proper formal
DINNER SETTING
A proper formal dinner setting should not be an intimidating affair. Much like
a home cooked meal is comprised of ingredients, a formal dinner setting
is similarly comprised of individual components: silverware, tableware,
glassware and napkins.
Silverware The general rule of thumb: you
want to lay the utensils out in the order
they will be used – silverware that will be
used first should be set to the farthest left
and right sides of the plate.
Steak knives and spoons should be placed
on the right side of the plate
Forks should be placed on the left side of
the plate.
Steak knives should be positioned with
their sharp edges faced towards the dinner
plate.
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The soup bowl should be placed on top of
the dinner plates.
card, it should be placed above the dessert
utensils and to the left of the glassware.
Glassware Water glasses should be
placed to the right of the dinner plate,
above the knife.
Charger plates. A charger plate is a larger
base for your dinner plate and soup bowl
to be placed on top of. The charge plate
is not meant to be used to serve food on,
but instead to add a decorative element to
your table. If the charger plate is patterned,
the patterns should face your diner. - Text
Wine glasses should be positioned along
side of the water glass, framing the rest of
the table and silverware.
Coffee cups and saucers, if applicable, can
be placed on the right of the setting, to the
right of the knife and spoon.
If your meal requires a butter knife, it
should be laid flat on the bread plate.
Napkins Depending on how formal you
intend your table to be, napkins can be
placed:
Desert cutlery should be placed parallel
above the plate.
Directly on the plate or to the left of the
forks; (more casual).
Tableware Otherwise known as your
plates and bowls.
Inside of the drinking glass or folded neatly
under the dinner plate; (more formal)
If the meal you are serving includes bread,
the smaller bread plate should be placed
to the top left of the dinner plate.
Other Nice Touches to Consider Name
cards. If you choose to include a name
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