Cohousing-L Mailing List: Common House Meals: Serving & Tables

[Dee Dishon (ddishon]

Dear All: We are trying to gather information on types of serving and size
and types of table to go with type of serving. Would some of you be kind
enough to respond to the following questions:
        1.) Do you serve Common House dinners buffet or family style? What
helped you make that decision? Are you happy with your decision and/or what
would you do over?
        2.) What kinds of tables do you use? What do you like/dislike about
your choice?
        (We are looking at family style serving with round tables for 8. I
see problems with this, notably more dishes to be bought, carried in and
out, cleaned, washed, and put away. Also, large tables typically make for
less intimate conversation and higher noise level. Round tables seem less
flexible to me than rectangular. Does anyone know of/use oval tables for 6-8?)
        Thanks in advance for lots of information coming back to us!
        Dee Dishon
        Blueberry Hill Cohousing (Vienna, VA: Wash. DC area): still have
room for 3 more families in our community of 19 single-family houses
(ground-breaking this spring!).