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I'm having a birthday dinner/party for my daughter. There's around 40 guests that are invited. I dont want to spend all evening in the kitchen cleaning and miss out on her party. Dinner is going to be buffet style. I'm cooking a variety of dishes. Would it be ok if I serve the food in aluminium serving pans? Everytime I attend others dinner parties their's so much effort put into everything, including what the food is served on.
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It's okay, but not too classy. You already knew that, or you wouldn't be asking. Whether it's acceptable depends to some extent on the tone of the party. If it's a bunch of kids, very casual, I wouldn't worry about it too much. If it's a more formal affair, with neighbours, grandmothers, aunts and uncles, I'd prefer to use real dishes.
Several solutions come to mind. There is no real need to spend all evening in the kitchen cleaning. It doesn't all have to be cleaned the same night. Scrape and rinse off the worst of the mess right away, store any leftovers, put what can go in the dishwasher in there, pile the rest to clean it the next day. Hide it in the oven if you want the kitchen tidy. Put it in garbage bags in cardboard boxes and shove it into a storage space overnight.
Get a paid helper. Do you know anyone with a cleaning lady who'd like a little extra work? I'd say hire a teenager, but you can't ask one who's attending the party, and it would be a bit funny to have a classmate working in your house with other classmates at the party. Maybe a college student could help. Many colleges have an office that deals with students who want work. Call a local catering service and ask if they can provide someone for a few hours. It won't be expensive, and probably not much compared to the cost of the rest of the party.
Enlist a few of your daughter's closest friends, or other children in the household, to help with the immediate cleanup. If there are a few of them it won't take long, they'll have fun doing it all together, and it won't kill them to miss a half hour or so of the party. Pay them if you like. You'll have to decide on that based on who's available and your relationship with them. Have the people who are cleaning serve themselves first at the buffet, so they can be finished eating by the time the cleanup has to start.
It's okay, but not too classy. You already knew that, or you wouldn't be asking. Whether it's acceptable depends to some extent on the tone of the party. If it's a bunch of kids, very casual, I wouldn't worry about it too much. If it's a more formal affair, with neighbours, grandmothers, aunts and uncles, I'd prefer to use real dishes.
Several solutions come to mind. There is no real need to spend all evening in the kitchen cleaning. It doesn't all have to be cleaned the same night. Scrape and rinse off the worst of the mess right away, store any leftovers, put what can go in the dishwasher in there, pile the rest to clean it the next day. Hide it in the oven if you want the kitchen tidy. Put it in garbage bags in cardboard boxes and shove it into a storage space overnight.
Get a paid helper. Do you know anyone with a cleaning lady who'd like a little extra work? I'd say hire a teenager, but you can't ask one who's attending the party, and it would be a bit funny to have a classmate working in your house with other classmates at the party. Maybe a college student could help. Many colleges have an office that deals with students who want work. Call a local catering service and ask if they can provide someone for a few hours. It won't be expensive, and probably not much compared to the cost of the rest of the party.
Enlist a few of your daughter's closest friends, or other children in the household, to help with the immediate cleanup. If there are a few of them it won't take long, they'll have fun doing it all together, and it won't kill them to miss a half hour or so of the party. Pay them if you like. You'll have to decide on that based on who's available and your relationship with them. Have the people who are cleaning serve themselves first at the buffet, so they can be finished eating by the time the cleanup has to start.
How do you set a proper etiquette table?
xelaxela10
You see, my mom just applied and got hired for a proper etiquette dining staff. She has experience but can't seem to remember everything. Things she does remember: Where the forks, nives, napkins condiments etc. go exept the soup and desert spoons. She knows you put the desert spoon on top but doesn't know where the soup spoon goes. + When you don't need the desert spoon where does the soup spoon go?
Answer
Table Setting 101
By: Allrecipes Staff
Worried about what fork to use? Learn how to set a proper table.
The basic place setting assumes that the meal will consist of salad, bread, soup, beverages and a main course with dessert and coffee following (with the plates and cups being delivered to the table immediately before serving). To be sure that your dinner table is set as "correctly" as possible, refer to our simple rules for basic place settings:
Plates and Bowls
Dinner plates should be placed approximately 2 inches from the table's edge, centered on the placemat (if using placemats) or squarely in front of each chair.
Soup bowls are placed on top of the dinner plate.
Salad plates are placed to the left of and just above the forks.
The bread plate should be placed to the right and slightly above the salad plate.
When serving multiple courses, many hosts will opt to serve them in courses and place only one or the other dish at the original table setting. For example, if soup will be served first, the soup bowl will be placed on top of the dinner plate and the salad dish will be brought out after the soup bowl and spoon has been cleared.
Silverware
Silverware should be placed on the table in the order it will be used; silverware that will be used first should be found on the farthest left and right sides of the plate.
Forks are placed to the left of the dinner plate; knives and spoons go to the right.
Knives should be placed with their cutting-edge toward the dinner plate, except the butter knife which should be laid flat on a bread plate.
Utensils should be about 1/2-inch away from the plate or each other, and they should also be lined up evenly from their bottoms.
Avoid placing more silverware than the meal calls for.
Dessert silverware can be originally placed at the table setting if you wish. The dessert fork or spoon should be centered above and parallel to the dinner plate.
If you will be serving dishes that require specialty silverware, be sure to arrange the silverware on either side of the plate according to the order in which they will be eaten.
Cups and Glasses
Water glasses should be placed above the dinner knife, with other drinking glasses arranged neatly nearby the water glass. Often drinking glasses are arranged in a triangular formation.
Coffee cups and saucers may be placed on the table to the right of the knife and spoon.
Other Items
Napkins are commonly placed on the plate, to the left of the forks or inside of a drinking glass.
Name cards are always a good idea for place settings, if the dinner party is large. Place the card above the dessert utensil, to the left of the drinking glasses.
Table Setting 101
By: Allrecipes Staff
Worried about what fork to use? Learn how to set a proper table.
The basic place setting assumes that the meal will consist of salad, bread, soup, beverages and a main course with dessert and coffee following (with the plates and cups being delivered to the table immediately before serving). To be sure that your dinner table is set as "correctly" as possible, refer to our simple rules for basic place settings:
Plates and Bowls
Dinner plates should be placed approximately 2 inches from the table's edge, centered on the placemat (if using placemats) or squarely in front of each chair.
Soup bowls are placed on top of the dinner plate.
Salad plates are placed to the left of and just above the forks.
The bread plate should be placed to the right and slightly above the salad plate.
When serving multiple courses, many hosts will opt to serve them in courses and place only one or the other dish at the original table setting. For example, if soup will be served first, the soup bowl will be placed on top of the dinner plate and the salad dish will be brought out after the soup bowl and spoon has been cleared.
Silverware
Silverware should be placed on the table in the order it will be used; silverware that will be used first should be found on the farthest left and right sides of the plate.
Forks are placed to the left of the dinner plate; knives and spoons go to the right.
Knives should be placed with their cutting-edge toward the dinner plate, except the butter knife which should be laid flat on a bread plate.
Utensils should be about 1/2-inch away from the plate or each other, and they should also be lined up evenly from their bottoms.
Avoid placing more silverware than the meal calls for.
Dessert silverware can be originally placed at the table setting if you wish. The dessert fork or spoon should be centered above and parallel to the dinner plate.
If you will be serving dishes that require specialty silverware, be sure to arrange the silverware on either side of the plate according to the order in which they will be eaten.
Cups and Glasses
Water glasses should be placed above the dinner knife, with other drinking glasses arranged neatly nearby the water glass. Often drinking glasses are arranged in a triangular formation.
Coffee cups and saucers may be placed on the table to the right of the knife and spoon.
Other Items
Napkins are commonly placed on the plate, to the left of the forks or inside of a drinking glass.
Name cards are always a good idea for place settings, if the dinner party is large. Place the card above the dessert utensil, to the left of the drinking glasses.
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