Sanitary utensil holding and serving system

A sanitary utensil holding and serving system for use in buffet-style eating, in which users serve themselves their own meals from a shared array of food trays, comprising:

• a plurality of interchangeable serving utensils, each of the plurality of interchangeable serving utensils including a first end having a connecting shaft, a second end having a working portion, a standing portion connected to the working portion, and a collar between the standing portion and the connecting shaft, the connecting shaft including a longitudinal length, the working portion including a functional member for manipulating food, the standing portion having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a pair of support apertures spaced longitudinally on the standing portion and extending vertically between the top surface and the bottom surface;
• a handle including a body having a receiving end, a mounting end, an interior having a longitudinal bore extending from the receiving end toward the mounting end, and a mounting member protruding transversely outwardly from the mounting end, the longitudinal bore including a longitudinal length and configured to removably receive the connecting shaft of one of the serving utensils, the receiving end including an opening for providing access to the longitudinal bore, the mounting member including a pair of arms each having a distal end, a proximal end attached to the mounting end of the handle, an outer surface, and an inner surface tapering in width from the proximal end to the distal end, the mounting member configured to receive an edge of a plate between the arms;
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• a stand including a utensil suspending portion and a support portion, the utensil suspending portion including a pair of pegs extending upwardly for selectively engaging the pair of support apertures of one of the serving utensils to support said serving utensil upon the stand.