A utensil holding and serving system for use in buffet-style eating includes interchangeable serving utensils for serving and manipulating food, a handle for selectively engaging the serving utensils, and a stand for receiving and suspending the serving utensils over a food tray or surface. The serving utensils include a connecting shaft, a working portion including a functional member, such as a spoon, fork, or spatula, and a standing portion having support apertures. The handle includes a longitudinal bore for removably receiving the connecting shaft of one of the serving utensils, and a mounting member including arms having a tapered inner surface for receiving an edge of a plate. The stand includes a utensil suspending portion having pegs extending upwardly for selectively engaging the support apertures of one of the serving utensils to support said serving utensil upon the stand and a support portion for stabilizing the stand on a surface.