A Restaurant for Man's Best Friend
2022-11-06
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1The city of San Francisco, California, is known as a city for people who love food, or "foodies."
2There are many of award-winning restaurants.
3San Franciscans also love dogs.
4So, dog owner and chef Rahmi Massarweh decided to combine his two loves into one.
5He has opened the first and only restaurant for dogs.
6The restaurant is called Dogue.
7The name is like the word "vogue," which means "fashion."
8It opened in September in the city's popular Mission District.
9Individual dishes cost around $30.
10Or, for $75 dollars each, dogs can dine on a multi-course "bone appetite" meal.
11The special meal includes chicken skin waffles and raw steak with a quail egg.
12The price also includes a baked good and an alcoholic drink for the dog's owner.
13Massarweh left his job of running a fine dining restaurant to open his Dogue.
14Some people are expressing their opinions about the costly menu.
15They are noting some of the city's issues, including income inequality, homelessness, and gentrification.
16Gentrification is the process of changing a place by making it more appealing to wealthier people.
17But Massarweh has received a lot of support from his customers.
18They are thankful to have a place to treat their furry friend.
19Recently, Dogue held three dog birthday parties at the same time.
20Gledy Espinoza is the owner of Mason.
21He is an 11-year-old miniature dachshund.
22Mason enjoyed some mushroom soup with pieces of chicken.
23"I wanted to celebrate him. He is so special to me. He's my four-legged child and this is the perfect place to do a really nice celebration. We're foodies. I guess he is too, now," Espinoza said.
24Massarweh uses costly ingredients to prepare his food.
25Everything he makes could be eaten safely by humans, but we probably would not like it.
26The dog dishes may taste very bland, or flavorless, to us.
27Dogue's goal is to spread the idea of feeding dogs fresh, healthy, and natural food.
28Some research shows that natural food may be better for a dog's stomach than the dog food that you can buy in a store.
29Massarweh said he enjoys seeing the joy that Dogue brings to its customers.
30"I've worked in restaurants for many years, and it's rare when as a chef, I walk into the dining room...and every single guest has a smile on their face," he said.
31"There's something very unique and satisfying about that."
32I'm Faith Pirlo.
1The city of San Francisco, California, is known as a city for people who love food, or "foodies." There are many of award-winning restaurants. 2San Franciscans also love dogs. So, dog owner and chef Rahmi Massarweh decided to combine his two loves into one. He has opened the first and only restaurant for dogs. 3The restaurant is called Dogue. The name is like the word "vogue," which means "fashion." It opened in September in the city's popular Mission District. 4Individual dishes cost around $30. Or, for $75 dollars each, dogs can dine on a multi-course "bone appetite" meal. The special meal includes chicken skin waffles and raw steak with a quail egg. The price also includes a baked good and an alcoholic drink for the dog's owner. 5Massarweh left his job of running a fine dining restaurant to open his Dogue. 6Some people are expressing their opinions about the costly menu. They are noting some of the city's issues, including income inequality, homelessness, and gentrification. Gentrification is the process of changing a place by making it more appealing to wealthier people. 7But Massarweh has received a lot of support from his customers. They are thankful to have a place to treat their furry friend. Recently, Dogue held three dog birthday parties at the same time. 8Gledy Espinoza is the owner of Mason. He is an 11-year-old miniature dachshund. Mason enjoyed some mushroom soup with pieces of chicken. 9"I wanted to celebrate him. He is so special to me. He's my four-legged child and this is the perfect place to do a really nice celebration. We're foodies. I guess he is too, now," Espinoza said. 10Massarweh uses costly ingredients to prepare his food. Everything he makes could be eaten safely by humans, but we probably would not like it. The dog dishes may taste very bland, or flavorless, to us. 11Dogue's goal is to spread the idea of feeding dogs fresh, healthy, and natural food. Some research shows that natural food may be better for a dog's stomach than the dog food that you can buy in a store. 12Massarweh said he enjoys seeing the joy that Dogue brings to its customers. 13"I've worked in restaurants for many years, and it's rare when as a chef, I walk into the dining room...and every single guest has a smile on their face," he said. "There's something very unique and satisfying about that." 14I'm Faith Pirlo. 15Haven Daley wrote this article for The Associated Press. Faith Pirlo adapted it for Learning English. 16______________________________________________________________________ 17Words in This Story 18chef - n. a professional cook who usually is in charge of a kitchen in a restaurant 19fashion - n. the area of activity that involves styles of clothing and appearance 20waffles - n. a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron often eaten for breakfast 21raw - adj. in the natural state or uncooked 22quail - n. an Old World migratory game bird : a kind of small wild bird that is often hunted 23income - n. money that is earned from work, investments, business, etc. 24dachshund - n. a type of dog that has a long body but short legs, and are also known as wiener dogs 25ingredient - n. one of the things that are used to make a food, product, etc. 26unique - adj. used to say that something or someone is unlike anything or anyone else 27______________________________________________________________________ 28What do you think about the new dog café? 29We want to hear from you. We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 30Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.