What might be on table is put with McDonald’s food (no starter) (5,4)

'what might be on table' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'put with mcdonald's food no starter' is the wordplay.
'put' becomes 'place' (place can mean to put something somewhere).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'mcdonald's' becomes 'M' (fast food franchise known for its yellow M logo).
'food' becomes 'eats' (eats can mean food).
'no starter' means to remove the first letter.
'eats' with its initial letter taken off is 'ats'.
'place'+'m'+'ats'='PLACE MATS'

'is' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?