1) When dining, hold your fork in your left hand with the tines facing down and hold your knife in your right hand an inch above the plate with your index finger extended along the top of the blade. Use your fork to spear food and bring it to your mouth.
2) As host, suggest seating arrangements and seat the guest of honor in the best seat, usually with their back to the wall, and sit to their left. Offer other guests seats around the table.
3) At informal meals, the hostess will usually clear the plates, sometimes with help from guests, while at formal affairs the staff will remove plates. At family meals, members clear their own plates.
1) When dining, hold your fork in your left hand with the tines facing down and hold your knife in your right hand an inch above the plate with your index finger extended along the top of the blade. Use your fork to spear food and bring it to your mouth.
2) As host, suggest seating arrangements and seat the guest of honor in the best seat, usually with their back to the wall, and sit to their left. Offer other guests seats around the table.
3) At informal meals, the hostess will usually clear the plates, sometimes with help from guests, while at formal affairs the staff will remove plates. At family meals, members clear their own plates.
1) When dining, hold your fork in your left hand with the tines facing down and hold your knife in your right hand an inch above the plate with your index finger extended along the top of the blade. Use your fork to spear food and bring it to your mouth.
2) As host, suggest seating arrangements and seat the guest of honor in the best seat, usually with their back to the wall, and sit to their left. Offer other guests seats around the table.
3) At informal meals, the hostess will usually clear the plates, sometimes with help from guests, while at formal affairs the staff will remove plates. At family meals, members clear their own plates.
1) When dining, hold your fork in your left hand with the tines facing down and hold your knife in your right hand an inch above the plate with your index finger extended along the top of the blade. Use your fork to spear food and bring it to your mouth.
2) As host, suggest seating arrangements and seat the guest of honor in the best seat, usually with their back to the wall, and sit to their left. Offer other guests seats around the table.
3) At informal meals, the hostess will usually clear the plates, sometimes with help from guests, while at formal affairs the staff will remove plates. At family meals, members clear their own plates.
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Table Etiquette &
Fine Dining Etiquette e
Handling Utensils • Hold your fork in your left hand, tines downward. • Hold your knife in your right hand, an inch or two above the plate. • Extend your index finger along the top of the blade. • Use your fork to spear and lift food to your mouth. Seating Your host may have seating Etiquette arrangements in mind, so you should allow him to direct you to your seat. As the host, you should suggest the seating arrangements. In a restaurant, the guest of honor should sit in the best seat at the table. Usually that is one with the back of the chair to the wall. Once the guest of honor's seat is determined, the host should sit to her left. Other people are then offered seats around the table. At a formal affair, plates are removed by a professional staff. But as most Meals End informal meals are served without help, the hostess clears the plates, often with the help of a guest or two. • At a family meal, members clear their own plates. If the meal is formal, plates will be removed by the staff. • At informal meals, the hostess will probably clear the plates, possibly with one or two guests helping. • At a family meal, members clear their own plates. • https:// www.etiquettescholar.com/dining_etiquette/table_manners.html?fbclid=I wAR2DX38SxJL5gjCdoWBbWxU_dU705r-gcGsI5xJnyGXs0Ciekeyz9DPskww • https://business.ku.edu/dining-etiquette?fbclid=IwAR3V-AfGdAkJ2wlhhgC 8ouenQz4FH4CxmQjcEfUF92QY34ffBtGGOf-iWq4