TABLE

SETTING
 WHY SET THE TABLE?
• SETTING THE TABLE IS “CIVILIZED”… A CULTURED AND REFINED APPROACH TO
MEALTIME IN OUR SOCIETY.

• AS SOON AS THE FAMILY MEMBERS OR GUESTS SIT DOWN AT A PROPERLY SET

TABLE, A FORMAL OR CASUAL TONE IS ESTABLISHED. CERTAIN EXPECTATIONS
ARE APPARENT, INCLUDING THE USE OF GOOD MANNERS AND APPROPRIATE
CONVERSATION. SETTING THE TABLE ORGANIZES MEALTIME.

• WHETHER IT’S A BUSINESS LUNCHEON, A SPECIAL OCCASION, OR A DAILY

FAMILY MEAL… EATING MEALS AT THE TABLE OFFER PARTICIPANTS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR CONVERSATION, SOCIALIZING, AND BONDING.
WHAT IS TABLE SETTING?
• OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “PLACE SETTING”
• REFERS TO THE WAY TO SET A TABLE WITH
TABLEWARE, SUCH AS-EATING UTENSILS
AND FOR SERVING AND EATING.
• THE ARRANGEMENT FOR A SINGLE DINER
TABLE SETTING IS DIRECTLY INFLUENCED BY:

• THE PATTERN OF TABLE SERVICE TO BE USED, WHICH

GIVES THE ESTABLISHED POSITIONS OF SOME ITEMS.

• THE MENU TO BE SERVED, WHICH DETERMINES THE

SPECIFIC APPOINTMENTS TO BE PLACED AT COVERS.

• THE SIZE OF THE TABLE, WHICH INFLUENCES THE

EXACT POSITION OF APPOINTMENTS AT COVERS.
 The video shows some
table setting guide to
remember for a successful
table preparation:
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