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Page 1: Dining Etiquette

DINING ETIQUETTEAttention should be focused on

people, not on food.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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• 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….

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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.

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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.

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Table setting

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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• 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.

Cont….

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Cont….

• 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.

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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.

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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.

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Placing knife, fork and spoon after completing food….

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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