Postrio Questions

Questions to go with the Postrio Review

1. Who is Wolfgang Puck?

2. Is the author’s family familiar with fine food?

3. What was the problem with the menu?

4. Why didn’t the family want ox-tail with their steaks?

5. Would you want to eat there? Why or why not?

6. Can you think of any restaurants that are overpriced or overrated, in your opinion? Write their names and why you think so.

7. What does exorbitant mean?

8. Would the author have tried the shrimp sausage if her husband hadn’t ordered it?

9. What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever eaten?

Enoteca San Marco RC Questions

Reading Comprehension questions for Enoteca San Marco restaurant review

1. Who enjoyed the meal more, the author or her husband?

2. What were some of the disappointments of the meal?

3. Would you like to eat a meal consisting of several small plates of food? Why or why not?

4. Why did they order the pasta?

5. How was the pasta?

6. Does the author want to go to Mario’s other restaurants? Why or why not?

7. Would you want to eat at Enoteca San Marco? Why or why not?

8. List five of your favorite appetizers.

Describing Food - Adjectives

Describing food is a great way to practice using adjectives. In class we reviewed what adjectives are and did a few grammar exercises. Then we went over a long list of food description words from

http://www.world-food-and-wine.com/describing-food.html

I made this word list into a four page packet.

After discussing the meaning and pronunciation of the words, each student wrote 10 sentences using words that he or she had just learned from the packet. Next, each student chose 5 words and wrote a short paragraph describing the "worst meal ever." Then they did the same with 5 other words and wrote about the "best meal ever." Students shared their paragraphs in class.

How to Write a Restaurant Review

Restaurant Review Writing 101

At the end of the restaurant review unit, each student should write his/her own restaurant review. It should be a restaurant that you've actually gone to. You may have loved it, hated it, or seen it has somewhere in between.

In class we went over the factors that make a good restaurant review. Students looked at the list from Epinions.com and labeled those features in the three reviews we'd read: Postrio, Enoteca San Marco and Tao.

Then each student decided on a restaurant to review and made an outine based on the 9 factors discussed. Check out the link above to get the list of factors.