Hospitality and tourism Management

The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai|History and full overview of the hotel.   The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai  ApolloBunder, Colaba  Mumbai 400 001 www.tajhotels.com History :-  The Company was incorporated in 1902 and it opened its first hotel, The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai, in 1903.  The original building of the hotel was commissioned by Tata.  Its doors opened to guests on 16 December 1903. It is widely believed that Jamsetji Tata  decided to build the hotel after he was refused entry to one of the city's grand hotels of the time,  Watson's Hotel   as it was restricted to z"whites only". However, this story has been challenged by many commentators who suggest that Tata was most unlikely to have been concerned with 'revenge' against his British adversaries. Instead, the Taj was built at the urging of editor of The times of India  who felt a hotel "worthy of Bombay" was needed and as a "gift to the city he loved" by Tata. The original Ind

What is Hospitality and Tourism Marketing? In the hotel industry, marketing and sales are often thought to be the same, and no wonder: The sales department is one of the most visible in the hotel. Sales manager provide prospective clients with tours and entrtain them is the hotel's food and beverage outlets. Thus the sales function is highly visible, whereas most of the non-promotional. It is not uncommon to hear restaurant managers say that they "do not believe in marketing". When they actually mean that they are disappointed with the impact of their advertising. In reality, selling and advertising are only two marketing functions and often not the most important. Advertising and sales are components of the promotional element of the marketing mix . Other marketing mix elements include product, price, and distribution. Marketing also includes research, information systems and planning.        The four-P framework calls on marketing professionals to decide on the product

Success story of chef Vikas khanna; Journey from Amritsar to America  Vikas khanna is one of the most celebrated chefs in the world and a famous cookbook writer. Vikas khanna is the Michelin starred chef from india, who has prepared a food for likes Narendra Modi, Barak obama and Dalai lama. Beside Being a chef khanna is also a author, humanitarian, judge of masterchef india and restaurantar. ● Born with misaligned leg:- Khanna was born in Amritsar, Punjab with misaligned leg. The doctor thought that he might never be walk properly, but his mother thought otherwise.  He could never play outside like other kids, and was confined to his home. Staying home allowed khanna to stay in the kitchen. He inspired by his grandmother to start cooking. By the age of seven khanna had developed an obsession with food. Rolling the dough made him feel good and powerful and his grandmother always supported his love for cooking . ● He started his 1st bussiness along with his mother:-  When he was 17 he s

How much f&b industry affected by this pandemic?? The food & beverage industry has been hit particularly ard by this Covid-19 strom. Normal restaurant operation have screeched to a half around the globe and many bussiness have been forced to pivot their offering in a bid to survive. Only pizza shops and other similar cateres already equipped to deliver and fulfill  carryout service have come out of this relatively unscathed. For the vast majority, however,  its been total disaster. And, sadly, many restaurants have closed never to return. With the world now facing one of the wrost economic crises on record and millions  of people in from this industry losing their jobs, all indications crisis are still yet to be felt, and more seismic shifts are yet to come-socially and economically. The global food&beverage industry report is segmented based on online food  chain and offline food chains. The outbreak of covid 19 had a dual impact on these segments. That include offline foo

How to make Minestrone Soup. Ingredient                                     4 Portion  •Mixed veg. ( onion, leek            • 300g Celery, carrot, turnip, Cabbage ), peeled  • Butter or oil                                 • 50g • White stock or water                 • 0.5 lt • Bouquet garni                             •  1 • Salt & Pepper                              • TT • Peas                                               • 25g • French Beans                              • 25g • Spaghetti                                      • 25g • Potatoes, peeled                          • 50g • Tomato puree                              • 1tsp • Tomato, skinned, diced             • 100g • Parsley                                          • 20g - Process of making :-  1. Cut the peeled and washed mixed into paysanne. 2. Cook slowly without colour in the oil amd butter in the pan with a lid on. 3. Add the stock, bouquet garni and seasoning; simmer for approximately 20 minutes. 4. Add the peas and

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Chef Imtiaz qureshi :- journey from krishna caters to itc masterchef What began as a nine-year-old's venture at Krishna Caterers about eight decades ago in the city of Nawabs turned into an awe-inspiring, lifelong affair with cuisine. Imtiaz Qureshi, a widely admired and adored figure in the Indian culinary space, has served lip-smacking delicacies to several heads of state and government, and other luminaries. The 87-year-old chef, in an interview to IANS, revealed that he took the culinary plunge at a very early age. Reminiscent of all things synonymous with the bygone era, the times that Qureshi was growing up in were very different from the fast-paced lifestyle of today. He comes from a family of Lucknowi chefs and was brought up amid intense fondness for Indian cuisine. "Jis zamane mein humne aur humare baap dadao ne kaam shuru kiya, us zamane mein shaadiya five star mein nahi hoti thi. Baarat ghar pe aati thi, chaahe voh jhopde ke andar ho ya mahal ke andar. Tent shamiya

• What is distillation process? - Distillation is a method of separating mixture based on difference in their volatilities in a boiling liquid mixture. - Distillation is a unit operation or a physical separation process and not a chemical reaction.  • What is Volatility?  - In chemistry and physics, It is the tendency of a substance to vaporize. • Principle of Distillation :-  The principle of distillation is based on the different boiling point of different liquids. Ethyl Alcohol vaporize at a lower temperature than water. - water vaporize @ 100°C (212°F) - Ethyl alcohol vaporize @ 78°C ( 172°F) • Alcoholic wash:-  Alcoholic wash or wash is the finished product of fermentation destined to be distilled for the first time. •Congeners :-  In the alcoholicbeverages industry congeners are substances, other than the desired type of alcohol, ethanol, produced during fermentation.                                         Congeners are responsible for most of the taste and aroma of distilled al

Top 10 alcoholic beverages  10. BACARDI 151 ALCOHOL:- (75.5%) 09. DEVIL SPRING  (80%) 08. SUNSET RUM (84.5%) 07. BALKAN 176 VODKA  (88%) 06. PINCER SHANGHAI STRENGTH  (88.88%) 05. HOPSBURG GOLD LABEL PREMIUM RESERVE ABSINTHE (89.9%) 04. RIVER ANTOINE ROYAL GRENODIAN RUM (90%) 03. BRUICHLADDICH X4 QUADRUPLED WHISKY  (92%) 02. EVERCLEAR GRAIN  (95%) 01. SPIRTYUS STAWASKI  VODKA (96%)

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES  • What is alcoholic beverages?  -  An alcoholic beverage is simply any drinks that contains ethanol /ethyl/ alcohol. - It is portable beverage which contains 0.55% to 96% of consumable alcohol. - It can denoted as ABV(Alcohol by volume), V/V (volume by volume). - Alcohol is a volatile mobile fluid obtained by fermenting a liquid containing sugar , the strength of which can be further increased by distillation. • What we called the beverage contains less than 0.55% or more than 96% ABV? -  A non alcoholic beverages isn't actually the same as an alcohol free one. As the name suggests non-alcoholic beverage are those containing no alcohol at all. Beverage classified as alcohol free do contains a very small amount of alcohol but only at strength of 0.05% or less. • What is ABV? - ABV is an abbreviations for the term 'alcohol by volume' This is a reading that is used to help a person understand the alcohol or ethanol content in an alcoholic beverages. - Alco