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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.
A sideboard, also called a buffet, is an item of furniture traditionally used in the dining room for serving food, for displaying serving dishes, and for storage. It usually consists of a set of cabinets , or cupboards , and one or more drawers , all topped by a wooden surface for conveniently holding food, serving dishes, or lighting devices.
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 ...
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.
Hors d'œuvre in French literally means 'outside the work', that is "not part of the ordinary set of courses in a meal". In practice, it is a dish which stands on its own as a snack or supports the main course.
The story goes that in the 1930’s, fishermen brought their finds to the banks of the Calabash River. There, locals battered and fried the seafood at picnics called fish camps.
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.
Plaque about the legend of the origin of the word "Bistro" at La Mère Catherine, 6, place du Tertre, Paris. (English: On March 30, 1814, the Cossacks were the first to launch their very famous "bistro" here and, on the hill, the worthy ancestor of our bistros was born. 180th anniversary. Tourist Office of Old Montmartre) The etymology is unclear.