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TABLE ETIQUETTE FOR ADULTS

There are 9 classes on table etiquette designed for adults, recent college grads or professionals who want to polish or refresh their table manners.

Basic Table Etiquette - Formal Dining  -  Attending Events  -  Restaurant Etiquette  -  Setting the Table  Correctly - Meal Serving Styles -  Eating Difficult and Messy Foods - Eating Fruits Correctly - Cultural Table Etiquette.

Each class has a separate cost. The class involves hands on practice and role playing so students' participation is expected. The classes can take place at a local restaurant.






BASIC DINING SKILLS FOR ADULTS 

- Table etiquette history
- The proper way to enter, sit and exit the table
- The napkin etiquette
- Position of plates, glasses, cups and silverware 
- The menu and the place setting
- Informal, semi-formal and formal table settings
- European and American eating styles
- The “silent code” of the silverware
- The use of the finger bowl
- How to eat bread correctly
- The "do’s" and "don’ts" at mealtimes
- Dealing with embarrassing moments at the table


FORMAL DINING ETIQUETTE

- Guidelines for dinner giving
- Seating arrangements
- The rank at the table
- Taking your seat at the formal meal
- Responsibilities of the hostess
- Responsibilities of the guest
- Ladies' table manners
- Gentleman's table manners
- Dining with children
- Dealing with pets
- Smoking or not smoking
- General dining tips
- Toasting Etiquette 
-  Effective gift giving



ATTENDING EVENTS 

- Dress Codes
- Name tags etiquette
- Making a great first impression
- The art of conversation
- Body language
- Dealing  with medical/diet restrictions
- Toasting etiquette
- Stains and spills
- Unexpected situations 
 
- General dining tips 



RESTAURANT ETIQUETTE

- Manners at the Restaurant 
- Reservations
- The gentleman behavior at the restaurant
- The Lady behavior at the restaurant
- Restaurant menu
- Wine service
- Tipping
- Dealing with unexpected situations 
 

SETTING THE TABLE CORRECTLY

- The occasion

- The menu American Style
- The menu European style
- Levels of formality for setting the table
- Accessories 
- The tablecloth
- The silverware placement 
- The proper placemen of glasses and cups
- The salt and paper shaker
- Dessert silverware
- Napkins as decorations
- Plates and chargers 
- The butter plate and knife 

 MEAL  SERVING STYLES

- The buffet service 
- The French service 
- The English service
- The American service
- Family style meal service
- The English breafkast
- The continental breakfast 
- lunch and luncheons




EATING FRUITS CORRECTLY

 - Apples
 - Pears
 - Bananas
 - Mangoes
 - Oranges
 - Grapes
 - strawberries
 - Blueberries


EATING DIFFICULT AND MESSY FOODS

- S
paghetti      
-  Lobster  
- Peas                                                                  
- Shrimps                                                           
- Clams and Oysters                                       
- Soup
- Fish
- Bread


CULTURAL TABLE ETIQUETTE 

- Table Etiquette History
- Flatware origins
- Glassware origins
- Food and cultural beliefs
- Cultural norms
- Table traditions
- Religious beliefs
- Gift and culture






 If you wish to host a class in your house, form a group of 5 or more and we will gladly come to you. You will get the same quality of private instruction but at a very affordable cost for everybody.

 
 
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