View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bourdain fuel his anxiety during dinner service?
(a) With customers' comments.
(b) With food.
(c) With caffeine and cigarettes.
(d) With drugs and alcohol.

2. What does floor or scum refer to?
(a) The customers in a restaurant.
(b) The floor personnel.
(c) The leftovers.
(d) Dirt.

3. How old is Bourdain when he lands a job at Tom H?
(a) Twenty-two years old.
(b) Twenty-four years old.
(c) Twenty-five years old.
(d) Twenty-seven years old.

4. What was the dream of Tom and Fred of Tom H?
(a) To make their customers smile.
(b) To convert a brownstone and serve meatloaf to celebrities.
(c) To open up a restaurant in every borough of the city.
(d) To serve their grandmothers' chicken parm recipe.

5. How does Bourdain transport his luggage from Les Halles to his apartment in Tokyo?
(a) Via taxi.
(b) Via subway.
(c) Via limousine.
(d) Via bicycle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does cabron mean?

2. Why does Bourdain tolerate Steve and Adam's juvenile antics?

3. What do Bourdain's purveyors know not to do?

4. What is the name of the owner of Let's-Call-It-Gino's?

5. Besides culinary proficiency, what determines a person's kitchen success?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 280 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample