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Healthier Foods
• Low in calories, fat, and cholesterol
• High in fiber and nutrition
• Breakfast foods lighter/healthier
French Service
• Food prepared tableside on carts or a gueridon
• Requires space between tables for carts
Preset Service
• First course on tables when guests arrive
Buffet service
• Guests serve themselves from arrayed choices
À la Carte Catering
• Guests have choice of entrées
Function Rooms
• Choose location based on type of function,
location of other functions, traffic, kind of
seating, and lighting
• Ensure enough time for setup, breakdown,
and cleaning
• Ensure that noise will not disrupt functions
Staffing
• One server per 20 guests
• As little as one server per 12 if price and
service warrant it
• One captain per 150 guests at large parties