Through my book presentation

Hello, I would like to write about my book again.

The book I had been reading is, as I mentioned earlier in this blog, Uncommon Ground ~The History Of Coffeee and How It Transformed Our World~. It was published in 1999. In my presentation, I introduced about the author of the book who is Mark Penergrast. He is from Atlanta Georgia, and earned a Bachelor of Art degree in English Literature from Harvard College. Later, he attended Simmons College in Boston and obtained a Master of Arts degree in Library Science. He worked as an academic librarian and free-lance writer until he became a full-time writer. He decided to write this book because he was personally interested in deceptively narrow topics that in fact have figured in world history for millennia. Coffee has a long history starting from its discovery on an ancient Ethiopian hillside to its role as millenniall elixier in the Age of Starbucks. Coffee has dominated and molded the economies, politics, and social structures of entire countries. In his book, he mentions not only about the start of coffee, but also about Coffee Crisis that occured in 2002, which caused global prices to plummet, and at the same time, to the rise of Fair Trade movement.

The attractive aspect of this book is that this book is interesting for those who like coffee, like me. On the other hand, I think it is a boring book for those who aren't since it doesn't have many pictures and images inside, and mostly it is the explanation of coffee. I became well selective of coffee after reading this book. Since I work in Starbucks, I learned a lot about the taste of coffee, its origin, where it was grew, and so on, and now I am looing forward to sharing these knowledge to people who came to Starbucks as costomers.

Genre Analysis

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Dirty French on the Lower East
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*Does the reviewer show any special insider knowledge of the chefs or the restaurant's plan for the future?
Yes.

*What is the writing style of the review?
The review is written in an uneasy expression which is a style of flowery language.

*Does the review include a convenient grid so that the reader can see, at a glance, such facts as the restaurant's location, the price range of menu items, wheelchair accessibility, etc?

Yes it does. The address is written down with categories as
ATMOSPHERE ,SERVICE ,SOUND LEVEL ,RECOMMENDED,DRINKS AND WINE ,PRICES,OPEN,RESERVATIONS,WHEELCHAIR ACCESS.

*What additional information can you find out about the restaurant from its Website? Does anything on the Website contradict what's written in the review? If so, discribe.

*What did you learn about the values of the reviewer and cultural values through this review?

*Based on the review, would you and your partner like to try this resturant? Why or why not?

Restaurant Review

Restaurant Evaluation

Afternoon Tea Room

Tama-Plaza Station 045-905-0708

Hinako and I went to Afternoon Tea Room in Tama-Plaza station. The restaurant was very easy to find, though there were no particular signs at all, because it was located just in front of the station. The building seemed to be new and clean so we were feeling very excited even before entering the restaurant.

Actually, a store called Afternoon Tea is famous as a general store. It gathers lots of cute and pretty goods and it is basically popular among young girls. However, next to the store, we could find a stylish restaurant. There was a nice looking service staff warmly waiting for us in front of the restaurant. She wore a brown apron which all other staff members wore as well. They were friendly, and answered to our questions about the food professionally.

Inside the restaurant was overall clean. The weak light was okay. With the comfortable atmosphere, we were able to feel our self at home. There were few people studying, so it might also be a good place to go as a café. When I went to this restaurant with Hinako, it was like being at home.

We ordered a set of food, tea, and sweet. That cost 1220 yen which was very reasonable. The food had no problem with the quality, quantity, appearance, temperature and so on. We were full and satisfied at last.

The only thing we were unconvinced was that the restaurant did not provide any restrooms inside. The restroom was about 500 meters away from the restaurant. Anyway, it was definitely one of the restaurants that I would like to visit again.

 

1) Service Staff

Are their uniforms neat and clean? (5/5)

Are they friendly; enjoying their work? (5/5)

Are they smiling? (4/5)

Are they well groomed and professional? (5/5)

Do they serve fast enough? (3/5)

 

2) Restaurant

Cutlery clean? (5/5)

Music volume and type appropriate? (4/5)

Restaurant clean and orderly? (5/5)

Overall feeling positive and fun? (4/5)

Restaurant comfortable? (5/5)

 

3) Building and Surroundings

Access to restrooms? (2/5)

Signs visible, attractive, maintained? (1/5)

Access to the store? (4/5)

Surroundings clean? (5/5)

Lightings okay? (5/5)

 

4) Food Categories

Taste (5/5)

Quality (5/5)

Temperature (4/5)

Appearance (5/5)

Cost (5/5)

 

86/100