buffet dinner

0 Sit down dinner0-

0Also, seated dinner. 0-

0Since there's no comment on my suggestion, plated dinner, I suppose it's also acceptable in addition to the recommended sit-down dinner and seated dinner. Actually, all sound weird to me because who has dinner without plates and who eats through a meal while standing. 05002br
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00If you get what I mean, they seem to suggest buffet dinners are had while standing and wit

0Sorry I should have said - I have never heard the term plated dinner - remember plate, as you say, are used at sit-down dinners and standinf buffets. 0-

0 I would suggest a 'served' dinner. 0-

0I am not positive but I think "plated" is a term that has come to us from the restaurant world, where chefs speak of "plating" the food (as opposed to just dumping it on there like Lunch Lady Doris on the Simpsons). Buffet dinners aren't plated - you have to serve yourself, which of course you do while standing, not sitting. Both plated and seated sound to my ear like terms a caterer might use,

0Thanks, Optilang, Philips and Delmobile. 02br
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00Delmobile, your explanation helps me understand their origins. Thanks!0-