Food service system, method and smart food service cart

A system for preparation and delivery of meals, comprising a kitchen appliance for cooking or storing food using heating or cooling processes, in particular a gastronomy oven or a refrigerator, and a food service cart with a frame for carrying meals placed on trays, plates, racks or the like and with an at least one temperature sensor designed to be inserted into the meal, wherein the kitchen appliance (10) and the smart food service cart (1) are designed to communicate with each other, the smart food service cart (1) being designed to be inserted into a chamber of the kitchen appliance (10), wherein:

• the cart (1) and the kitchen appliance (10) are provided with, respectively, a first communication box (9A) and a second communication box (9B), whereby the communication boxes (9A, 9B) communicate with each other wirelessly;
• the cart (1) is provided with the at least one temperature sensor (4) for measuring temperature of the meal (5), the information being transferred from the at least one temperature sensor (4) to at least the first communication box (9A),
• whereby the first communication box (9A) communicates wirelessly with peripheral devices and transmits information referring to the current temperature of the meal (5), measured by the at least one temperature sensor (4), to said peripheral devices, and
• the second communication box (9B) communicates wirelessly with a means for controlling the kitchen appliance (10), and
• the second communication box (9B) is connected to an external power source, and
• the cart (1) is provided with an energy storage means, and
• the first communication box (9A), when placed near the second communication box (9B), allows wireless charging of the energy storage means.