5. Critically discuss local street foods and food courts operations. A) Critically discuss the development of street foods and food courts as well as the concerns of their development and operations. B) Discuss how local street foods and food courts help to stimulate tourist interest to destination and contribute to promote "Food Paradise" in Hong Kong.

Assessment Criteria

 Define food court and a brief history of food court development with examples 

 Define street food and a brief history of street food development with examples

 Concerns of development and operations of street foods and food courts

Explain how food court and street food can stimulate and enhance tourist interests with examples and supporting, for example :  

 Street food category in Micheline Guide 

 Statistics and references to support the attractiveness of local gastronomy

 Discuss how HK Gov’t and Hong Kong Tourism Board using food court and street food to promote Hong Kong, such as promotion on official website and organising international food events.

 Structure, organisation, references and presentation of the answers

6. Critically discuss chocolate, wine and coffee as significant gastronomic products. A) Explaining what sensory analysis is document the key steps in conducting a sensory analysis of chocolate and why each step is important. B) Explaining the key steps in conducting sensory analysis of wine itself and the discuss the key considerations when pairing wine with chocolate. C) Discuss different types of coffee beans and explain the differences in their agriculture and application.

Assessment Criteria

 5 steps of chocolate tasting from Coeur De Xocolat Tasting Club with explanation on each step

Consideration of paring wine with chocolate, including :

 How to select chocolate with examples

 How to select wine with examples

 How to appreciate the paring

 Discuss the differences between Arabica and Robusta Coffee Beans in taste, caffeine, production, price, products and distribution etc.

 Discussion should be supported by examples 

 Structure, organisation, references and presentation of the answers

7. Critically discuss food festivals and events. A) Using examples, critically discuss how gastronomy is integrated into mega-events, including the role, function and management of foods and drinks in event. B) Discuss the various sustainable concepts and how they integrated into food festivals and events.

Assessment Criteria

Gastronomy integrated into mega-events, including :

 Types of food categories at event with examples

 Role and function of food at event with examples

 Alcoholic management at event 

 Examples of different food festivals

 Function to food festivals to destination with examples

 Explain the concept of sustainability and different models, such as Three pillars model and nested model

 Explain how sustainable concept integrated into food festivals and events, for example green objectives, encourage local suppliers, waste management, innovative environmentally friendly products, enhance economic growth…etc

 Structure, organisation, references and presentation of the answers