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Table reservation
, France A table reservation is an arrangement made in advance to have a table available at a restaurant or diner. While most restaurants in the vast majority of the world do not require a reservation, and some do not have a policy or simply any channel for making one, restaurants in large cities often require a reservation, and some may have tables booked for weeks in advance. At particularly exclusive venues, it may be impossible to make a reservation on the same day as the planned visit. The modern reservation system evolved from the prior practice of arranging catering at a restaurant. Today, at such venues, observes Joy Smith, author of Kitchen Afloat: Galley Management and Meal Preparation (2002): "It's always smart to inquire about a restaurant's reservation policy. Some will only reserve for large parties of six or more". In recent times, many restaurants have replaced the traditional pencil and notebook with an online reservation system, such as Bookatable, Chope or Resy. Some services allow users to put their reservations up for sale. Reservations for later dining times may prove problematic, as a restaurant may have a backlog that will require the reservation-holders to wait beyond their stated arrival time. In addition, diners with a late reservation face a higher chance that the restaurant will run out of necessary ingredients for a particularly popular dish.…
Article summary
, France A table reservation is an arrangement made in advance to have a table available at a restaurant or diner. While most restaurants in the vast majority of the world do not require a reservation, and some do not have a policy or simply any channel for making one, restaurants in large cities often require a reservation, and some may have tables booked for weeks in advance. At particularly exclusive venues, it may be impossible to make a reservation on the same day as the planned visit. The modern reservation system evolved from the prior practice of arranging catering at a restaurant. Today, at such venues, observes Joy Smith, author of Kitchen Afloat: Galley Management and Meal Preparation (2002): "It's always smart to inquire about a restaurant's reservation policy. Some will only reserve for large parties of six or more". In recent times, many restaurants have replaced the traditional pencil and notebook with an online reservation system, such as Bookatable, Chope or Resy. Some services allow users to put their reservations up for sale. Reservations for later dining times may prove problematic, as a restaurant may have a backlog that will require the reservation-holders to wait beyond their stated arrival time. In addition, diners with a late reservation face a higher chance that the restaurant will run out of necessary ingredients for a particularly popular dish.…
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
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- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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