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- Good Posture at table
- Hands
* under the table on your lap
*On the table with bottom of wrists on table edge
- Rest elbows on table between courses
- No drumming fingers on the table
- Keep elbows close to body when cutting food
Basic Table Manners: Body Language
Basic Table Manners: General Conduct Rules
- "Please" and "thank you"
- Modest portions when serving self
- NEVER season food before tasting
- Cut meat one peice at a time
- Eat quietly
- Do not eat too fast
- Wipe fingers and mouth with napkin
- do not ask for second helping at guest's house
- Never state you dislike food that is served
- don't ask for "doggy bag" when guest
- Do not slurp from soup spoon
- Do not drink liquid while there is still food in your mouth
- Take reasonable bites
Basic Table manners: When Do you start eating
- Host/Hostess is last person served
- do not eat until all served
-* Exception - when food is hot and host urges guests to begin
- If there is no hostess - women guest of honor on host's right should be first to eat
Basic Table Manners
Serving Self from Platter
- All platters/bowls received from left
- Serving fork in left hand, spoon in right hand
- Do not eat decoration on platter
- Leave serving utensils side by side
Basic Table Manners: Taking Modest Portions
- Others must also eat
- If items are small, you can take two'- items that are medium size, take one
Basic Table Manners: Tasting Other's Food
- with friends in restaurants, can sample from different dishes
- Small plates to place portions on
- do not refrain from ordering and then eat other's food
- Never use fork to take food from other's plates
- Don't exchange samples after everyone has started eating
Basic Table Manners:
When on diet
- Do not make issue of it when invited to dinner
- Take portions of the food
- Do not refuse food when offered
Basic Table Manners:
When on diet

If due to medical condition
- Talk to host prior to event
- Offer to eat before coming and joining the group after dinner
- Come for cocktails leave before dinner is served
- do not force host to prepare special meal
Basic Table Manners Napkin Etiquette
- Spread napkin across lap when seated:
- Luncheon napkin-unfold all the way
- dinner napkin- unfold only in half
- Stay on lap until you rise to leave table
Basi Table manners Napkin Etiquette
- Leaving table during meal
- Place on chair
- Left side of plate, loose folds
- when everyone leaves table
* Leave neatly on table
- Can use as bib only with lobster
- Women - do not blot lipstick on it
Basci Table Manners
Finger Bowls
- Filled 1/2 to 3/4 full of cold water
- Freshning one's fingers after a meal or after eating "hands on" food
- Dip fingers, one hand at a time when dry on napkin
- Steamed hand towels often used
- Use it to wipe hands and mouth
- Place towel at side of your place
Difficult Dining Situtations: Hot or spoiled food
- Bite too hot, take drink of water
- Spit onto fork or into your fingers
- Place on edge of plate
- Same is true for spoiled food
- Never swallow food that is spolied
- Never spit anything into napkin
Difficult Dining Situations: Choking
- Try drinking water
- Can dislodge by coughing
- Cover mouth with napkin
- Place on edge of plate
- Prolonged coughing - excuse yourself
- Can't help yourself - motion for help
Difficult Dining Situations Coughing and Sneezing
- Not necessary to leave table, unless prolonged
- Cover mouth/nose with napkin
- Turn away from table and guests
Difficult Dining Situations: Blowing your Nose
- If not 2-3 little puffs, excuse yourself from table
- Do not use napkin
- Wash your hands before returning
Difficult dining Situations: foreign Items
- Remove items inconspicuously
- Notice before eating, remove and continue eating
- If it upsets your stomach, leave untouched (private home)
- If in restaurant, point it out to waiter
Difficult Dining Situations: Food stuck in Teeth
- No fingers or toothpicks at table- Excuse yourself to take care of it
- Food stuck in fellow diner's teeth, tell them
Difficult Dining Situations: Spills
- Pick up as much as possible
- If stain, dab water from glass with corner of your napkin
- Beverage - get cloth or sponge and mop up liquid right away
Difficult Dining Situations: Spoons and Swizzle sticks
- Remove items before drinking
- Never drink with anything in glass
- At cocktail party, hold stirrer in hand unitl you find a place to dispose
- If stirrer is actually straw, can drink from it