Teacher needs to prepare suggestions for quality internet sites to use with project, establish framework for restaurant job titles and duties, purchase groceries and decorations for each ethnic restaurant. The teacher prepares a sample menu design and gives training on proper etiquette around guests in food service. Teacher distributes job titles for all employees. Students are given examples of quality menus what restaurants use as effective marketing tools. Students are shown how to use WordArt, clip art, etc. to create their menu designs.
Students practice finding recipes and nutritional information.
Students research types of ethnic cuisine, attire, and customs of the country that each team chooses. Students design menus from the cuisine recipes that they find useful from the internet. Each site contains a variety of ethnic recipes and general information about different cultures and cuisine. I believe that restaurants are an excellent teaching tool. Students learn technology skills through the preparation, construction, and production of each restaurant.