Buffet table or how to accommodate all invited guests

Soon you have a celebration, to which many guests are invited? How to organize a holiday and place the guests so that everyone has enough space?

For such cases, came up with a buffet table.

Fourchette table - a way of receiving guests, in which they can freely move around the room, communicating with each other. Such a holiday organization is usually resorted to if the premises are small, and it is necessary to leave a place for dancing and entertainment free.

If you decide to have a buffet table, remember these rules:

1. Tables should be higher than regular households. This is to ensure that everyone can easily eat standing up.
2. Do not place the table near the wall, guests should have access to it from all sides.
3. Be sure to cover the buffet table with a large tablecloth, along the length it should not reach the floor about 5-7 cm.
4. On the table should be present only those dishes that can be taken with a fork.
5. Cutlery place in this order: on both sides of the table, place plates, forks and glasses. Then, by symmetry from the center, place the dishes hot, salads, desserts and fruit sliced. Place sauces and spices on the edges of the table. In the first row, put small plates, then salad bowls. Try to place all the dishes and dishes so that there is room for the guests' plates. Do not forget about the mobile table for used utensils.
6. According to etiquette, whenever a guest approaches a buffet table, he must use a new cutlery, so make sure that there are a lot of clean dishes.
7. Dishes on the table are served according to tradition: first snacks are cold, then hot, dessert and fruits. You can finish the holiday with a cup of coffee or tea.
8. Do not forget about your guests and their mood, prepare an interesting program in advance.
9. Nevertheless, not all guests can eat standing up, so make sure that several chairs and small tables are present.
10. Choose the right music, it should be quiet.
11. And the most important rule: if you want to pay attention to each guest, prepare an original, memorable dish with your own hands. Let this be a token of attention for all those who pleased you with their presence.

If you need to organize a buffet table at work, adhere to the recommendations listed above - they will never fail you, and employees will be completely delighted with the unusual design of the banquet.

What to prepare for a buffet table? The answer is simple - everything your heart desires! The main thing - remember, each dish should be of such size that it can easily be taken with a fork.

A small menu for a buffet table:

- small sandwiches with different fillings (canapé);

- meat cutting ;

- fruit slicing ;

- rolls;

- tartlets;

- Vegetable cutting ;

- cheese sliced;

- pancakes with filling;

- fish snack;

- seafood;

- alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages;

Water.

Do not forget to decorate your tables and hall. Let it be live flowers, inflatable balls - thus you will create a cosiness and present a real holiday to those around you.

Enjoy your time!