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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What restaurant did Batali open after joining The Food Network?

2. What does the food prepared on the grill have to be considered acceptable?

3. What was Batali's father profession?

4. What did Bill discover about Batali while at the game?

5. Where did Batali open his pizzeria in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the Babbo kitchen like two different kitchens according to Chapter 5?

2. What book did Bill find when he was researching authentic Italian cooking?

3. Who did Bill Buford invite to dinner in "Dinner with Mario"?

4. What made Bill feel like a part of the kitchen staff?

5. Who is Bill Buford?

6. Where did Batali arrive in Chapter 4?

7. What is considered the most basic sauce and how is it made?

8. Where did Batali move in California, and what did he do?

9. What did Bill regret?

10. What does Bill learn about clams despite not liking them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think that the organizational system (brigade system) of a kitchen makes successful chefs?

Essay Topic 2

Do you think that Bill used his book on Batali as an excuse to try and work in a professional kitchen? Was becoming a cook necessary for the book to be written? Explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

Batali opened a pizzeria that had a lot of success despite having "inedible" pizzas. Do you think cuisine is losing the fight of good taste against processed food and that people have lower standards for what is good?

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