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Ticket

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

/ˈtɪkɪt/nounCore term

In culinary arts & cooking, ticket means: A printed or written order sent from the dining room to the kitchen, showing the table, the dishes and any special requests or allergies.

In Turkish: adisyon, sipariş fişi, fiş

How it is used

During service the person on the pass reads tickets aloud ("calling tickets") and hangs them on a rail. Also called a check or chit in the US and a docket in the UK and Australia. Many kitchens now use screens (KDS) instead of paper.

Example sentences

  1. New ticket: two soups, one risotto, no dairy on the risotto.

  2. Check the ticket again; the guest asked for the steak medium rare.

Common collocations

  • call a ticket
  • new ticket
  • ticket rail
  • on the ticket
  • ticket times
  • passThe counter between the kitchen and the dining room where finished plates are checked, often under heat lamps, before servers take them out.
  • fireIn a kitchen, to start cooking a dish or a course for a table, called out by the chef at the pass when the timing is right.
  • coverOne guest's meal, used to count how many people a restaurant serves; also the place setting laid on the table for one guest.
  • allergenA substance in food, such as nuts, milk, eggs, gluten or shellfish, that can cause an allergic reaction in some people.

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