THE LANGUAGE

OF CUTLERY
Dining Etiquette
Cutlery, when placed in a certain way
on the plate may indicate one thing or
another. It is a “language” that, except
for some positions, is not used in a
generalized way.
 PAUSE

Cutlery is left on top of the plate in the form of a triangle

-90 degrees- or peak.
 NEXT DISH

Cutlery should be placed making a cross.

 DO NOT LIKE / “I did not like it.”

Cutlery is left in the same position as to pause, 90-degree beak angle, but
inserting the tip of the knife into the teeth of the fork.
 EXCELLENT / “I like it.”

If we want to show that we enjoyed food, we will put it like this:

 FINISHED / “I’m Done.”

The cutlery is left in parallel between them and with respect to the edge of
the table, with the handle towards the left side. This position does not show
any comment on whether we liked the food or not.