Family meal

A family meal or staff meal is a group meal that a restaurant serves its staff outside of peak business hours.[1] The restaurant provides the meal free of charge, as a perk of employment. Typically the meal is served to the entire staff at once, with all staff being treated equally, like a "family".[2] The restaurant's own chefs prepare the meal, often using leftover or unused ingredients. A chef may also use the family meal to experiment with new recipes.[3]

Several cookbooks have been published describing family meals at well-known restaurants. Examples include:

See also

References

  1. Frist, Devra (July 29, 2009). "Chef's table". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  2. Elder, Nina (September 2008). "The First Seating". Bon Appetit. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  3. Rudalevige, Christine Burns (January 11, 2012). "Restaurant "family" meals". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 9 May 2012.

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