Restaurant Safety Showdown

Restaurant Safety Showdown

You're the head chef at Le Petit Jardin, minutes away from a career-defining review by the city's most influential food critic. But your sous chef just discovered black mold in the walk-in cooler and raw meat stored at dangerous temperatures. With only three hours until the reviewer arrives, you must navigate a minefield of ethical decisions while facing pressure from your ruthless restaurant owner.

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Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Executive Chef de Cuisine

Conversation Partner

Marcus Sterling, Restaurant Owner

Setting

Steam-filled industrial kitchen with stainless steel surfaces gleaming under harsh fluorescent lights. The tension is palpable as staff hurry through narrow passages between prep stations.

Location

Le Petit Jardin Restaurant, Downtown Financial District

Learning Objectives

Navigate the immediate crisis while maintaining food safety standards

Protect staff jobs without compromising legal obligations

Find a solution that satisfies both ethical and business concerns

About This Scenario

You're the head chef at Le Petit Jardin, minutes away from a career-defining review by the city's most influential food critic. But your sous chef just discovered black mold in the walk-in cooler and raw meat stored at dangerous temperatures. With only three hours until the reviewer arrives, you must navigate a minefield of ethical decisions while facing pressure from your ruthless restaurant owner.

How It Starts

Chef, I just got word about the situation in the cooler. That critic from The Daily Palate could make or break us. Thirty staff members' livelihoods are in your hands. How do you suggest we... handle this discrete matter?

This is how Marcus Sterling, Restaurant Owner's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#351

Category

General

Location Tag

Le Petit Jardin Restaurant, Downtown Financial District

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