as described above a secure and stable platform is provided for the food plate 18 such stability is of immense value as food is added to and removed from the food plate 18 during food service at parties and other social events additional structural details of the beverage container holder 10 are shown in fig3 the suspended hanger 24 is shown extending from a pair of support ears 68 that engage an upper surface of the beverage container holder 10 adjacent the beverage container aperture 22 the suspended hanger 24 is otherwise not connected to the food and beverage holder 10 enabling for the simplified fabrication and storage thereof the outward bend 48 and the inward bend 54 lie substantially adjacent the finger aperture 32 and are separated by a deflected border 72 see fig4 as is best shown in fig5 the finger support shelf 58 is canted relative to the deflected border 72 the finger support shelf 58 angles back towards the plane defined by the interface between the beverage container holder 10 and the food plate 18 when the latter is positioned thereon just prior to use the beverage container holder 10 is positioned over the left or right hand of the user 28 with the hand in a palm up orientation the hand of the user 28 is brought into position beneath the beverage container holder 10 which is received by entry of the thumb 42 and the fingers 38 into the thumb aperture 34 and the finger aperture 32 respectively the majority of users.