Types of Table Service (section one - Russian Service )
Create: May 18, 2019 Edit: May 28, 2019
Russian service is similar to French service in many respects.
It is very formal and elegant, and the guest is given considerable personal attention.
It employs the use of heavy silver serviceware, and the table setting is identical to the French setup.
The two major differences are that only one server is needed and that food is fully prepared and attractively arranged on silver platters in the kitchen.
To serve, the server places a heated plate before each guest from the right side, going around the table clockwise.
Then the server brings the platters of food to the dining room from the kitchen and presents them to the guests at the table.
Standing to the left of each guest and holding the platter of food in the left hand, the server shows each guest the food and then, using a large spoon and fork in the right hand, dishes up the desired portion on the guest’s plate.
The server continues serving counterclockwise around the table and then returns the remaining food to the kitchen.
As in French service, finger bowls and napkins are served with the meal, and soiled dishes are cleared when all guests have completed the meal.
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