FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICE SAMPLE INTERVIEW Q&A

1) Tell me about Gin, cocktails of gin, origin of gin

2) What is Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ?
3) What is fermentation?
4) What is yeast?
5) How are alcoholic beverages classified?
6) What is the difference between patent still and pot still? What are the advantages
and disadvantages of both? Which method is more popular these days?
7) Name the different types of coffee
8) What is the standard size of a B&B plate/side plate?
9) What is a demitasse?
10) What is a Granny Smith?
11) What is Cantaloupe?
12) Name different brands of soft cheese.
13) What is the procedure of service in a fine dining restaurant?
14) What is the most important resource for an F&B Manager?
15) What are anchovies?
16) Name some lake fish and sea fish.
17) Name 5 Australian wines; 5 Italian wines and 5 Red wines.
18) What is the yeast used in wines and whiskey?
19) What are the different types of banquet set-ups?
20) What are the different styles of Sherry?
21) What is the size of a liqueur glass?
22) What is the job description of a Wine Sommelier?
23) What is the difference between American and Canadian Whiskey?
24) What are the wine regions of France?


25) Why is the bottom part of a champagne bottle hollow?
26) What is the accompaniment of caviar? Which wine goes with it?
27) Which is the cheapest beer?
28) What is a danger zone?
29) What is the manufacturing process of champagne?
30) What is the difference between champagne and sparkling wine?
31) What is punt?
32) What are the different types of glassware?
33) Name some whiskey cocktails and vodka cocktails.
34) Name 6 international beer brands.
35) Name a star wine of Germany and 5 French wines from the Bordeaux region.
36) What is the difference between liqueur and alcohol?
37) Name 5 types of breakfast potato preparations.
38) Explain 12-course French Classical menu.
39) What are the different sizes of champagne botlles?
40) Give some brand names of alcoholic beverages.
41) What is APC?
42) How would you promote a restaurant in a hotel?
43) If a restaurant in a hotel is not running well, how would you improvise?
44) What is a sorbet course and what do you serve in the course?
45) What are the different types of tea served during breakfast?
46) What are the different egg preparations during breakfast?
47) Name different types of breads served during breakfast.
48) Name 5 Chilean wines, New Zealand wines, Belgian wines. Name some other
New World Wines.
49) How do you promote Indian wines?
50) Name the different brands of Scotch whiskey and American whiskey. Explain
their manufacturing process.

51) What is the difference between Scotch whiskey, American whiskey and Irish
whiskey?
52) Plan a 4 course menu along with wine pairing.
53) Explain the Solera system and the Estufa system.
54) Name different types of olive oil.
55) Why isnt extra virgin olive oil used for cooking?
56) Name the various types of Italian cheese.
57) Describe a 4 course Continental course, pairing it with wine.
58) Name 3 continental breakfast items.
59) What is a continental breakfast?
60) How is Cuba Libre made?
61) Name 10 international beers.
62) What is a snifter also known as?
63) What is the size of a large plate?
64) Which one of these following wines can be served with soup -
red wine, white wine or sherry
65) Which is these is a part of continental breakfast- fruit juice/ fresh fruit or
eggs or tea/ coffee?
66) Which type of whisky is Johnny Walker - single malt/ blended scotch/Canadian?
67) Which one you will serve as hors d oeuvres -salads/ caviar/ quiche
68)What is Marc?
69) Name 5 Indian champagnes
70) What is Pomace brandy?
71)what is balsamic vinegar?
72) Grey Goose is a vodka from which part of the world?
73) Absolut is a vodka from which part of the world?
74) The famous Gin Bombay Sapphire is from which part of the world?
75) The famous Cocktails Daiquiri and Mojito originate in which part of the world?
76) Which single malt whisky is made by the Sixteen Men of Tain?
77) Which of these whiskey distilleries is not on the Isle of Islay?
Bowmore/Benromach/Bunnahabhain/Bruichladdach
78) Edradour, the smallest whiskey distillery in Scotland, is in which town?
79) What geographical distinction does Dalwhinnie distillery hold?
80) Which Scottish town is the centre of a region known as the Whiskey Capital of the
world when it had some 30 or more distilleries but now has only 3 Springbak, Glen
Scotia and Glengyle.
81) The formula to calculate beverage cost is .?
82) All restaurants and bars have similar beverage costs. True/false
83) Which country is generally acknowledged to be the birthplace of Wine?
84) Rioja is a wine from Spain, but what is Rioja?
85) The famous French wine Chablis is made from which grape variety?
86) Name the following cocktails:
Lemon, hot water Long Island Ice Tea/Hoppin Hot Scotch/Hot Toddy
Hard cider, beer Snakebite/Anklebiter/Shandy
Sparkling Wine, peach puree Mimosa/Ritz Fizz/Bellini
Gin or Vodka, grapefruit juice Greyhound/Belmont/Boxcar
Shot of Whiskey, beer Boilermaker/Beerbath/Old Fashioned
87) What are the different names and sizes of Champagne bottles (4 names)?
88) Give 3 brand names of French White Wines, Tequila, Vodkas, Gin, Rum
89) Give classifications of single malt whiskey.
90) Name the river from which the water comes for making Scotch Whiskey?
91) Name 1 Indian single Malt whiskey
92) Name 2 Scotch whiskey from each region of Scotland
93) Name the classification of cheese with 2 examples each
94) Which the region in France from where we get Dessert Wines
95) What is Oktober fest?
96) What is Underbar?
97) Name 2 Japanese whiskeys.
98) What is Rice wine?
99) What is Rose wine?
100) Which state does Rotta come from?
101) What are the following-
Grape vodka
Spakling vodka
Caviar
Black vodka
Scotch and Single Malt
Pina Colada
Pink Lady
Cosmopolitan
102) what is the accompaniment of cheese?
103) What is the recipe of Margarita?
104) Name 2 blue cheese. What is its accompaniment?
105) Name 5 international soups
106) Name the national soups of Spain, England, India and Scotland
107) what is the skin of grape called?
108) what is noble rot?
109) what is Kosher vodka?
110) what is the difference between Irish whiskey, scotch whiskey?
111) what is Black Russian Vodka?
112) what is Pate de Fois Gras?
113) Name 3 orange based liqueurs?
114) What is mire Poix?
115) Name 5 red grapes, 5 white grapes, 5 red wines and 5 white wines
116) What is caviar its accompaniments and types?
117) What are the 5 mother sauces?
118) How is roux made?
119) Name some German beers.
120) what is oyster? How is it presented?
121) Name 5 whiskey cocktails