BLUEPLATE SERVICE

Joan Mascardo
BSND 3-1N

BLUEPLATE OR APARTMENT
STYLE MEAL SERVICE
A meal service where the food is served from the
side rather than from the table.
Characterized by blue-plate, a plate that is
divided into sections.
In contemporary American culture, Blue-plate
Special refers to relatively cheap budget meals
consisting of one serving of meat and three
servings of vegetables.

BLUEPLATE OR APARTMENT
STYLE MEAL SERVICE
The origin of blueplate or apartment
style may be traced to the early
decades of the 1900s (some articles
indicate it started during the late
1800s), the term blue plate coming
from actual blue plates that were used
in serving the meals.

ADVANTAGES OF
BLUEPLATE
Affordable
Convenient
Doesnt take much space
Easy to prepare
Practical for serving food in childrens parties,
when diners are too young or small to get their
own food, or do not know their appetite.

ADVANTAGES OF
BLUEPLATE
Ideal for small dining tables
Also used for entertaining
groups for a sit-down service

large

BLUEPLATE OR APARTMENT
STYLE MEAL SERVICE
How is Blue Plate performed?
1. Dishes are placed into their proper portion in the
divided plate.
2. Only one plate was used. Each dish are already
placed directly from the kitchen into its respective
places
3. The plates may be served before or after the diners
are seated. It can be served by a waiter or gotten
by the diners themselves.

BLUEPLATE OR APARTMENT
STYLE MEAL SERVICE
How is Blue Plate performed?
After the diners are finished eating
their meal, each may bring their
plate, flatware, and beverageware to
the kitchen. Sometimes, the waiter is
the one who cleans.

THE BLUE PLATE TABLE

SETTING
Decorations may be placed at the center of
the table
The dinner plates are not immediately
placed at the table
Serving flatware is not set on the table
Individual covers are set with the flatware,
beverageware, and napkins.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BLUE

PLATE STYLE
The Blue Plate style arouse to cater to the
needs of those who lack time and very busy.
Since the food served in the Blue Plate is premade and packaged in a single plate, it is very
convenient for the time-constrained individual
Most Blue Plate meals are less expensive than
regular meals.

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.

RESEMBLANCES OF BLUE
PLATE STYLE
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.

REFERENCES
Leocadio, Corazon, 1986, Essentials in Meal
Management, U.P. College of Home Economics,
Diliman
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