# Host a Business Meal

Host a business meal with care: the host role, the wine list, tipping and service charges abroad, and fixed-price event menus.

- Level: Specialist
- Length: 70 minutes
- Exam questions: 9, pass mark 80%, up to 3 attempts
- Certificate: valid for 12 months

## What you will learn

- Describe what a host does before, during and after a business meal.
- Order sensibly and follow the host's lead as a guest.
- Brief a sommelier with a reference wine, the food and a price zone.
- Read a bill for a service charge and match local tipping custom.
- Compare a fixed-price menu with the regular menu and find the extra costs.

## Lessons

1. [The host and the guest](https://dishdirectory.com/academy/host-a-business-meal/host-roles-and-etiquette.md) (16 minutes)
2. [Choose wine with the sommelier](https://dishdirectory.com/academy/host-a-business-meal/choose-wine-with-the-sommelier.md) (18 minutes)
3. [Tipping and service charges abroad](https://dishdirectory.com/academy/host-a-business-meal/tipping-and-service-charges-abroad.md) (18 minutes)
4. [Fixed-price and event menus](https://dishdirectory.com/academy/host-a-business-meal/fixed-price-and-event-menus.md) (18 minutes)

## Questions

### Who is this course for?

It is for people who host or attend business meals at restaurants.

### Do I need the earlier courses?

No. The Foundations and Practitioner courses help, because this course builds on listing details and booking rules.

### Does the course teach wine in depth?

No. It teaches how to read a wine list and how to talk to a sommelier.

Also on the [web page](https://dishdirectory.com/academy/host-a-business-meal).