TVL-Food and Beverage

Services

Table
Napkin
Folding
Styles
Aleli Rose Abalos
Teacher
Let's
Have our
Opening
Prayer
Reminder
Classroom Rules
• Show Respect to teacher, your classmates and
yourself.
• Be prepared for class everyday.
• Raise your hands before you speak.
• Kindly turn off or silent your mobile phones.
• Do not hesitate to ask if you have questions
• Observe cleanliness at all times.
Review of Previous lesson:
TRUE OR FALSE
____________1. Forks are placed on the left-hand side of the plate.
____________2. Dining area is NOT important in any food service
establishment.
____________3.Table arrangement is significant because they affect the flow
of traffic and the comfort level of the guests.
____________4. Water goblet should be kept to the left of the cover and at
the tip of the fork.
___________ 5. A cover is the space required on the table for arranging
cutlery, crockery, and the glassware for one person.
Activity
LET'S
FOLD
Kindly get anything that can be fold. Ex.
Towel, Handkerchief and Paper.
Create something beautiful out of the
material that you have for a minute.
Lesson
Objectives
• Familiarize the procedure in folding
basic styles of table napkin folds.
• Fold properly and lay cloth napkins on
the table appropriately according to
napkin folding styles to enhance table
presentation and create a harmonious
dining atmosphere.
• Recognize the impact of well folded
table napkin in table setting.
 About Our
Story

What is a
Table Napkin
A table napkin is a rectangular cloth or paper
used at the table for wiping the lips or
fingers and protects the clothes while eating. It
is usually small and folded.
 Functions of
Table
Napkin
1. Table napkins serve a very practical function and they
can be decorative as well.
2. They can be used to wipe food and drink from the
mouth and face, or they can be placed in the lap or
under the chin to protect clothes while eating.
3. Napkins can also serve as coasters when setting down
a drink, or soak up small spills at the table. Napkins can
also cover an occasional cough, but etiquette dictates
they should not be used for blowing your nose at the
table.
 Types of
Table Napkin

Cloth Napkins Paper Napkins

Napkin Folding
Style
A beautiful napkin fold is to enhance
table presentation and create a
harmonious atmosphere.
Basic Styles of
Table
Napkin
Folds
 Standing Fan Napkin Fold
• Lay the napkin face down in front of you then fold your
napkin in half.
• Start at the bottom end and fold about 1 inch then do
accordion fold all the way to the top but leave a few inches
unpleated.
• Fold one side across over the other.
• Then top among the left unpleated corner to form a triangle.
This will be the support.
• 5. Spread out the pleats and stand up your finished fan.
 Bishop Hat Napkin Fold
• Lay your napkin flat on the table.
• Fold in half with your opening toward you.
• Fold the right top corner down to the bottom edge.
• Fold the bottom left corner to the top edge.
• Fold the bottom half up.
• Untuck the bottom corner.
• Tuck the left point into the fold.
• Turn napkin over and tuck the other point in.
• Stand the napkin up and push down the material in the center.
This may take some fidgeting.
Birds of Paradise Napkin Fold
• Start with the Napkin prefolded as a square.
• Fold the loose corners up over the middle to make a
triangle.
• Fold the two loose edges in to meet each other and
tuck their tails
under the napkin.
• Arch the center up to grip the two tails.
• Lift each layer up in turn to make four sails above the
boat.
 Pyramid Napkin Fold
1. Lay the napkin face down in front of you and fold the napkin in half to
from a triangle with the open ends point away from you.
2. Fold the left end up to meet the far corner, ensuring the edge of this
new fold lays on the centerline as shown and repeat the last step with
the left side, folding the left tip up to the far corner, creating a diamond
shape with a seam running down the center.
3. Fold the napkin in half by bringing the endpoint of the diamond to the
back to create a triangle with two open folds in front.
4. Fold the napkin along the center seam and you have a neat, sturdy
pyramid. If your napkin won't stand neatly then you may need a little
starch.
Banana Napkin Fold
• Fold your napkin in a flat surface
• Make it into triangle shape
• Fold both corners to the top.
• Fold the bottom up in half.
• Turn arround ,Lift it over then connect.
• Make it stand and peel the outer layer of the napkin.
Lotus Napkin Fold
1. Lay the napkin face-down in front of you.
2. Fold all the corners of the napkin in so the tips rest at the
center.
3. Fold the two right corners of the napkin in so the tips rest
at the center and once all of the tips are folded you are left
with a square about 1/4 the size of the unfolded napkin.
4. Flip it over. Fold the corners in so they meet in the center
and then place something sturdy in the center, or hold it with
your fingers and reach underneath each corner and pull out
the flaps to create petals
Fan in the Goblet Napkin Fold
1. Lay the napkin face-down in front of you and fold the napkin in half
and orient the open end towards you .
2. Begin accordion folding from the bottom, all the way up to the top.
Make each fold about 3/4" - 1" wide. Fold the pleated napkin in half.
3. Insert the napkin into the goblet, folding th shown) to keep pleats
secure.
4. Unfold the pleats and shape into a fan. Interlock the two center pleats if
needed to keep the fan intact.
Lets Practice
Teacher will show a photo of a table napkin folds
we learned and the student will need to perform it
in a minute. Present your masterpiece to the class.
Activity Rubrics
QUESTION
• What is the importance of table
napkin fold in food and beverage
services?
• How would you display proper
etiquette in dining if you need to wipe
your mouth?
 Assignment
Group yourselves into 10
members. Research and
practice the other different
types of Napkin folds. We
will have a reporting next
meeting. Each group will
report and demonstrate 5 or
more table napkin folds.