dessert service
Final meal presentation
Dessert service refers to the portion of a formal meal dedicated to serving dessert, or the matching set of dishes used for that course—plates, bowls, forks, and spoons designed for sweets.
In fine dining, the dessert service begins when the table is cleared and crumbed: The waiter reset the table for dessert service.
A porcelain dessert service might include twelve plates with coordinating serving pieces.
- puddingCreamy thickened sweet dish
- cakeFrosted baked dessert
- trolleyWheeled cart or railcar
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
spoon · fork · platter · tiered · waiter · white gloves · tableside · flambé · petit fours · crumbs · cream · custard · presentation · elegant · formal · table setting · course · china
- butler cafebutler, master, young master, white gloves, tailcoat
- dining servicewaiter, waitress, waitstaff, hostess, maitre d
- server dutiestaking orders, greeting guests, drink orders
- tableside diningflambe, flambé, flambeing, carving, cheese cart
- eventsevent, events, party, parties, wedding