can be purchased individually and they each have their own individual price. It's also

可以單獨購買，他們每個人都有自己的獨立價格。它也

true that restaurants can be prix fixe, they can have a set menu, perhaps with some choices

誠然，餐廳可以定價，他們可以有一個固定的菜單，也許有一些選擇。

within that menu and it prescribes how many courses you're going to have and what you're

在該菜單中，它規定了多少課程你'要有，你'是什麼。

going to pay for the overall food experience.

去支付整體的食物體驗。

A la carte dining gives the guest the most choice. They can choose how much or how little

點餐給客人提供了最多的選擇。他們可以選擇多或少

they are going to eat. They could order a few appetizers, or they could order an appetizer,

他們要吃。他們可以點幾道開胃菜，也可以點一道開胃菜。

an entree, and a dessert. Or they could order nothing but dessert. There's no prescription

一個主菜，一個甜點。或者他們可以點什麼，但甜點。有's沒有處方

on how they're going to use the restaurant. They also can decide how much money they're

在他們'如何使用餐廳。他們也可以決定多少錢，他們're。

going to spend during their dinner, or their meal.

在他們的晚餐期間，或他們的飯菜，要花。

In a prix fixe restaurant, or a restaurant with fixed price, there's a set menu. Maybe

在定食餐廳，或固定價格的餐廳，有'的套餐。也許

it's four courses. Or maybe it's a tasting menu, with many courses. And that menu comes

它'的四道菜。或者它'是一個品嚐菜單，有很多菜。而這個菜單來

at a specific price.

以特定的價格。

The tasting menu, or the multi-course menu with prix fixe is at the restaurant's decision.

品嚐菜單，或多道菜菜單與prx fixe是在餐廳'的決定。

The restaurant decides how many courses a guest will have and how much they will pay

餐廳決定客人要吃多少道菜，要付多少錢。

for all of those courses combined.

所有這些課程的總和。

Serving a multi-course menu to a guest, or a tasting menu, requires some careful thought

為客人提供多道菜的菜單，或品嚐菜單，需要仔細考慮

and consideration. You want to have a progress of dishes that makes sense and is enjoyable

和考慮。你想有一個進步的菜，是有意義的，是愉快的。

for the guests. Much like a story. You don't want all the exciting part to be in the beginning,

為客人。很像一個故事。你不希望所有的精彩部分都在開頭。

so that people end up being bored with the menu as it continues. It's important to build

以便人們在繼續使用菜單時最終感到厭煩。重要的是要建立

on the menu in a way that is refreshing and enjoyable and creates some anticipation for

的方式，讓人耳目一新，享受其中的樂趣，併產生一些期待。

what's coming next.

接下來會有什麼。

Often multi-course menus will have multiple courses before a main protein item, like an

通常情況下，多道菜的菜單會在主要的蛋白質項目之前有多道菜，如

entree, that is considered the climax of the savory part of the meal. Sometimes tasting

主菜，被認為是餐中鹹味部分的高潮。有時品嚐

menus have multiple dessert courses that may end with petit fours or chocolates.

菜單上有多道甜品，可能以小四喜或巧克力結束。

When serving a multi-course or tasting menu, timing is critical. If the food comes too

當提供多道菜或品嚐菜單時，時間是至關重要的。如果食物來得太晚

fast, the guests are not going to enjoy it. And if it takes too long, they're going to

快，客人是不會享受它。如果時間太長，他們就會。

wonder what's going on and they're going to get impatient. That connection of timing and

不知道發生了什麼'，他們'會變得不耐煩。這種時間和

enjoyment is critical for a multi-course menu.

對於多道菜的菜單來說，享受是至關重要的。

In a restaurant, it is required that the kitchen and the dining room have wonderful communication

在餐廳裡，要求廚房和餐廳有美妙的溝通。

about the pace at which a guest is enjoying their meal. Some people will eat fast and

關於客人享受美食的速度。有些人會吃得很快，而

some people will eat more slowly. It's very important that a table be treated as a whole.

有些人會吃得比較慢。一張桌子要作為一個整體來對待，這是非常重要的。

Everyone should be cleared from each course together and the restaurant should be able

每道菜大家都要一起清場，餐廳要能做到

to provide a wave-like progress, where the table is prepared with all of the correct

以提供一個波浪式的進展，其中表準備了所有正確的。

service ware. The beverages are poured. And then the food is delivered. Everyone enjoys

服務器。飲料倒好了。然後把食物送到。每個人都喜歡

their food, and then the dishes are cleared, the service ware is replaced, the table is

他們的食物，然後清理盤子，更換服務器皿，桌子是

crumbed, the beverages are poured, and the next course arrives.

碎，倒上飲料，下一道菜就到了。

Now the only way that can happen in a beautiful, and consistent, and appropriate manner is

現在，只有這樣才能發生美麗的、一致的、適當的方式。

if the dining room is letting the kitchen know how quickly people are eating and when

如果餐廳讓廚房知道人們進餐的速度和時間

he perceives that they might need a breather, when they might need a break before they continue

他認為，他們可能需要一個喘息的機會，當他們可能需要休息一下，然後再繼續。

with their next course. The kitchen needs to be able to respond to the changing tempo

與他們的下一道菜。廚房需要能夠應對不斷變化的節奏。

of all of the different dining room tables and how they are dining either quickly or

所有不同的餐桌，以及他們是如何用餐或快速或

more slowly.

較為緩慢。

This is the dance of the restaurant business in multi-course menus and tasting menus, making

這是餐飲業在多菜系菜單和試吃菜單中的舞蹈，使。

sure that the kitchen, the dining room and the guests are all performing the dance in

確保廚房、餐廳和客人們都在表演舞蹈。

the right way, in the right tempo, for the guests ultimate enjoyment.

以正確的方式，正確的節奏，為客人帶來極致的享受。