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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 position did Abby Bodiker have before joining Babbo?

2. What was Marco Pierre White avid at?

3. Who was the pastry chef in Batali's restaurant?

4. Who worked the grill at Babbo?

5. What did Batali insist would be served at the pizzeria despite concern that it was not good?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who came to work at Babbo's in Chapter 7?

2. How famous was Batali at the time he and Bill met?

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

4. Where did Batali arrive in Chapter 4?

5. Where did Bill visit in Chapter 11?

6. What did Bill learn about polenta in Chapter 14?

7. What did not work well in Chapter 6?

8. Why was the restaurant called Otto doomed to fail, according to Chapter 15?

9. Why was Andy (the expediter) becoming anxious?

10. Where was Batali offered his own kitchen?

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

The star system is the most preponderant way people rate restaurant. News paper and dedicated publications like the "New York Times" or the Michelin Guide provide ratings but websites also do. Which rating system would you trust the most when choosing a restaurant?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the stations which Buford worked at and discuss his experience on the station.

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