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HANDLING FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE EQUIPMENT

A. Handling Flatwares

1. A lint – free cloth should be used to wipe wet flatware for this will prevent water marks
2. Always hold flatware at the waist. Do not touch the top or bottom areas to avoid fingerprints.
3. Handle flatware with a cloth napkin to avoid fingerprints

B. Handling Glasswares

1. Never handle glasses by the rim.

2. Hold stemmed glassware by the stem.
3. Grasp a non-stemmed glassware at the lower 1 ½ inches of the glass.

Carrying and unloading round tray

1. Carry the tray at waist level.

2. Carry the tray with your left hand and serve beverages using your right hand, right foot
forward.

Carrying and unloading oval tray

1. Your body should be parallel with the tray stand.

2. Bend your knee as if you are about to kneel.
3. Balance the tray. Then, slide the tray on to your shoulder and use the palm of your hand to
hold your tray.
4. You normally put the tray on your left shoulder so that your right hand is free to control the
tray.
5. Your arm (elbow to wrist) should be at right angle to the tray.
6. Use your legs to stand up to give you the strength to lift up the tray.
7. Use your right hand to control and support the tray.

TIP!! You may put a clean napkin on your shoulder in carrying large trays to protect you from
getting dirty.

LAYING THE TABLE CLOTH

- Before laying the tablecloth, the table and chairs should be in their correct position.
- The table top should be clean and the table levelled with care to ensure that it does not
wobble
- Check the table for steadiness and position it for ease of access for service. If the table
is unstable, it must be stabilized.
 - Stand centrally between two legs of the table.

TABLE SETTING

Table setting
- (laying a table) or place setting refers to the way to set a table with tableware such as
eating utensils and for serving and eating.
- The practice of dictating the precise arrangement of tableware has varied across
cultures and historical periods.

PLACE SETTING
- The arrangement for a single diner is called a place setting.

Table Appointment
- Table appointments are items that are used to set and decorate a table for a sit-down or
buffet-style meal.
- These items include dinnerware, napkins, flatware, placemats, centerpieces, glassware,
flower vases and other types of decorative elements that add visual interest to the dining
or buffet table.

Table Setting Styles

1. BREAKFAST SET-UP
2. BUFFET SET-UP

3. MERIENDA SET-UP
4. STANDARD SET-UP

5. SEMI-FORMAL SET-UP
6. FORMAL SET-UP W/ 5 COURSE MENU

7. FRENCH SET-UP
8. RUSSIAN SET-UP