Table Etiquette &

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 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.
 The Table Setting
The basic rule is: Utensils are
placed in the order of use; that
is, from the outside in. A
second rule, with only a few
exceptions, is: Forks go to the
left of the plate, and knives
and spoons go to the right.
And finally, only set
the table with utensils you will
use. No soup; no soup spoon.
 Resting
Continental Style: Place your
Utensils
knife and fork on your plate
near the center, slightly angled
in an inverted V and with the
tips of the knife and fork
pointing toward each other.
American Style: Rest your knife
on the top right of your plate
(diagonally) with the fork
nearby (tines up).
Place the knife and fork
parallel with the handles in the
four o'clock position on the
right rim of the plate.
 Seating
Your host may have seating
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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
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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.
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