Some alternate translations and learned new vocabulary

Question

This exercise was a good learning experience.

Would "... dans un tel chic restaurant ?" work as well ?

Also, I wrote: "Il se revele que son pere est le gerant de ce restaurant." rather than, "il s'avere que..."

According to Collins, "ll s'est revele que..." = "It turned out that...";

and, "s'averer" = "to prove to be"

"Ce veloute de champignons semble divin." Is using, "semble" in place of "a l'air" equally acceptable?

New Vocabulary:

How did I not know that "un tourte" is for a vegetable pie, (une tarte for a fruit pie)? But, there it is! And, now I know. Merci !

Couldn't find "pithviers" anywhere so assume it is another word for "un tourtre"

"perdrix" and "perveau" "Un pithiviers de perdreau" sounds like it is right out of a nursery rhyme!

Je vous remercie pour cet exercice, et maintenant j'ai l'eau a la bouche !

Accepted Answer

Hi Shamrockhill, 
1. un tel chic restaurant is not possible in French ---> un restaurant aussi/ si chic
2. se révéler = to prove to be 
is different from
Il s'avère que which is une expression impersonelle meaning 
It turns out that ...

Cette action se révèle indispensable = This action proves to be indispensable 
Il s'avère que sa mère était la directrice de l'école  = It turns out that his/her mother was the school's headteacher

3. sembler = to seem 
to look = avoir l'air 
express slightly different things in my opinion.
4. A Phitiviers in a restaurant is anything with puff pastry :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pithivier#:~:text=A%20pithivier%20(English%3A%20%2Fp,a%20filling%20stuffed%20in%20between.
 Hope this helps!