meal service
Scheduled dining provision
Meal service is the provision of food to groups in institutional settings—airlines, hospitals, schools, or catered events.
The term emphasizes organized delivery rather than cooking: The airline reduced meal service on domestic flights.
It can also refer to the period when food is available: Meal service ends at eight.
- platedCoated with metal
- all you can eatUnlimited food for fixed price
- restaurantPlace serving meals
- dinnerwareVessels for serving meals
- prix fixeSet menu, set cost
continental breakfast · galley · grab and go · curbside pickup · box lunch · catering · banquet · mess hall · cutlery · cafeteria-style · communal dining · serving trays · napkins · glassware · condiments · course · canteen · flight
- flightsdeparture, arrival, nonstop flight, boarding, connecting flight
- prison servicescommissary, visitation, medical care, reentry programs, education programs
- Air Travelboarding, airline, flight attendants, takeoff, landing
- airline mealsairline food, breakfast tray, food cart, food trolley, beverage cart
- airline servicesflight attendants, cabin crew, in-flight entertainment, seat selection, boarding pass
- flight attendantsafety demo, beverage cart, seat belt check, overhead bin, emergency exit
meal servicehome cooking
Meals prepared at residence
self-catering · fend for yourself · brown-bagging · meal prep · foraging
meal servicefasting
Deliberate food avoidance
starvation · going hungry · skipping meals · food insecurity · hunger
meal serviceself-service
Customer performs the task
self-serve · grazing · snacking · grab-and-go · vending machine