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The Blue Plate Meal Service
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The Blue-plate or Apartment Style Meal Service
A meal service wherein the food is served from theside rather than from the table.
Characterized by the ³blue-plate´, a plate that is
divided into sections.
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The Blue-plate or Apartment Style Meal Service
In contemporary American culture, ³Blue-
plate Special´ refers to relatively cheap
budget meals consisting of one serving of
meat and three servings of vegetables.
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The Blue-plate or Apartment Style Meal Service
Its origins may be traced to the early decadesof the 1900¶s (some sources indicate itstarted during the late 1800¶s), the term ³blueplate´ coming from actual blue plates thatwere used in serving the meals.
Comparable to the ³cafeteria´ setting.
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Advantages of Blue Plate
Convenient
Economical/ Does not occupy too much space
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Ideal for small dining tables
Practical for serving food in children¶s parties, when
diners are too young or small to get their own food,
or do not know their appetite.
Also used for entertaining large groups for a sit-
down service.
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Disadvantages of Blue Plate
Often, since the meal is pre-made, the diner
is forced to choose between ³combos´.
Also, the serving sizes are often fixed. The ³no substitution´ rule is sometimes
enforced.
Designed for a relatively small number of
people.
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How is Blue Plate Performed?
Example: Children¶s party
Just imagine that the plates are divided intoportions
Kitchen Counter
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How is Blue Plate Performed?
1. After the food is cooked, each dish is placedon a specific portion of the blue plate.
2. Platters are not used. Instead, each portion
of the plate is filled with a specific dishdirectly from the kitchen.
3. The plates may be served before or after the diners are seated, either by a waiter or gotten by the diners themselves.
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How is Blue Plate Performed?
4. After the diners are finished, each diner may
bring his/her own plate, flatware and
beverageware to the kitchen. In other
cases, waiters do the clearing.
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The Blue Plate Table Setting
Decorations may be placed at the center of the tableThe dinner plates are not immediately placed at the table
Also, serving flatware is not set on the table.
Individual covers are set with the flatware,
beverageware and napkins.
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Significance of the Blue Plate Style
The Blue Plate style emerged to cater to the
needs of those strapped for time. Since the
food served in the Blue Plate is pre-made
and µpackaged¶ in a single plate, it is very
convenient for the time-constrained
individual.
Most Blue Plate meals are less expensivethan regular meals.
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Significance of the Blue Plate Style
Blue Plate is considered the precursor of
modern fast-food meals. With the Blue Plate
almost ready-to-eat and conveniently
presented, fast food chains have borrowed
taken many of the factors that made Blue
Plate popular.
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Other Meal Services
The Blue Plate style is similar to the cafeteria
or karinderia setting. Some karinderias offer
complete meals, with meat, vegetables, rice
and soup presented in a single plate.
The Tray Service is very similar; the main
difference is that a tray is used instead of the
plate.
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R eferences:
Leocadio, Cor azon,1986, E ssentials in Meal
Management, U.P. College of Home
Economics, Diliman
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