The Art of Understanding Menus
Interactive talk in English
22.06.11 at 19:00 at Anglia bookshop
Part I. “Typical English Food”? Chicken Tikka Masala!
Including reading authentic menu samples from Indian restaurants.
Recommended level of English for participants: not lower than Intermediate (B1).
Date: June 22, 2011 (Wednesday) |
Address: 38, Fontanka emb., Anglia bookshop |
Start time: 19:00. |
Tel. +7(812) 579-82-84, 579-80-07 |
Admission free of charge.
Prior registration is required via www.britania-spb.ru (contact form) or by e-mail anglia@inbox.ru
PRESENTER:
John Moyes (Sheffield – St. Petersburg),
keen amateur cook and restaurant-goer
(when not busy teaching English)
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Have you ever been confused by dishes names and descriptions in menus? We are sure you have! Whether you are a near beginner in English or you have no problem in understanding Shakespeare, it’s more than likely that you will have found yourself at a loss trying to decipher something like “tapenade butter with roasted peperoncino vegetables” or “Rich Layered Chocolate Devil’s Food Cake with Chocolate Ganache“…
We are eager to help you get ready for this most exciting aspect of your summer holiday!
Probably the major world cuisine featuring the most mysteriously named ingredients and dishes, Indian food is tremendously popular in Finland, in the USA and has become such an integral part of British culture that “typical British food” often means “Indian food”. With Goa as one of the world’s top tourist destinations, and with the number of Indian restaurants in St. Petersburg growing slowly but surely, reading an Indian menu has become a useful and exciting skill.