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How to make restaurant reservations?
• Restaurant reservations are like any other appointment.
• If you make a reservation, stick to it.• Call ahead if you’re going to be more than
15 minutes late.• Cancel as far in advance as possible.
Getting seated….
• Never take your seat before being invited to do so by your host.
• The gentleman should always help the lady be seated.
• Do not ever run around trying to help the ladies not sitting directly next to you .
• Always take your seat from the left side of the chair.
How to use napkins?• The meal begins when the host or hostess
unfolds his or her napkin. • This is your signal to do the same. • Pick up your napkin by a corner and let it
fall open.• Do not shake it open. • Don't clean the cutlery or wipe your face or
nose with the napkin.
Using Napkins Cont….
• The napkin rests on the lap till the end of the meal.
• If you excuse yourself from the table, loosely fold the napkin and place it to the left or right of your plate.
• Never place your napkin on your chair.
• The host will signal the end of the meal by placing his or her napkin on the table.
• At the end of the meal, leave the napkin semi-folded at the left side of the place setting.
Using Napkins Cont….
When to start eating?
• Wait until all are served at your table before beginning to eat.
• When your host or hostess picks up their fork to eat, then you may eat.
Table setting….
• Eat to your left, drink to your right. • At formal dinners, the food is served from
the left and the dishes are removed from the right.
• Start with the knife, fork, or spoon that is farthest from your plate.
How to use the utensils?
• Hold knife in the right hand and fork in the left hand.
• Eat food with fork still in left hand.
• Difference between American and Continental styles.
Cont….• Hold the knife and
fork in your hand with the tines pointed down throughout the entire eating process.
• If you want to take a drink put down both the utensils on the plate.
• Always rest forks, knives, and spoons on the side of your plate or in the bowl.
How to use glasswares?
• Hold the glass by its stem.
• Do not drink when there is still food in your mouth.
• Do not the empty the glass.
Drinking soup….
• Dip the spoon into the soup, until it is about two-thirds full, then sip the liquid from the side of the spoon.
• Do not slurp the soup or insert the whole spoon into the mouth.
• Do not blow on the soup to cool it off.
Cont….
• Do not put in big pieces of bread into your soup.
• Break the bread into small pieces by hand.
• It is perfectly fine to tilt the bowl slightly to get the last spoonful or two of soup.
Cont….
• Tip the bowl away from you, not toward you.
• Place the spoon in the bowl when you want to rest.
• When you are finished, leave the spoon on the plate beneath the bowl.
How to eat bread?
• Use your fingers to remove bread from the serving plate/bread basket.
• Pass the basket/any food always to your right.
• If bread is handed out by a waiter, allow the waiter to use bread tongs to place it on the plate.
Cont….
• Break apart the bread into small pieces using your fingers.
• Do not cut or bite.• Add butter to each
small piece of bread in your bread & butter plate.
• Place the butter knife horizontally on bread plate.
Cont….
• Take enough butter from the butter dish and place it on your dish using the butter knife.
• Do not “double dip” into the butter dish.
• Carefully and neatly spread the butter and eat the small broken piece.
How to eat sandwiches?
• Small sandwiches may be picked up and eaten with your fingers.
• Large sandwiches should be cut with your knife before lifting and eating.
• Any hot sandwich served with a gravy requires a knife and fork.
Eating the main course….• DO NOT talk with
food in your mouth! • Always taste your
food before seasoning it.
• If asked for the salt or pepper, pass both together.
• Always use serving utensils to serve yourself, not your personal silverware.
Cont….
• Don't blow on your food to cool it off. • Cut only enough food for the next
mouthful.• Do eat a little of everything on your plate. • It is acceptable to leave some food on
your plate if you are full or unable to eat.• Do not "play with" your food or utensils.
• Do not hold food on the fork or spoon while talking.
• Do not wave your silverware in the air or point with it.
• Try to pace your eating so that you don’t finish before others are halfway through.
• Once used, your utensils, including the handles, must not touch the table again.
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• Always rest forks, knives, and spoons on the side of your plate or in the bowl.
• It is never acceptable to ask a person why they have not eaten all the food.
• Don't make an issue if you don't like something or can't eat it - keep silence.
• Do not request food other than which is being served.
Eating desserts….
• Dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal.
• It usually consists of sweet food.
• Common desserts include cakes, cookies, fruits, pastries, ice cream, and candies.
• Always use the dessert spoon and the dessert knife.
Drinking wine….
• Never turn a wine glass upside down to decline wine.
• It is more polite to let the wine be poured and not draw attention.
• Otherwise, hold your hand over the wine glass to signal that you don't want any wine.
Using arms and legs….
• Rest your arms in your lap when you aren't eating.
• If you gesture with your hands during a meal conversation, you may rest only your forearms on the table.
• Keep the arms still when in your lap, and avoid the urge to fidget.
Cont….
• Don't rest your elbows on the table while you dine.
• Never stretch your arms at the table. It signifies boredom.
• If you feel the urge to stretch or fidget while dining, excuse yourself from the table and take a break.
Simple, Good Manners….
• Always respond to an invitation within a week of receiving it.
• Dress properly as per the occasion. NEVER attempt to "out dress" the host!
Be punctual - never more than 10 minutes late.
• If you wish to bring a guest as your partner, you should always check with the host first.
Cont….
• Never carry any gifts for the host or the hostess.
• Avoid loud eating noises such as slurping and burping as they are considered very impolite.
• Don't stretch across the table crossing other guests to reach food or to pass the food.
• Picking teeth or licking fingers are very unattractive!
Cont….
• Drinking too much wine can be very embarrassing!
• If you drop a piece of food on the table, don't panic.
• Don't correct others if they aren't using proper etiquette.
Cont….
• Don't forget to make polite conversation with those guests around you.
• Pick a role model and compare your behavior with them if you are not sure.