Table Setting and Etiquette guided notes for

Table_Setting_and_Etiquette_PowerPoint_Presentation.ppt

Setting the Table Influences

• appearance
________________ of the food served

• tone
________________/feeling of the meal
important
• Makes people feel ____________________

Three Components of a Place Setting

• Dinnerware

– saucers
Plates, cups, bowls, _______________________, platters and other serving pieces

• Flatware
steak dinner
– Butter, dinner and ______________knives; salad/dessert, __________________fork;
teaspoons
soup, dessert and ________________________

• Glassware

– goblet
Water ________________________, milk and wine glasses, sherbet glass

Cover

• one
Arrangement of a place setting for _____________________ person.

• 20-24"
Allow _______________________” for each cover with the dinner plate in the middle.

Proper Dinnerware Placement

• Dinner Plate
1
– _______” from the table edge
• Bread/Butter Plate

– Top left

– salad
Above the ______________ plate

Proper Dinnerware Placement

• Salad Plate

– left
Lower __________________
napkin
– Above the ______________________

• Soup Bowl

– plate
On a _________________ or separate

Types of Flatware

• Soup spoon
larger
– ________________ than a teaspoon

• Salad/dessert fork

– smaller than a dinner fork

_________

• Butter knife
smaller
– Shape and size _____________________than dinner knife

Proper Flatware Placement

edge
• 1 to 1½” from the table _____________________

– lined
Handles are lined up and the utensils are ________________with the plate

• Forks

• left
________________ of the plate

• above
Dessert fork placed _______________________the center of the plate

Proper Flatware Placement

• Knives and Spoons

– right
___________ of the plate Dessert spoon is sometimes placed above the center of the
plate.

• Arrange in order of use

outside center
– Starting at the __________________ and working toward the _____________.

Proper Flatware Placement

• Forks

– tines up
_________

• Knives

–
sharp
_________________ cutting edge towards the plate

• Spoons
up
Bowls _______________

• Butter knife

– butter
On the bread/________________ plate

Proper Glassware Placement

• Water goblet
tip
– ____________ of the knife blade

• Other beverage glasses

– Right of goblet, slightly forward and diagonal.

• Cup and saucer

– right
Lower _____________________

• Placement of Napkin

– Three Places

– left
_________________ of forks

– center
_________________ on the dinner plate

– in
______________ the water goblet

• disturb
When removed, should not _________________________ the flatware

Table Etiquette

• manners
Courtesy shown by good____________________________ at meals.

•
personality
Reflect part of your _______________________to others.

• pleasant
Makes eating a ________________________ experience for everyone

• common sense
Most rules of etiquette involve ______________________________ and
consideration
_____________________ of other people.

Common Rules of Etiquette

• Sitting down
left
From the _______________ side of the chair
• Passing food
right
To the _______________________

Common Rules of Etiquette

• Napkin

• lap
Place on _________________before starting to eat.

• cover
_____________________ your mouth and nose if you must cough or sneeze.

• chair
Leave on your _____________________ if leaving the table and returning during a meal.
left
• Leave to the _____________________ of the plate when finished with the meal.

Common Rules of Etiquette

• When eating with a small group

– served
Wait until everyone is _____________________ before eating

• follow
_________________ of host/hostess

• talking
Avoid ____________ with food in mouth.

• closed
Chew with mouth ________________

Common Rules of Etiquette

• Cut food into bite-size pieces

– once
As you eat, not all at ___________________

• Sit up straight

• leaning
Avoid ______________________ on elbows while eating.

Common Rules of Etiquette

• When finished with soup

spoon
– Place ______________________on soup plate

• Eating a roll/bread

• one
Break ______________________ piece off at a time, butter and eat.

• after
Place butter on your own plate ___________________buttering your bread/roll

Common Rules of Etiquette

• Tipping Etiquette

– 15 to ______
For good service: _____ 20 of total bill

• Where to tip?

– Restaurants
 salons
– Beauty and Nail _________________

Common Rules of Etiquette

• Cell Phone Etiquette

– silent
Turn your cell phone to ______________or vibrate
___________
avoid
– _____________ checking your phone.

– excuse
If it is an emergency, ____________________ yourself from the table.
low
Keep your voice ___________________ when talking on a cell phone.

Summary

• If you apply basic principles of setting the table, table service and manners you can create a
pleasant
_____________________atmosphere so that your relationships and appearance of food are
enhanced.

• respect
Good manners show ____________________ for others.