Until the mid-19th century in the restaurant all at once ordered dishes were served. Such a method of service is the name of the service à la française («the French system»). In the 1830-ies of France visited the Russian Prince Alexander Kurakin, and taught restaurateurs another way - bring food gradually, in the order they appear in the menu. In modern restaurants such a system, the most popular and is called the service à la russe.
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