEN, CH 4, pgs 75-81
Handout
FEB 23
Gisslen Software Demo/Recipe Homework
(Last Name: A-L* in 118 Mateer, M-Z in Rm 11)
MANDATORY ATTENDANCE*
CulinarE Companion Recipe Software
FEB 25
Gisslen Software Demo/Recipe Homework
(Last Name: M-Z* in 118 Mateer, A-L in Rm 11)
Cooking Principles ANGEL Quiz due (11:55pm)
MANDATORY ATTENDANCE*
CulinarE Companion Recipe Software
FEB 27
Recipe Writing Workshop
Recipe Software Homework (from lab) due
MANDATORY ATTENDANCE
Recipe DRAFT due
MAR 2
Guest Speaker – Beth Stephens
MANDATORY ATTENDANCE
MAR 4
Managing The Cost Of Food
Recipe Project (fish or lasagne) due
DOPSON CH 3, pgs 64-131
DOPSON CH 5, pgs 177-197
DOPSON CH 9, pgs 383-385
Handouts
MAR 6
Managing The Cost Of Food (cont.)
MAR 9-13
Spring Break
MAR 16
Catch-up/Review for Exam
ANGEL practice quiz
MAR 18
EXAM 2
MAR 20
Managing Costs & the F&B Production Process
Begin Cost Control Summary Homework
DOPSON, CH 5, pgs 197-235
GISSLEN, CH 4 Pgs 81-89
MAR 23
Purchasing and Cost Calculations: EP/AP/Yield % and Intro to Book of Yields (packet)
MANDATORY ATTENDANCE
BOOK OF YIELDS (Intro pgs.)
MAR 25
Recipe Costing (Beef and Broccoli)
In class Costing/Pricing