Credenza

A credenza is a dining room sideboard or display cabinet,[1][2] usually made of burnished and polished wood and decorated with marquetry.

In dining rooms, it is typically made from wood and used as a platform to serve buffet meals.

In restaurant kitchens, made from stainless steel, it provides a side surface and storage cupboards.

Originally in Italian the name meant belief or trust (etymologically connected to the English word "credence").

In the 16th century, the act of credenza was the tasting of food and drinks by a servant for a lord or other important person (such as the pope or a cardinal) in order to test for poison.