A fine dining experience is not just about top quality food. Going to a restaurant is about the experience, the atmosphere, attention to detail by wait staff, enjoyable conversation and sharing a meal with others. Having the best chef means a lot less if you have dirty glasses or inattentive service. Creating a perfect fine dining experience can be difficult as it means a lot more than just good food.

When you are out at a restaurant, there are a lot of thing that a server can do that will make or break your night out. From the moment they walk over the waiter should be able to read the table’s ‘mood’. Figuring out if a party of diners is a talkative bunch or looking for a more intimate service is crucial to making the table feel comfortable and to prevent the inevitable complaining as soon as the server turns their back. There is nothing worse when enjoying a conversation than the waiter interrupting and launching straight into introductions and the specials on the menu. A server who can pick up a table’s vibe already has the advantage in making a great night.

Attention to detail is important. At a fine dining restaurant, you might not even notice how good the service is until after you have finished. Small things the servers do, like taking your plates away as soon as you have finished with them, discretely replacing cutlery between courses and wine glasses being consistently refilled. They aren’t the things that you actively think about, but a good restaurant will know that your experience can be hampered by dirty plates cluttering a table and waiting with growing impatience for drinks.

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Who does not love Chinese food?! Are you intrigued by how the Chinese can cook so many attractive looking foods and still maintain such wonderful blends of flavor and taste? The dishes served by the Chinese people come in big plates meant for sharing thus food has important social aspects. Perhaps you’ve noticed that the food is served in small pieces that do not require cutting at the tables and can be picked up by chopsticks. Do you know that there is much history behind Chinese Cuisine?

China has a long history of over 5000 years. Throughout the ages, dynasties have come and gone bringing with them traditions and practices and different cultures. Do you know that in China, food is the most important thing? People greet each other with “Have you eaten?” after the usual “Good morning” or “Good evening” depending on the time of day. A guest whether expected or not is never allowed to leave a home without partaking some food or drink.

Being a mostly agricultural country, crops in China were plentiful and diverse allowing for evolution of different types of cuisine. Chinese cuisine can be divided into two main types based on its geography. In the Northern parts of the country wheat based food was and still is the staple whereas the food in the Southern parts, rice was and still is the staple food. In the North, spicy foods were predominant because of the cold climate, the most famous being those from Szechuan while in the South, Cantonese food are well-known. The spicy Ma Po Tofu comes from Szechuan kitchens while the equally delicious Yang Chow Fried Rice is from Canton or Quangdong.

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Wouldn’t it be nice to get paid for doing something you love like dining? Hi, my name is Paul Bright, and I’m about to show you how to take your dining hobby and make money online with it. I’m no hobbyist or expert at local dining, yet I’ve been able to make money as a freelance writer online about almost anything to include finding local dining options. YOU can probably do better than me with your local dining expertise. All you need are some basic typing skills, grammar skills, and a passion for doing what you love: finding great places to eat and telling everyone about them.

LOCALIZE IT

Localize your dining article. Let’s say you live in San Francisco and you know everything there is about dining in San Francisco or nearby areas. You probably know the best ways to get to those places, what to order/not to order, and the best time to show up. Just start generating articles with titles like this:

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