plated dinner
Pre-portioned formal course
A plated dinner is a meal where individual portions are arranged on plates in the kitchen and served to guests, as opposed to buffet-style or family-style service where diners serve themselves.
The term appears most often in catering and event planning: The wedding reception featured a three-course plated dinner.
Plated service allows precise presentation but requires more staff.
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
- formalFollowing strict protocol
- black tieFormal evening dress code
- chinaFine ceramic tableware
- silverwareMetal eating utensils
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- catering stylesbuffet, butler service, silver service, self-service, banquet service
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Meals taken together
buffet · shared plates · self-serve · potluck · dim sum
plated dinnerbackyard barbecue
Outdoor meal with grilling
potluck dinner · picnic · cookout · fast food · TV dinner
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