Word: hote
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...nation of the inexhaustible soil, are threatened with a change of our table d'hote. The Government, which is occasionally paternal, in growing anxiety that its fledglings will not be fed, has combed the deep and traditionally seven seas for new foods. In result we are advised to eat dogfish, shark, whale, and other "meats." By eating the dogfish, shark, whale and marine monsters which are neither fish nor flesh, it is expected that no one will starve...
...Because of the large number of men who must be supplied quickly during the peak of the rush at 1 o'clock, it was found advisable to depend entirely on the cafeteria system for the noon-day meal, and to have student waiters and table d'hote only for accomodating the patrons in the morning and evening. This system makes it possible to serve the students in less time and saves them the annoyance of having waiters dodging in and out among their seats...
...unfair to state that the scheme could not succeed because at Foxcroft where there are student waiters, the service is slower. Meals are served there 'a la carte,' while at Memorial, the regular menu permits few variations and is practically a 'table d'hote' system...
...Yale Commons will be open to all Harvard men and their guests, including ladies, from today until Monday. Meals will be served on the regular semi "a la carte" plan, except luncheon on Saturday, which will be served "table d'hote" from 11 until 1.45 o'clock, for $1. The Commons is on the corner of Grove and College streets, New Haven...
...table d'hote lunch will be served on Saturday at a price of $1 per person. For all other meals the uniform price of twenty cents per cover will be charged for the staple list, including bread, butter, coffee, tea, milk, potatoes, cereals, etc. Other dishes may be ordered from the extra list by the use of coupons...