Partyhelping Flashcards
What are some general guidelines to passing hors d’oeuvres?
- Never touch food with your bare hands
- Always carry napkins with you
- Never pass a tray that has one hors d’oeuvre left
- Always try to know what is in the food you are passing
Elaborate on the following serving style:
French Service
- Most formal of the serving styles
- Move around the table with each course on a platter and serve it directly onto a guest’s plate
- Hold the plate with one hand, serve with the other
- Before dinner, be sure to know the sequence of all dishes
Elaborate on the following serving style:
Plate Service
- “Plate” individual servings in the kitchen, out of view of the guests
- Wipe off spills on the edge of bowl or plate
- Carry completed plates out of the kitchen onto each place setting
Elaborate on the following serving style:
Family Service
- very informal
- dishes passed around the table by diners
- you will only be responsible for transferring serving dishes from the kitchen to the table
Elaborate on the following serving style:
Buffet Service
- Begin at one end with a stack of dishes
- Set out cold foods
- Set out hot foods
- Set cutlery at end of table
- Drinks, napkins, and condiments can also be placed at the end
*Keep food replenished!
Name some rules of kosher foods and kitchens.
- Pork, ham, bacon, etc. are not kosher
- Meat and dairy are not eaten together
- Shellfish is never kosher
- Strictly kosher food will have a symbol denoting that on the package
What can you do if a guest is getting out of control?
- alert the host or hostess
- water down his/her drinks with mixers
At a cocktail party and dinner buffet…
What can you do before the guests arrive?
- Set out utencils and napkins
- Plate and set out appetizers
- Set up bar
At a cocktail party and dinner buffet…
What can you do after the guests arrive?
- Serve drinks
- Warm buffet foods
- Set up buffet
- Clear appetizers (optional)
At a cocktail party and dinner buffet…
What can you do while people are serving themselves at the buffet?
- Serve drinks
- Replenish bar
- Prepare coffee and hot water for tea
- Prepare dessert
- Replenish buffet
At a cocktail party and dinner buffet…
What are your responsibilities during dessert and coffee?
- Serve drinks
- Replenish bar
- Clear buffet
- Serve coffee and tea
- Wash dishes
- Put away leftovers
At a cocktail party and dinner buffet…
What are your responsibilities during after dinner drinks?
- Set up small after-dinner snacks with drinks
- Offer water
At a sit-down dinner with formal service…
What can you do before the guests arrive?
- Set table
- Plate and set out appetizers
- Set up bar
At a sit-down dinner with formal service…
What can you do after guests arrive?
- Serve drinks
- Warm or prepare food
- Clear appetizers (optional)
- Remove service plates (optional)
- Fill water glasses (right before guests sit down)
At a sit-down dinner with formal service…
How should you serve dinner?
- Serve first course
- Serve drinks
- Plate next course
- Clear dishes
- Wash dishes
