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词条 À la carte
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  1. History

  2. Other uses

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. Bibliography

  6. External links

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In restaurants, à la carte {{IPAc-en|ɑː|l|ə|ˈ|k|ɑr|t}}[1] is the practice of ordering individual dishes from a menu in a restaurant, as opposed to table d'hôte, where a set menu is offered.[2] It is an early 19th century loan from French meaning "according to the menu".[3][4]

The individual dishes to be ordered may include side dishes, or the side dishes may be offered separately, in which case, they are also considered à la carte.{{fact|date=July 2018}}

History

The earliest examples of à la carte are from 1816 for the adjectival use ("à la carte meal", for example) and from 1821 for the adverbial use ("meals were served à la carte").[3] These pre-date the use of the word menu, which came into English in the 1830s.[5][6][3]

Other uses

More broadly, the term is not exclusive to food. Today, it can be used in reference to things such as television. To watch television à la carte refers to paying for a provider where the viewer can choose from an option of programs to watch (e.g., Netflix or Hulu), instead of watching from set programs.[7]

See also

  • Omakase
  • Table d'hôte, the opposite of à la carte
  • Buffet
  • List of French words and phrases used by English speakers
  • Pro rata, a method of billing or other calculation based on proportional usage
  • {{portal-inline|Business and economics}}
  • {{portal-inline|Food}}

References

1. ^{{OED|A la carte}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=a+la+carte&allowed_in_frame=0|title=Online Etymology Dictionary|author=|date=|work=etymonline.com|accessdate=2 May 2016}}
3. ^1 2 Oxford English Dictionary
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/a-la-carte?q=%C3%80+la+carte|title=à la carte – definition of à la carte in English from the Oxford dictionary|author=|date=|work=oxforddictionaries.com|accessdate=2 May 2016}}
5. ^Richard Bailey, Eating Words, Michigan Today, 13 May 2008. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080525161359/http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2008/05/words.php |date=25 May 2008 }}
6. ^"Menu", The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Houghton Mifflin
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thesimpledollar.com/a-la-carte-cable-is-here/|title=A-la-Carte Cable TV Is Basically Here (It's Just Not on Cable)|author=|date=|work=The Simple Dollar|accessdate=2 May 2016}}

Bibliography

  • {{cite book | last=Baraban | first=R.S. | last2=Durocher | first2=J.F. | title=Successful Restaurant Design | publisher=John Wiley & Sons | year=2010 | isbn=978-0-470-25075-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w1HT3EDrXWoC&pg=PA17 | pages=17–18}}
  • Committee on Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine (2007). [https://books.google.com/books?id=tu5qBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT97 Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools]. National Academies Press. page 83.
  • Mosimann, Anton (1983). [https://books.google.com/books?id=MlL4dXANw2kC Cuisine à la carte]. Macmillan Publishers Limited. 304 pages.

External links

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  • À la carte pricing strategy
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