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MARTIN: |
You're also the owner of the restaurant. Is that right? |
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CHEF: |
That's right. |
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MARTIN: |
How
many people do you serve for lunch? |
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CHEF: |
Only about a hundred. We can seat one hundred people at a time.
People don't want to wait for lunch. |
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MARTIN: |
How
many do you serve for dinner? |
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CHEF: |
We
average about two hundred people. We usually have an early group and
a later group of people. |
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MARTIN: |
Some people always like to eat early. Can you tell how many people
you will have on any night? For example, can you tell how many
people you will have on Thursday night? |
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CHEF: |
We
can't say exactly. We can get close. That's very important, of
course. We have to know how much food to buy every day. |
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MARTIN: |
How
many people work in the restaurant? |
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CHEF: |
We
have three chefs. I don't have any other cooks. We are all trained
chefs. |
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MARTIN: |
I
see only two of you now. |
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CHEF: |
Stephanie and I work at lunch and dinner. Mona works at breakfast
and lunch. |
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MARTIN: |
That's not very many. |
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CHEF: |
The
waiters help out in the kitchen. They do everything but the cooking.
I have two helpers who do all the washing and cleaning. |
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MARTIN: |
Can
these people do everything? |
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CHEF: |
They have to. We have a very small restaurant. We can't have too
many people working here. |
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MARTIN: |
What are you making now? |
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CHEF: |
We
use a lot of vegetables. I always have several kinds of vegetables.
These are ready to cook now. |
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MARTIN: |
Can
you tell me your most popular food? |
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CHEF: |
Our
fish is very popular. I think our most popular food for dinner is
chicken. |
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MARTIN: |
Can
you describe it? |
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CHEF: |
It's not one dish. We cook chicken in many different ways. |
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MARTIN: |
Can
you tell me about one? What is your favorite? |
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CHEF: |
Do
you mean my favorite to cook, or my favorite to eat? |
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MARTIN: |
Are
they different? |
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CHEF: |
Oh,
yes. Cooking is one thing, eating is another thing. |
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MARTIN: |
Can
you describe the one you like to eat? |
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CHEF: |
Yes, I can. It's very simple. I like sweet chicken. My favorite
chicken is cooked with apricots and walnuts. |
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MARTIN: |
It
sounds delicious. Now can you describe the chicken you like to cook?
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CHEF: |
It's chicken with a peanut sauce. |
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MARTIN: |
How
is that done? |
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CHEF: |
The
chicken is easy. It's cut into very small pieces, and then it's
grilled. Like the fish we had for lunch. |
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MARTIN: |
What about the sauce? |
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CHEF: |
That's the hard part. It's very difficult. It has so many things in
it. Peanuts. Pepper. Other spices. Lemon. Yogurt. Can I write it for
you? |
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MARTIN: |
That would be very helpful. May I record it then? Is it a secret?
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CHEF: |
No,
it isn't a secret. You can tell anyone. |
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CHEF: |
Martin, would you like to come back for dinner? I'll cook my
favorite chicken for you. |
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MARTIN: |
I'd
love to. |
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