Abstract: The dispenser contains a rotary magazine comprising a plurality of radial sectors, each containing plates of food stacked on the top of each other. The configuration of the plates allows the bottom of one plate not to rest on the food contained in the underlying plate. The machine furthermore comprises an elevator adapted to convey the plate selected by the user to a pair of movable jaws adapted to place the plate outside the machine or in an oven. A window may be provided at the rotary magazine to allow a user to view the plates contained therein.