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
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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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