How to Set a Table: A Guide to Dining Table Settings
At first glance, setting a dining table might seem like it is a piece of cake. You might think you just have to put together a few plates, bowls, and cutlery, and you’re ready to eat. And while that laidback dining etiquette might be okay if you are eating alone, it can make guests or loved ones in your home feel unattended and leave a negative impression.
So much of our time is spent eating and dining that it only makes sense to pay attention to how we set the dinner table. And as important as the food is, so is the presentation. If you have no idea how to pick the right dinnerware and set the dining table, this easy-to-follow guide on dining table settings and etiquettes can help you get started.
Breakfast and Brunch Table Settings
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Brunch is when you combine breakfast and lunch around noon. Breakfast and brunch are mostly casual, laidback affairs, where you want to encourage others to eat and help themselves while making easy conversation. So, the plate setting for it should also mirror the comfortable ambience you wish to set. For breakfast and brunch, you can:
Set your dinner plate set in the middle
Place a napkin on top of the dinnerware plate, a dinner knife and spoon on the immediate right of the dinner plate set
Place a fork on the left side of the dinner plate set
Put a tiny bread and butter plate with a butter knife on the top left of the dinnerware
At the top right, set a glass for water and a tumbler or bigger glass for juice
Place a tiny cup and saucer to the far right of the table for your tea/ coffee
Lunch and Dinner Table Settings
Lunch and dinner can be a casual or formal affair, depending on how you decide. If you have guests coming over for lunch or dinner or have a family celebration or festival, the ideal lunch/ dinner setting would include dinnerware where people can help themselves with servings as well as get the proportions they want. For lunch and dinner, you can:
Set your dinner plate set in the middle. You can use a designer plate set if it is a party, get-together, or festival.
Place a small side plate for side dishes on the far right of your dinner plate and a bowl on the top left corner.
Place a napkin on the left side plate, a salad and dinner fork on the immediate left, a dinner/ salad knife, and a spoon on the immediate right of the dinner plate set.
Place a fork on the left side of the dinner plate set.
At the top right, set a glass for water and the appropriate glass for accompaniments like chaas, coke, or wine.
Place a tiny bowl and dessert spoon for any post-meal dessert in the upper left corner of the dinner plate set.
To Conclude
Dining etiquette is so much more than the type of food you eat. It is also about how you present your food and lays the tone for the time spent with the ones you cherish. Following these easy-to-follow and basic dinnerware settings can show your guests you care and leave a good impression.
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