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Dressing Buffet Tables

Figure 1. Attaching a table skirt to a table edge Figure 2. A buffet table with table skirting Figure 3. Sample contour stretch cover for buffet table
Source: Food and Beverage Service (9th ed.), 2014. p. 261. Source: Food and Beverage Service (9th ed.), 2014. p. 261. Source: Food and Beverage Service (9th ed.), 2014. p. 261.

Figure 4. Sample of a custom measured fitted cover

Source: Food and Beverage Service (9th ed.), 2014. p. 261.

Figure 5. Sample Buffet Table Setup (one line)

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Figure 6. Sample Buffet Table Setup (double line)

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Common Skirting Styles

Shirred Accordion Box

Banded Continuous Bow Tie

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Buffet Napkin Fold

The table below shows the steps in making a buffet napkin fold (Cousins et al., 2014).

1. Open out the napkin and fold into 2. Fold down the top flap. 3. Fold the top flap again along the 4. Fold down second flap.
four (4). dotted line.

5. Fold the second flap 6. Tuck the second fold 7. Fold the napkin along 8. Fold the napkin along Finished fold
again along the dotted under the first fold. the dotted line, putting the dotted line.
line. the folded part
underneath.
Table 1. Making the Buffet Napkin Fold
Source: Food and Beverage Service (9th ed.), 2014. p. 262
References:
Cousins, J., Lillicrap, D., & Weekes, S. (2014). Food and beverage service (9th ed.). Italy: Hodder Education.
Food and Beverage Services. (n.d.). In Tutorials Point. Retrieved from https://www.tutorialspoint.com/food_and_beverage_services/food_and_beverage_services_tutorial.pdf on
15 May 2019
Snape Drape. (n.d.). Table Skirting [Images]. Retrieved from http://www.snapdrape.com/hospitality/products/table-skirting/ on 8 July 2019
Dinapix. (n.d.). 28 Images of Buffet Table Diagram Template Layout [Images]. Retrieved from http://www.dinapix.net/28-images-of-buffet-table-diagram-template-layout-
download_9749/ on 6 August 2019

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