Family meal
Meal for staff at a restaurant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A family meal or staff meal is a group meal that a restaurant serves its staff outside of peak business hours.[1] The restaurant provides the meal free of charge, as a perk of employment. Typically the meal is served to the entire staff at once, with all staff being treated equally, like a "family".[2] The restaurant's own chefs (traditionally, but not always, the lowest in the pecking order) prepare the meal, often using leftover or unused ingredients. As a result, usually the meals do not involve dishes on the restaurant's regular menu.[3] Chefs may also use the family meal to experiment with new recipes, or simply whip up something from their own ethnic backgrounds.[4]
Several cookbooks have been published describing family meals at well-known restaurants. Examples include:
- The Family Meal: Home Cooking with Ferran Adria by Ferran Adrià of elBulli (2011)
- Staff Meals from Chanterelle by David Waltuck (2000)
- Off the Menu: Staff Meals from America's Top Restaurants by Marissa Guggiana (2011)
- Come In, We're Closed: An Invitation to Staff Meals at the World's Best Restaurants by Christine Carroll and Jody Eddy (2012)
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