Essentially, Bananas Foster is a flambeed dish, traditionally created tableside in a pan on a gueridon trolley, like Crepes Suzette or steak Diane. |
A two-tiered gueridon with a Sevres porcelain top is stamped by Martin Carlin. |
A Swiss Brienz gueridon, sculpted wood and marqueted wood. 19th century. |
Some dishes will be served from a traditional gueridon waiter's trolley, with meat carved and fish filleted in front of the diners. |
The celeriac was brought out on a gueridon, and with the kind of ceremony usually reserved for Chateaubriand, the chef sliced it in half and scooped chunks of the tender inside into a bowl atop some jellied tapioca. |
In a nice touch, the roasts were sliced to order from the grand-looking gueridon carving trolley by the chef. |