cybercat wrote:
> "Ophelia" > wrote :
>>
>> If I have a lot of people at table, I serve similar items along the
>> table. ie roast potatoes in dish big enough for 4 people ... along
>> the table. Having said that, I rarely have big dinners any more, so
>> family style is just fine
>>
>
> Yep, that's the issue. We haven't put the leaf in our dining table
> for five years or so, meaning that we've had maybe six adults, then four
> children at the kitchen table. It's easy enough to serve the
> children from the kitchen and put the serving dishes on the dining
> table with six people. When we had larger parties of extended family
> and friends early on we used the sideboard and the kitchen counters,
> with ten at the table and everyone else fending for themselves in the
> living room, family room, etc. Buffet style. At large gatherings that
> are privately supplied, I cannot imagine everything being hot that is
> supposed to be hot at the same time. Hell, caterers rarely achieve
> that in private homes.

I understand, thank you. Apologies to sf!