In order to conduct participation observation, I chose Kimchi Korean Restaurant. It is near a shopping center and looks ordinarily from outside. From the name, you can easily know that it is a Korean restaurant. Kimchi is the most famous traditional Korean food. I went there at Saturday night. When I arrived there at about 7:00 in the evening, there were lots of people and I waited about 10 minutes in order to get an empty table. It has Kimchi on its shop sign and there are also some Korean words, but I do not know their meaning. When I arrived there, it was dark and the light was on. When I step in the restaurant, I see many wooden tables and chairs. These tables and chairs are movable and there are tables for two and tables for four. The …show more content…
My dishes are arrived on the table after about 15 minutes. The bibimbap is rice mixed with beef, egg, and different vegetables. It is delicious and not greasy. It is accompanied with some side dishes, such as spicy cabbage, sliced cucumber, and some other preserved vegetables in small dishes. Although I am used to chopsticks, the spoon is better when we eat rice. People come and go and the restaurant is still almost full in half an hour. When I am eating, I still pay attention to other diners and writing down notes. Three people come and seat themselves in the front of me. They are middle-aged and look about 50 years old. The woman wears glasses. Her hair is dark and she wears a blouse, a knitted sweater, pants, and medium heel shoes. The third finger of the woman’s left hand wears a ring. She is elegant. One man wears a plaid shirt, pants, and leather shoes. His hair is gray, a little balding on top. He also wears a ring. They are probably a couple. Another man also wears decently. They all speak English and the Asian woman has little accent. She must have been in America for many years. The three people are probably old friends. I hear they are talking about their
In his essay “The Eco-Gastronomic Mirror: Narcissism and Death at the Dinner Table” Jordan Shapiro explores the psychological aspects of the human relationship with food. He comments on the ways in which the imperfections in the food are masked in the kitchen. The author reiterates his experience at the hands of older male chefs and the things he saw and felt while training in the kitchen. He endeavors to debunk the myth that cooking in a large kitchen is anything but noisy and infernal, as portrayed by movies such as “Ratatouille (2007)”.
On September 12, 2014, I observed two people; Person A and Person B. The observation took place at Applebee’s, a local restaurant, beginning at 7:21 p.m. and ending observation at 8:06 p.m. I was serving their table for the evening, enabling myself to observe them closely. The restaurant had died down from the dinner rush, leaving them one of three tables in the smoking section, normally filled with eight. Along with the outside light fading, the lighting indoors was dim, making the dining experience feel more quiet and intimate. The background noise was filled with a light roar of other group’s conversations, and a jazz station played quietly from the speakers overhead.
I sit waiting in my roommates’ apartment here in Canton—I live there as well. I am strapped for cash waiting on my care box (a box full of food and goodies) and an envelope full of cash from my parents. I’m a college student—and I depend on parents for my money and everything else—well for the most part. So I don’t want to eat a lot of my roommates’ food because he is already allowing me to stay here pretty much free of charge although I do pay. I look through my last box of goodies to see if I could find anything. I found some sardines. If you know anything about sardines you know they have this stench that is unbearable and in most cases you will have to mop the entire house with a huge amount of bleach to eradicate the smell. And also they are usually a cuisine of the poor class because of their cheapness. So I eat. Also Marcus eats. He is eating a huge steak—a steak from Texas road house—a restaurant with somewhat authentic Texas food—I say somewhat because I’m not exactly sure what authentic Texans eat— he received the steak free of charge because of Veterans day. Marcus of course offers me a piece. I delightfully reject his offer. And he finally goes into this whole spiel on how I expect him to feel when he is eating steak and I have sardines for dinner. The first thing I think about is—the amount of money my parents are sending is probably more than what he makes in a six month period of time—but I always seem to blow it off quickly on fast-food and whatever else. Even though my family is well off, I still gladly ate a piece of the steak in which I did want a piece but I did not want him to know that I wanted a piece. The catcher and the rye express this same social class and also it dares to overturn them. When H...
The observation occurred in the LNC lunchroom during the second lunch of the day. I observed two groups of people in the lunchroom. The first group I observed being a group of all males seated to the right of me. The second group being a group of all females seated in the middle of the cafeteria. The method of observation I used was naturalistic observation. The naturalistic observation experience during the LNC lunch period provided further meaning about or local, national, and global community.
Participant observation is a method of collecting information and data about a culture and is carried out by the researcher immersing themselves in the culture they observing. The researcher becomes known in the community, getting to know and understand the culture in a more intimate and detailed way than would be possible from any other approach. This is done by observing and participating in the community’s daily activities. The method is so effective because the researcher is able to directly approach the people in the community in a natural context as opposed to taking the participant out of their environment. The aim of participant observation is to gain an understanding the subject’s life from their perspective, with the purpose of collecting more detailed information about a community’s habits, opinions, relationships and issues.
I conducted my experiment earlier this week while at the new Chick-fil-a for roughly forty-five minutes. It was a busy lunch rush so many customers or employees didn't bother to notice me while they enjoyed their visit. There seemed to be a common theme amongst the employees and the store as well as the customer’s interactions with each other. Each person’s life is as deep and complex as my own and their actions represented interesting results.
The moment I stepped into El Milagro’s first door I saw a beautiful mural of a man, on the wall. The murals purpose was to display a man, who is wearing a white shirt and black jacket, riding a horse. There was also a woman in the mural, glancing at the man, with her finger in her mouth, as if she was admiring him (image shown on the page above on the right). Once inside of the restaurant I saw the bright colors, of the walls, such as the pink and yellow color pattern laid out around the dining facility - the ceiling and wall decorations gave the place a spacious atmosphere, along with the tables were set up in a way stretching from one end to the other end of the restaurant, in a way in which it contributed to the spacious atmosphere given the decorations on both the walls and the ceiling (as can be seen on the bottom left). After being greeted by one of the many staff members who helped me as I prepared to dine on a Mexican cuisines. The food was hot and freshly prepared, all that was left was to be placed onto a plate. Once served on the plate I ate in the back where many people were conversing as well as enjoying their food. Throughout the restaurant all you can smell was the fresh meat being prepared while people were asking each other to pass the sauces. After grabbing my first bite of the rice, I felt at ease, due to the rice being very
Everybody got their plate and lined up for the Ceviche. After the Ceviche was on my plate I headed over to the tortilla chips. The combination of Ceviche and tortilla chips was a great combination. Everybody agreed that the Ceviche and tortilla chips was a hit. It was not fine dining; but the combination of great food and company kept everybody satisfied. Another aspect of the room I observed while eating was the table and lighting. The shape of the table was circular and the lighting was natural. All the light that permeated throughout the room was sunlight. I thought the table being circular was a coincidence, but since this was a community event it seemed logical. Space is circular and encompasses everything around it. And this dimension of the room embodies that concept. The mood while everybody was eating seemed light-hearted. I got to learn more about everybody more than some classes I had for a whole semester. Some countries that have less than the United States get to experience this every day. My family that was born in the Philippines got to talk with their neighbors on a daily basis. Our society in the United States is accustomed to just saying greetings to each other. There are times where I have talked to somebody on the street for directions and got this weird reaction. It is like everybody is here for their selves. We are not as connected in this country compared to countries who are less fortunate. Being present in the environment around you at the moment is what being connected to me
As I took a bite of my bread, the speaker noticed and asked me to come to the front of the room. I had to explain exactly how I took a piece of bread, passed it, and then proceeded to eat my bread. We learned that the first person to take the basket should offer bread to the person sitting next to them first, and the last person to take bread should request more from the server. As each following dish was served, the Dr. Libutti continued to provide commentary and advice on how to deal with certain
By using observation methods, a wide variety of behavior can be recorded. Picking through the garbage on the side of the road can reveal behaviors of fast-food customers, or sitting for only one hour in the university canteen to understand the gender differences in choosing a diet meal, or even watching the customer’s behavior from deciding which yogurt to be taken off its store shelves in the supermarket can also answer the question: Are the customers attracted by its appearance or flavor or price or brand or nutrition? The aim of this observation assignment is to evaluate and explain the different types of interactions between individuals and groups present, as well as the environment in which these interactions take place. The field observation was conducted at the Vietnamese fast-food restaurant named “We love Banhmi” in Budapest, and the role adopted, was that of observer as a non-participant. Group structures as well as overall activity, patterns of behavior, and the duration and timing of such behaviors and interactions were observed and recorded.
Editorial. Nations Restaurant News 11 Nov. 2005: n. pag. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 5 Mar. 2013.
About a week before they all came to dinner, I began to plan what I would make. After having talked to each of them several times on the telephone, I could tell they may de...
Prospective dining patrons can feel comfortable about dining at T.G.I.Friday’s Restaurant, as shown by this in-depth study conducted by . The study was authorized by . She requested a report of observations of the restaurant.
The screeching sound of the utensils was scraping against the plate and the sound of the food in her mouth going squish, squish made me want to walk out of the restaurant. I didn’t allow my temper to get the best of me so I retained myself in my seat and sat there patiently for her to finish. Her name is Christine Amoco and she is my best friend. She’s tall, slender, pretty and has brunette hair. Although she is my best friend she irritates me with her poor table manners. Every time we go out to a restaurant we would be the center of attention. I don’t mean this in a positive way. Christine would open her mouth while chewing her food, bang plates and glasses around and next thing you know it we would have a crowd of people turning around to see what was all the commotion.
Social gatherings are often developed with food in mind. Parties have cake, Christmas has cookies, and of course, there is the possibility to dine out as group to celebrate an important event. On multiple occasions, I have opted not to attend such an occasion in order to save others the hassle of preparing food for me or to avoid the embarrassment of bringing my own food. There is no easy way to go about social gatherings; however, dining out is even worse. Every family celebration has to be planned around food I can eat and once at the restaurant it is imperative to ask multiple questions about the food being ordered to avoid cross contamination. When this happens, I feel like a nuisance to not only my family but also the wait staff at the restaurant as