I have 5 rooms... at max I could have 11 people.
I think either style would work from a functional aspect.
Some days I do have a lot of wasted food as I tend to make to much. But then there are days when I barely have enough. I guess you just never know?? Currenlty I do have just one big table in my dining room..
prince charming said:
I have 5 rooms... at max I could have 11 people.
I think either style would work from a functional aspect.
Some days I do have a lot of wasted food as I tend to make to much. But then there are days when I barely have enough. I guess you just never know?? Currenlty I do have just one big table in my dining room.
Here is my answer to what you wrote above:
On one hand, people can interact and maybe relax family style, or on the other hand, they won't eat or get what they want as they may be shy to ask strangers to pass the biscuits... I wouldn't want to ask strangers to pass me food or pass me seconds.
The mix of guests would make all the difference, if you get one stick in the mud, then the table is not comfortable and unless you stand there yourself and keep the food moving, people would be reluctant to pass the food. Just my 2 cents worth.
From my own perspective - I want to sit down and relax and not have to work at breakfast. I want the food brought to me, not me to the food, or pick up move move move and interrupt my meal. If you are in a country setting, checkered tablecloths, casual atmosphere then family style might be fun, people are there for the same reason and will enjoy it.
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Joe Bloggs said:
On one hand, people can interact and maybe relax family style, or on the other hand, they won't eat or get what they want as they may be shy to ask strangers to pass the biscuits... I wouldn't want to ask strangers to pass me food or pass me seconds.
The mix of guests would make all the difference, if you get one stick in the mud, then the table is not comfortable and unless you stand there yourself and keep the food moving, people would be reluctant to pass the food. Just my 2 cents worth.
From my own perspective - I want to sit down and relax and not have to work at breakfast. I want the food brought to me, not me to the food, or pick up move move move and interrupt my meal. If you are in a country setting, checkered tablecloths, casual atmosphere then family style might be fun, people are there for the same reason and will enjoy it.
I admit I never thought about this. (And we've discussed this topic plenty of times before!) Most of the times, though, my guests are not sitting with strangers as we aren't that large. And I pop in a lot with offers of more. And I'll hand the plate myself if necessary. And I serve a lot of food.
But hmmm... if you're perceiving that you have to "work" for your breakfast by serving yourself and passing the plate...
OTOH, you get as much as you want, or only as much as you want...
Hmmmm....
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Kk.
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YellowSocks said:
Joe Bloggs said:
On one hand, people can interact and maybe relax family style, or on the other hand, they won't eat or get what they want as they may be shy to ask strangers to pass the biscuits... I wouldn't want to ask strangers to pass me food or pass me seconds.
The mix of guests would make all the difference, if you get one stick in the mud, then the table is not comfortable and unless you stand there yourself and keep the food moving, people would be reluctant to pass the food. Just my 2 cents worth.
From my own perspective - I want to sit down and relax and not have to work at breakfast. I want the food brought to me, not me to the food, or pick up move move move and interrupt my meal. If you are in a country setting, checkered tablecloths, casual atmosphere then family style might be fun, people are there for the same reason and will enjoy it.
I admit I never thought about this. (And we've discussed this topic plenty of times before!) Most of the times, though, my guests are not sitting with strangers as we aren't that large. And I pop in a lot with offers of more. And I'll hand the plate myself if necessary. And I serve a lot of food.
But hmmm... if you're perceiving that you have to "work" for your breakfast by serving yourself and passing the plate...
OTOH, you get as much as you want, or only as much as you want...
Hmmmm....
=)
Kk.
Not so sure you get as much as you want. That was what I was talking about, being polite we might only take a small portion, not knowing how much others will want, or how far it will go. As a guest, I don't want to have to calculate this out and then embarass myself asking for more of something that is in a bowl in front of another guest.
When I answer, I always think of our family, not just myself. Ie kids, spouse, etc, how they react to this sort of set up.
When we are on vacation we often say "instead of boo-fay, let's just go somewhere where we can be served" so that is what I meant by working for the food. I guess if I am paying $110-$200 a night I want to be served. Trying to explain it, hope it makes sense.
The same reason we got a lazy susan as a child, we wanted to eat and not have to pass the food around and around the whole meal.
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