Glossary
Hospo words: N
18 terms you'll hear on shift.
- Napkin fold
- A decorative or practical way of folding linen napkins for the setting, from the simple rectangle to the bishop's mitre.
- Nappe
- The consistency at which a sauce coats the back of a spoon and holds a clean line when a finger is drawn through it.
- Natasha's Law
- The UK law requiring full ingredient labelling with allergens emphasised on prepacked for direct sale food.
- Natural process
- Coffee dried inside its fruit, giving fruity, sometimes winey flavours.
- Natural wine
- Wine made with minimal intervention, usually organic grapes, wild yeast and little or no added sulphur. No legal definition in the UK.
- Neat
- A spirit served without ice or mixer.
- Nick and Nora
- A small, rounded stemmed glass for drinks served up, smaller than a coupe.
- Night audit
- Overnight reconciliation of hotel accounts.
- Night czar
- A role in some cities to champion and coordinate the night-time economy.
- Nitro
- Beer served with a high nitrogen blend for a dense, creamy texture and cascade, as with Irish stout.
- NLW
- National Living Wage.
- NMW
- National Minimum Wage.
- No sale
- Opening the till without a sale, often scrutinised.
- No-show
- A guest who books and doesn't arrive.
- Noise limiter
- A device that caps the sound level of music systems, often a licence condition.
- Norovirus
- A highly contagious virus causing vomiting and diarrhoea, spread by poor hand hygiene and contaminated surfaces.
- Nose to tail
- Using the whole animal, including offal and lesser cuts, on the menu to respect the animal and improve the economics of buying whole.
Hospodality