HW 7/3

There is a sort of complexity and skill unnoticed to the public when it comes to the waiting on tables
Literate acts can extend beyond the printed text involving verbal and nonverbal communication
Study was done in a privately owned restaurant during Weekend evening shifts and voluntary participation
At this restaurant it has different level of experience workers.
The menu is the most important printed text used by waiters and waitresses. The menu is its own genre
A word like marinara is common item found in many restaurants but it means something a little different depending on how the restaurant prepares and makes the sauce. (own lexis)
Restaurant menus are written in a way so that it is long and sometimes incomprehensible to give the power of the interaction to the waiter/waitress.
Knowing terms that many customers are unfamiliar with can help sell that dish or not knowing leads to the opposite effect
The waiters/waitresses at this restaurant have to be proficient on the menu and reading people/the situation to be successful at their job

Frisby things