Cocktail at work

Business buffet is a great time to make new acquaintances and relax a bit. It is for this purpose that differentbuffets. Moreover, the atmosphere of a buffet table at work predisposes to communication. But after all, do not forget that you are in a society of people, so during the reception there is etiquette, which is worth observing.
Cocktail at work: rules of conduct
At a stand-up meal at work is not accepted to be late. A little delay can be afforded only by the authorities, but the employees should arrive on time. To come to the very end of the reception is considered vulgar.
Cocktail reception in the office is carried out specifically to ensure that employees could make friends with people from other departments, make new acquaintances. Therefore, chairs are never placed near the table. All the main time people have to communicate, going to small companies.
Since the main time is devoted to communication, Food plays only the role of a snack, which everyone can put on their ownA plate exactly in the amount that it needs. Of course, do not take too much, because at any time you can always go back to the table and put something else on the plate. But do not forget that near the table you can not stay very long. Let the others also put something on their plate!
Smoking during a receptacle is prohibited., if you are indoors. But even if the buffet is held outdoors, which is also often the case, smoking around the table is vulgar. Be sure to step aside, where you can smoke.
How to organize a buffet table
Fourchette at work is a kind of alternative to a corporate party. Often a reception is organized when the employee has a birthday or a child is born. In this case, the employee himself can organize a banquet on the occasion of the holiday.
The menu for a buffet table at work should be drawn up in advance. It always includes a variety of hot andcold sandwiches, snacks, fruits, vegetables, dessert, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. Depending on the society, you can do only a sweet buffet. If you chose to conduct a full-scale buffet table, you should remember some rules for serving snacks.
The first always serve fish and vegetable snacks. After a while they put hot snacks. After 20 minutes, you should serve dessert and champagne. A variety of fruits are served along with the dessert. You can, of course, deviate from this rule and remove hot snacks or dessert. But it will already be your choice.
To all the dishes for a buffet table at work there is only one requirement: they should not be too heavy, so leave multi-layered salads with a largequantity of mayonnaise for other parties. Salads should be light. The rest of the food should be sliced into small portions that can be eaten at a time. Meat and fish, if present on the table, should be served boneless.
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks are also put together with snacks on the table. Alcoholic drinks are served immediately in openbottles, but non-alcoholic ones - in decanters. For general convenience, glasses are placed near the drinks. Plates for food put in a pile on one edge of the table. Near the plates put forks and knives. Note that the knives should be two times smaller than the forks.
Cocktail at work: menu
For a buffet table at work you can cook any snacks. It can be different canapes, tartlets,small sandwiches with a variety of fillings. In the article Countries of the Soviets "Appetizers for Fourchette" you can find a variety of recipes for cooking great snacks.
Tartlets are an excellent way to serve food. Small baskets can be filled with a variety of salads. But also in tartlets serve snacks. The classic option is caviar. In addition, you can prepare various canapés: with fish or fruit. Rolls are perfect: meat, cheese and salmon. And for dessert you can serve rolls with chocolate filling.














