steam table
noun
: a table having openings to hold containers of cooked food over steam or hot water circulating beneath them
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The family-run outfit decided to turn off the oven, the panini presses, the steam table and warming lamps and instead crafted a new limited-time menu of cold items such as sandwiches, wraps and salads.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 21 June 2024
With its mural of Bertha herself and tables of impatient children waiting for their parents in line, Bertha’s is community across the steam table.
—Stephanie Burt, Saveur, 8 May 2024
Two were under a toaster oven and three under a steam table.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
But while there are many returning standbys at this beloved Thai restaurant and market—including the steam table and even some longtime employees who are deeply familiar with the way things were prepared at the original location—there are plenty of changes too.
—Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2023
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 21 June 2024
With its mural of Bertha herself and tables of impatient children waiting for their parents in line, Bertha’s is community across the steam table.
—Stephanie Burt, Saveur, 8 May 2024
Two were under a toaster oven and three under a steam table.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
But while there are many returning standbys at this beloved Thai restaurant and market—including the steam table and even some longtime employees who are deeply familiar with the way things were prepared at the original location—there are plenty of changes too.
—Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2023
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“Steam table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steam%20table. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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