family style
adverb or adjective
: with the food placed on the table in serving dishes from which those eating may help themselves
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Hack dinner by using family style meals at Charlotte restaurants.
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Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2024
The menu recommends diners order family style, and as each dish was placed on our table, that concept made total sense.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 15 May 2024
Next time your family is in the mood for Yafo, instead of picking up individual meals for everyone, give their family style menu a try.
—Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2024
Lobster bouillabaisse pie is served family style with the head and tail of an entire lobster rising from the pot’s edges.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
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Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2024
The menu recommends diners order family style, and as each dish was placed on our table, that concept made total sense.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 15 May 2024
Next time your family is in the mood for Yafo, instead of picking up individual meals for everyone, give their family style menu a try.
—Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2024
Lobster bouillabaisse pie is served family style with the head and tail of an entire lobster rising from the pot’s edges.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Family style.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20style. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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