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A buffet is a system of serving meals in which food is placed in a public area where the diners serve themselves. [1] A form of service à la française , buffets are offered at various places including hotels , restaurants , and many social events.
In Northern Europe, the term varies between "cold table" and "buffet": In Norway it is called koldtbord or kaldtbord, in Denmark det kolde bord [2] (literally "the cold table"), in the Faroe Islands, kalt borð (cold table); in Germany kaltes Buffet and in the Netherlands koud buffet (literally "cold buffet"); in Iceland it is called hlaðborð ("loaded/covered table"), in Estonia it is called ...
Faggot: The origin of the slur usage of the word "faggot" (originally referring to a bundle of firewood) may be from the term for women used in a similar way to "baggage", i.e. something heavy to be dealt with. The usage may also have been influenced by the British term "fag", meaning a younger schoolboy who acts as an older schoolboy's servant ...
Buffet car; Buffeting, aerodynamic turbulence on a fixed-wing aircraft prior to and during a stall; Sideboard, a piece of furniture, often called a buffet; Strike (attack), or buffet, to strike repeatedly and violently
Originally in Italian the name meant belief or trust (etymologically connected to the English word "credence"). In the 16th century, the act of credenza was the tasting of food and drinks by a servant for a lord or other important person (such as the pope or a cardinal) in order to test for poison.
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An assorted spread of different dishes at a potluck in Alberta, Canada. A potluck is a communal gathering where each guest or group contributes a different, often homemade, dish of food to be shared.
Designated for motivated students with a command of standard English, an interest in exploring and analyzing challenging classical and contemporary literature, and a desire to analyze and interpret dominant literary genres and themes, it is often offered to high school seniors and the other AP English course, AP English Language and Composition, to juniors.