A temperature controlled food serving bar. The food serving bar has a plurality
of elongate, generally parallel, spaced apart dividers of thermally conductive
material extending lengthwise of the serving bar. The dividers have side walls
dividing the food serving bar into a plurality of elongate generally parallel cavities.
A temperature control system controls the temperature of the side walls of the
dividers. Upwardly facing surfaces on the dividers support food-holding pans in
positions in which the pans extend down into the cavities adjacent the side walls
of the dividers for being heated or cooled thereby. Thermal barriers below the
upwardly facing surfaces inhibit the transfer of heat between the side walls of
the dividers and the surfaces.
