Dining Styles and Etiquette

Where should you place your napkin?

• On the table

• On your lap

• Tucked into your shirt

• Under your chair

What should you do if you need something from across the table?

• Get up and get it

• Reach across the table

• Ask for someone to pass it

• Pass your plate and tell someone to serve you

How should you hold your utensils?

• In your fist

• You don't need utensils

• Use your fingers

• Like a pencil

Everything is set out, guests walkthrough, select their foods and then have a seat. Which of the following dining style is this?

• Family

• French

• Buffet

• Formal

All food is in the center of the table; each guest picks up a dish in front of them, takes a portion and passes it clockwise. Which of the following dining style is this?

• Family

• French

• Buffet

• Formal

Servers present the food on platters to the guests; each guest is served individually Which of the following dining style is this?

• Family

• French

• Buffet

• Formal

Plates, cups and bowls fall under which category?

• Flatware

• Dinnerware

• Glassware

• Cookware

Knives, forks and spoons fall under which category?

• Flatware

• Dinnerware

• Glassware

• Cookware

Water goblets fall under which category?

• Flatware

• Dinnerware

• Glassware

• Cookware

Napkins should NOT be placed?

• Left of the fork

• Under the the flatware

• Center of the dining plate

• In the water goblet