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The most important eating holiday of the year is here. You've planned the dinner, gone grocery shopping for sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts, and thawed the turkey. (Have you thawed the turkey?) With all the excitement and planning surrounding the main event, it's easy to overlook the canvas on which the feast will be displayed: your table. (It can also be scary if you didn't grow up around formal dining gatherings, which is the case for the majority of us.) Here's how to make your dining room table as lovely as the food you've prepared.
Utensil placement is an art form.
Most of us are aware that forks should be positioned to the left of the plate, while spoons and knives should be placed to the right. When the number of said utensils increases, so does our perplexity. However, as etiquette consultant Pamela Hillings told Martha Stewart, "table arrangement is based on logic," and it wouldn't make sense to have unused utensils hanging out three inches away from our plate in the middle of our meal. As a result, flatware is put in order of use from outside in; flatware farthest from the plate is used first, followed by flatware closest to the plate.
On the left side of the plate, from left to right, there are three forks: a fish fork, a salad fork, and a dinner fork. (Note: Salad is generally served after the main course in Europe, which is why the salad fork is often positioned closest to the dish; feel free to do this yourself if you're feeling extra-fancy.) Set the dinner knife, fish knife, and soup spoon on the right side of the plate, in left-to-right sequence. (If required, follow with the oyster fork.)
The bottom rim of the plate should match up with the bottom rim of the utensils. (Martha Stewart suggests that this plate be a "charger" that is removed once the guests have laid their napkins on their laps, but a standard dinner plate can serve the same purpose.)
Everything dessert-related goes in the center, above the plate. The dessert fork should be placed closest to the plate, tines facing right, and the dessert spoon should be placed above the fork, rotated in the opposite manner (handle to the right).
A few comments about utensils: Depending on the food, there are numerous placing options. If soup is served between salad and the main dish, for example, the spoon should be placed between the two knives. Avoid cluttering the table with unnecessary cutlery. (If there is no soup or fish, leave those utensils off the table.) Your formal table may only have two dining forks, a knife, and a spoon, which is totally acceptable.
Where does the bread and butter platter go?
Though it's common practice at a typical meal, using a dinner knife to butter a bun and placing it next to our roasted kale is not appropriate for a formal dining occasion. No, at a fine table, bread plates are placed to the left of the plate, above the forks. For maximum table etiquette, place the butter knife diagonally over the bread platter.
Where should stemware be placed?
The stemware is located in the upper right corner of the plate (above the knives and spoons). Place the water glass above the dinner knife, the white wine glass directly to its right, and the red wine glass in the upper center of a tidy glassy triangle. Another option is to arrange all of the glasses in a straight line, from largest to smallest: water glass, red wine glass, white wine glass, and champagne flute (with the water glass sitting just to the right of the plate's midline).
What happens to the napkin?
As a child, my mother taught me to place the folded napkin behind the fork when setting the table. This, on the other hand, is a fancy table faux pas. The positioning of napkins under forks causes noise as guests attempt to rescue the humble serviette from its restraints, potentially causing silverware to clank to the floor. Place the napkin to the left of the forks, or ideally in the center of the plate, neatly folded or rolled with a stylish napkin ring.
Finally, arrange a seating chart.
If there will be more than four people, assigned seating is recommended. Make place cards ahead of time to place above each guest's plate. However, Martha Stewart advises against placing your place card for yourself. We couldn't figure out why this is bad manners. Just put your trust in Martha, please.
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SOURCE: Lifehacker
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