Originally Posted by
Bullspread

This new protocol is getting ridiculous .
We should we be happy that they do not serve the tray of 2nd meal with the 1st meal 🙄
As Goldorak noted, everything but main on one tray, then replacing the starter with the main has been the eastern US/Canada service for 20 years (so not the new protocol).
The new protocol somewhat blunts the benefit of this if it's an hour from starter to main.