| 2TORIAL |
| Learn2 |
Set a Table
(6 steps)
|
|
Don't drink from the fingerbowl
You've just invited the boss to dinner at your house, and TV trays just won't do. Or you want to impress that special someone with a hot, home-cooked meal, but can't remember which side the fork goes on.
Never fear. Here are some basic guidelines and rules of etiquette to setting tables from intimate tete-a-tetes to banquets for a crowd. Some forethought and organization will allow you and your guests to spend the dinner hour enjoying food and conversation rather than navigating the flatware.
Before you begin
The basic placesetting discussed here has been developed over centuries of European and American dining. Some differences exist from country to country and even family to family and are often argued with remarkable passion. Still, a few basic guidelines are generally accepted and will be adhered to in most American banquet halls.
This tutorial will show three types of placesettings: a basic setting, a formal banquet setting and variations on folding the napkins.
|
| |
Go to Step 1 of 6
|
|
| 2TORIAL NECESSITIES |
- Matching placesettings (plates, glasses and utensils) for every person at the table
- Placemats
- Napkins
- A clean towel
Optional: - A decorative centerpiece--perhaps some flowers?
|
|
|
| OTHER 2TORIALS AND LEARNLETS |
 2torials:
|
 Learnlets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
