Meal Preparation and Catering

Scenes of food preparation and serving in various settings, highlighting communal meal experiences and culinary activities.

Instructor of the cooking workshop preparing meals for users and supervisors of the ESAT . Kitchen staff meal before lunch service.

Reedley, California, United States. A student prepares meal portions in culinary class with group members at a boarding school for obese teens.

Department of Defense civilians serve themselves food during the Civilian Leadership Development (CLD) Recognition Luncheon at the Paradise Point Officers Club on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 16, 2022. The purpose of the CLD program is to improve leadership competencies and skills of civilian employees assigned to MCB Camp Lejeune staff agencies.

Filling a pita with fuul

catering buffet food indoor in luxury restaurant with meat colorful fruits and vegetables

Raw Vegetable Food

Street restaurants, Plaza Jamaa el Fna, Marrakech, Morocco, Northern Africa

Instructor of the cooking workshop preparing meals for users and supervisors of the ESAT . Kitchen staff meal before lunch service.

La Super Rica Taqueria, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America

A person preparing roast beef skewers, close up of hands preparing meat skewers

INTERIOR DE UNA CHURRERIA - FREIDORA. Location: EXTERIOR. MADRID. SPAIN.

Paco tapas bar, olive market, Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

filling sobrasada, artisan sausages Cas Sereno, Inca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

People Taking Food in Buffet Catering Dining Eating Party. Event Buffet Concept.

The Norwegian Home Guard provides a traditional Norwegian meal that consists of multiple types of seafood, reindeer, pork, duck, sauces, vegetables, and desserts to the Minnesota National Guard as a part of a cultural event during the 51st Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange at Camp Ripley Training Center in Little Falls, Minnesota on February 7th, 2024 (Minnesota Army National Guard

Working restaurant kitchen

restaurant at the interpretation center, Mugetsu National Park, Kangding Eastern Himalayas, Garze Prefecture, Sichuan, China.

Italy, Lazio, Rome, Testaccio, market, fish stall.

Hand of man putting thyme in cooking pan

catering buffet food party preparation man

Hispanic woman cooking in kitchen

Waiter with tajine; Houmt Souq, Djerba Tunisia

VIETNAM - RACH GIA - THE SPLASH OF A SEASIDE RESORT. Located west of the Mekong Delta, Rach Gia and the province of Kien Giang, of which it is the capital, are experiencing growing prosperity. This coastal city is being transformed into a large seaside resort to the point of competing with those of southern Thailand. Construction sites, construction sites, still building sites. We cut the trees along the sea to build a pretty seafront and shops. Discotheques, karaoke, restaurants and hotel complexes grow in the middle of nothing.VIETNAM - RACH GIA - LÉCLOSION DUNE STATION BALNÉAIRE. Située à lOuest du Delta du Mekong, Rach Gia et la province de Kien Giang dont elle est la capitale connaissent une prospérité grandissante. Cette ville côtière est en train de se transformer à vu doeil en une grande station balnéaire au point de vouloir concurrencer celles du Sud de la Thaïlande. Des chantiers, des chantiers, encore des chantiers. On abat les arbres qui longent la mer afin dy constru

Sailors are served on the food line at the enlisted mess. Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Male chef and assistant helping clients at food display

Quebec, Canada. Boulangerie Boucharo (Boucharo bakery), Isle aux Coudres.

Chopping Food At A Food Cart; Istanbul, Turkey

Mercado de San Anton market, Madrid, Spain. (Editorial Use Only)

Pittsburgh - Eating

Ribs, ducks and chicken hangs on steel hooks in a Chinese restaurant.

A view looking down on a crew of chefs working in a commercial kitchen,

A ramen noodle cafe in a city. A man using a blowtorch on food, preparing meat for noodle dishes in a kitchen.

Food stall in Bangkok selling banana pancakes, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia, Southeast Asia.

Reportage on a session producing natural cosmetics in the Lyon School of Medicinal Plants. The participants produce several care products using vegetable oils, macerated oils, plant infusions, floral water, essential oils etc. This procedure, that respects health and the environment, enables the composition of ingredients to be controlled and excludes the harmful character of some chemical ingredients. Rose cream.

Freshly cooked noodles with vegetables, served in cardboard boxes on metal tables freshly cooked pasta with vegetables, served in cardboard boxes on metallic copyright: xzoonar.com/antonxeineex 22525494

greixonera porc cooking, (pork casserole or last days), Algaida, mallorca, balearic islands, spain, europe.

Israel, West Bank, Jericho, Intercontinental hotel restaurant

Catering, marque covering the cooks serving rustic style dishes during an open day at Krickenbeck Palace, Nettetal, Niederrhein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

041224-F-6395A-003. Base: Baghdad State: Baghdad Province Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Rome, italy 5 august 2025: chefs cooking and serving street food at a night market, working at a food stall illuminated by string lights

1st Infantry Division cooks prepare for the Thanksgiving meal at Cantigny Dining Facility, Fort Riley, Kansas, Nov. 23, 2022. The 1st Inf. Div. culinary specialists worked 24-hour operations to prepare the meal for Soldiers and Families across post.

220616-N-DN159-1012 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 16, 2022) Culinary Specialist Seaman Joel Aguirre, from Compton, California, grills bratwurst sausages in a galley aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), June 16, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Guests at the Persian buffet at a party, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Young people, apprenticeship as a cook and baker, Fundacion Cristo Vive, Santiago de Chile, Chile, South America

The 325th Force Support Squadron Oasis Event Center staff serves food to senior citizen veterans at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 9, 2022. Tyndall hosted the 32nd Annual Golden Age Holiday Party, which honors senior citizen veterans from World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War and Desert Storm eras.

Morning picnic high above the Elbe valley, Königstein Fortress. The champagne breakfast is served in the morning light on the Blitzeichen plateau with a view of the Lilienstein and the Elbe

Chinese restaurant, Hong Kong, China.

An Airman assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing serves food during Hispanic Heritage Night, September 23, 2022, at the Phantom Pavilion on Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Hispanic Heritage Night was held to introduce ADAB members to music, games, activities and food from multiple Hispanic cultures, including Puerto Rican rice (Arroz con gandules), chicken (Pollo Guisado), ground beef for tacos, Flan and churros.

Dinner at la maison Bakhita, a center for migrants run by the Paris catholic diocese, France. Volunteers and Egyptian migrant in the kitchen

Detroit, Michigan, Natasha Coleman prepares food at Yum Village restaurant, which serves Afro-Caribbean meals

Spain, Canary Islands, Tenerife, Roque de las Bodegas, cafe musicians, Casa Africa cafe

Volunteer holds food for distribution

preparando greixonera de porc, (cazuela de cerdo o de los ultimos dias), Algaida,mallorca, islas baleares, spain, europa.

A man prepares dinner in his home with organic produce.

catering buffet food party preparation man

Male Contestant Begins An Attempt At The 72 Oz Steak Challenge, The Big Texan Steak Ranch Restaurant, Amarillo, Texas, Usa

Joint preparation of lunch in the lounge of a Penichette houseboat on the Saone River, Ormoy, Vesoul, Region Franche-Comte, Dep. Haute-Saone, France, Europe

220626-N-QP737-1034 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 26, 2022) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Kynesha Graziano cooks steaks aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), June 26, 2022.The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is underway completing a certification exercise to increase U.S. and allied interoperability and warfighting capability before a future deployment. The George H.W. Bush CSG is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat America's adversaries in support of national security.

Coffee tasting

Ramona Taikon buying fish at Hätorgshallen in Stockholm 2006

Campers preparing shish kabob meal.

England, West Sussex, Shoreham-By-Sea, French Market. Food Stall With Stallholder Cooking Sausage And Onion Baguettes With A Male Customer Waiting

Rome, italy 17 june 2025, chef wearing bandana and black gloves grilling arrosticini, traditional italian meat skewers, at a lively outdoor food festival

hot dog, salchicha de franckfurt, mercado al aire libre, Münsterplattz, Friburgo de Brisgovia, Germany, Europe.

Chef holding dish of stewed vegetables at home

Hot dog vendor hands hot dog to customer

happy young colleagues having lunch

Anticuchos, Chilean Barbeque

traditional slaughter of the Mallorcan black pig, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Making a salad from the collected greens and herbs. Foraging for wild edibles in Los Angeles neighborhood Echo Park. Nance Klehm leads her Urbanforage guided walk showing and educating attendees about various greens, herbs and other edibles readily found along streets, lots and front yards. Los Angeles, California, USA

catering buffet food party preparation man

American Dairy Goat Association's National Convention

Europe, Portugal, Estremadura Region, Leiria District, Nazarè, Praia da Nazarè

Diner table with condiment bowls, hot sauce, artificial plants, and an American flag. Miami, FL, USA

concert atmosphere and food trucks, festival La Luna en Vers, Sant Joan, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Croatia, Sibenik. Lunch at a monastery.

Kids and adults taking cooking course

Festival at la Maison Bakhita, Paris, France. Work in the kitchen

Commercial shellfishermen shuck, clean and serve raw Quahogs, (Rhode Island shellfish) at the Charlestown, RI, Seafood festival.

Hot dog vendor hands hot dog to customer

Westport, Co Mayo, Ireland; Local Produce Market

Office of the Administrator - Philadelphia - Administrator Gina McCarthy visiting the Food Lab at Drexel University , Environmental Protection Agency

The uncle and chef serving the roasted leg of wild boar. Mas de Perry, Mas Nicot. Terrasses de Larzac. Languedoc. France. Europe. In the dining room.

Vienna, Wien, Austria, tourists choose from assorted desserts at Cafe Central

Tourists grinding the ingredients for making a red mole (a traditonal sauce) at the El Sabor Zapoteco cooking school in Teotitlan del Valle, a small town in the Valles Centrales Region near Oaxaca, southern Mexico.

New Orleans, Louisiana, A server delivers drinks and beignets to diners at Cafe du Monde. The coffee shop in the French Market is extremely popular because of its beignets, which are loaded with powdered sugar.

Christmas market at the Elbhangfest, master baker Wippler cuts the stollen. Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Perry Sinclair, 81st Security Forces Squadron days flight chief, grills food for the squadrons morale day at the marina on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 16, 2022. The squadron used Unite Funds to celebrate their first morale day since the start of COVID-19.

Males and female having meal together at table in restaurant

Christmas meal for seniors in the village hall. Christmas time.

Elderly person eating.

Culinary workshop in a senior service residence, animation, preparation and tasting of maple syrup cookies.

GREAT LAKES (Oct. 13, 2022) Steak and lobster were on the menu at Galley 525 onboard Naval Station Great Lakes during the special dinner meal for the Navy's 247th birthday. Opened in 1911, NSGL is the Navys largest training installation and the home of the Navys only Boot Camp. Located on over 1600 acres overlooking Lake Michigan, the installation includes 1,153 buildings with 39 on the National Register of Historic Places. NSGL supports over 50 tenant commands and elements as well as over 20,000 Sailors, Marines, Soldiers, and DoD civilians who live and work on the installation.

Team Charleston volunteers work together to package donated cookies during Operation Cookie Drop at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 8, 2022. Volunteers packaged and delivered more than 3,000 assorted holiday cookies to Airmen living in base dorms.

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Justin Lewis, 97th Training Squadron student pilot, accepts food from community members at the Taste of Altus event, July 11, 2022. There were more than 15 vendors at the event handing out free food samples.

PAYS-BAS - TAPIS ROUGESoirée d'ouverture de Tapis Rouge, festival du film français à Amsterdam.NETHERLANDS - RED CARPETOpening night of Tapis Rouge, the French Film Festival in Amsterdam.

PHOTO DATE: 01 August 2012LOCATION: Bldg. 17 - JSC Food LabSUBJECT: Expedition 35/36 Russian cosmonauts during food tasting in JSC Food Lab. Vinogradov, Yurchikin and Misurkin with Russian interpreter.

Italy, Piedmont, traditional clothing and typical tajarin (tagliolini) pasta

Buffet style party in Lyme, CT.

Attendees enjoy the Air Forces 75th Anniversary cake during the Team McChord Air Force Ball at the Tacoma Convention Center in Tacoma, Washington, Sept. 10, 2022. The United States Air Force was born with the passage of the National Security Act on Sept. 18, 1947.

Former high-level sportsman Xavier Philippe has converted to goat farming and the manufacture and sale of fresh cheese, tomme cheese, cottage cheese, cheese, yogurt, organic milk. With the support of his parents Xavier is at the head of a herd of 60 goats which he milks every morning. Located in Prouville in the Somme, it is the only manufacturer of organic products made from goat milk in the department. He ensures himself the marketing of his products on the markets, AMAP, cheese maker. Her 72-year-old mother works in cheese making and sales, her 80-year-old father maintains the buildings and takes care of the goats after milking. Xavier also welcomes schools, groups for demonstrations and tastings. Xavier is proud of his new farming profession. Yogurt and goat cheese on documentation explaining the principle and operation of an AMAP (Association for the Maintenance of Peasant Agriculture). Distribution of products (salad, radish, fennel, cabbage, cabbage , carrots) by a market garden

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