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Designing a multi course menu

Guide to laying out a multi course meal.

2 course:

  1. starter and main dish placed on the table
  2. cheese course brought out

3 course meal:

  1. starter
  2. main dish
  3. salad & cheese

4 course meal:

before meal: apéritif

  1. starter
  2. main dish
  3. cheese course
  4. dessert

after meal: digestif

5 course meal:

before meal: apéritif

  1. starter
  2. main dish
  3. salad
  4. cheese course
  5. dessert

after meal: digestif

6 course meal:

before meal: apéritif

  1. starter
  2. fish course
  3. main dish
  4. salad
  5. cheese course
  6. dessert

after meal: digestif

7 course meal:

before meal: apéritif

  1. starter
  2. soup
  3. fish course
  4. main dish
  5. salad
  6. cheese course
  7. dessert

after meal: digestif

Tips

  • Dishes should be served cold to hot
  • Fish before meat
  • Salty before sweet, ex cheese before dessert
  • Clear table for dessert

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