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family style
adjective, adverb
mainly US(alsofamily-style)uk /ˈfæm.əl.i ˌstaɪl/ us /ˈfæm.əl.i ˌstaɪl//ˈfæm.li ˌstaɪl/
(of food) brought to the table in large dishes so that people can serve themselves:
We control portions by putting food on plates before bringing it to the table, rather than eating family style.
Family-style serving is less effort than putting everyone's food onto plates in the kitchen.
In his new restaurant, food is served family style in the middle of the table.
We will serve the appetizers family style on one plate for everyone to share.
We like our kids to eat family-style because we believe it develops their social eating habits.
I used to work in a restaurant that served family-style dinners.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Providing & serving meals
bowl of something
bus
cakeage
cater
catering
dish something out
honour
ladle
place
plate
plate something up
replate
rustle
rustle something up
serve
serve something up
table
wait at table(s)idiom
wait on someone/something
whip something up
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