Patent ID: 8517214

Claim:
A dispensing system, comprising: a plurality of garnish items that each include an edible garnish solid portion and an edible garnish liquid portion; a base having one or more cavities therein; a plurality of removable garnish storage chutes configured to align within a subset of the one or more cavities of the base so that the base supports the plurality of removable garnish storage chutes once the chutes have been aligned and inserted into the subset of the one or more cavities of the base, each of the chutes comprises: an inlet that provides access to an open interior that facilitates storage of the plurality of garnish items; an access opening for removal of the plurality of garnish items; and a plurality of perforations on a bottom surface of each chute, wherein the plurality of perforations facilitates separation of the edible garnish liquid portion from the edible garnish solid portion; and wherein the inlet and access opening of the plurality of removable garnish storage chutes are arranged to provide dispensing of the plurality of edible solid portions in a “first-in first out” manner.