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| Friday 12 Mar 2010: Service à la russe |
| The current style of serving each guest individually at banquets is known as "service à la russe". Before this style was introduced in the early 19th century in France (supposedly by Prince Kurakin, a Russian diplomat), the traditional style was "service à la française", which involved putting all dishes on the table at once and guests serving themselves. |