In these times of fast food, it has become imperative to brush up our formal dining etiquette. Nowadays, formal sit-down dinners are becoming less frequent. There comes a business lunch or a dinner at a swanky restaurant where you are required to be sophistication incarnate displaying flawless table etiquette.
Behaving boorishly on that one important dinner due to a lack of adequate knowledge of table manners could be your undoing. It is not difficult to pick up the basics. So let us brush up our table manners.
In any invitation, there are two perspectives. You are either the host or a guest. The main table manners, however, are the same in both cases.
As soon as you are seated, pull out the napkin from its setting, unfold it and place it on your lap. Never truck your napkin into your collar. At the end of the meal, allow the waiter to clear all your plates. Then lay the napkin at the centre of the table.
If you have to leave the table inadvertently during the meal, put your napkin on the left of your plate or leave it on your chair with the soiled part facing down.
If you happen to drop your napkin on the floor, do not pick it up. Signal to the serving staff to supply you with a fresh one.
Do not stretch across the table to pick up politely ask the person nearest to it to pass the item to you. If you are requested to pass something, pick up and place it near the person next to you. Things are not passed hand-to-hand. In addition, it is incorrect for anyone other than the original requestor to use the item passed.
When invited to a dinner, arrive on time and leave on time. Do not wait till the host starts dropping not-so-subtle hints like "what a big day I have tomorrow." Many a times you decide to invite a prestigious guest for a meal at a high-end restaurant. The person is important to you. There are certain do's and dont's, if followed diligently, would leave a favourable impression on your guest.
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