Talk:Full-course dinner

approximations

It would be interesting to provide approximations for how long the differing numbered courses typically occur. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.100.104.17 (talk • contribs) 13:04, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Common saying?!

I nearly choked when I read this sentence.

"thus the common saying "from soup to nuts", meaning from beginning to end"

I have never once heard this saying in my life, was this a common saying in the 15th century or something?!

Comrinec (talk) 22:13, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

Neither have I.

--94.218.14.123 (talk) 16:23, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

I have. So has a web search. It's in a bunch of dictionaries. There are many uses in news sources. I think that, when describing a somewhat old-fashioned and obscure subject, it's usual to find old-fashioned expressions. It may not be strictly necessary, in context, for an encyclopedia article. 198.103.161.1 (talk) 19:39, 21 November 2019 (UTC)

I have heard--and used--the phrase as a common expression, amongst people of all ages and on tv. Possibly there is a cultural/regional aspect. ~~

"saladé"?

Why is there an accent on the last letter of the word "saladé"? The only usage that I know is not about food but more about fooling people with words. 198.103.161.1 (talk) 19:39, 21 November 2019 (UTC)

Limited geography

The articles as-is is very much centered on the US/UK dining habits, starting with the title. Multicourse meals in many cultures are not limited to dinner. The full-course menus are also very French-US-centric. In the European domain, the arguably most prolific multicourse eaters are Italians (see Italian meal structure), but there is no mention here of primi or secondi (although antipasti had made it). Should we globalize this text or create a Multicourse meal? Викидим (talk) 17:55, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

I tend to agree. And in the UK, lunch can in practice be multi-course, especially at weekends or if taken in a restaurant.Ponsonby100 (talk) 18:09, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Thank you! Struck out the UK in my comment. It seems that at least the multicourse lunch needs to be covered somewhere. A discussion on single-course meals being an American habit can be found, for example, in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, Volume 1, p 350 (in the context of ethnic food traditions among immigrants being Americanized "to suit more organized workdays" in the US). A multicourse lunch, above all, requires a long lunch break. Викидим (talk) 18:22, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Formal dining

Redirects here. However, although formal dining implies a multicourse menu, it is a much bigger thing with its own etiquette rules, and does not necessarily even have to involve a dinner per se (formal luncheons used to be very popular). Викидим (talk) 08:33, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi Викидим, be bold and make formal dining its own article! soetermans. ^{↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK} 08:34, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

This is my plan, but I am checking the water temperature first to see if I am missing some pieces of the puzzle. Thank you! Викидим (talk) 08:39, 13 October 2023 (UTC)