A utensil cover lift and support apparatus for use with a cooking and food serving utensil fitted with a geometrically configured cover, the apparatus comprising a support fork assembly having a latch mechanism pivotally attached to a pair of elongate arms and a vertical support member situated in between the elongate arms and pivotally connected thereto and having an adjustable support block slidably connected thereto for engaging an outer lip inherently made part of the serving utensil, a lid bracket slidably mounted to the elongate arms and having at least two outwardly extending flanges integrally connected to a top plate situated therebetween, each of the flanges having a suction cup threadably mounted to an undersurface thereof for engaging the cover, and at least two suction cups mounted to the vertical support member to engage the serving utensil's sidewalls.